Baselines (2023)

Mansa, the free streaming platform for curated global Black culture, today announces the release of the second episode of Baselines, the company’s hit original series executive produced by five-time NBA champion, Derek Fisher.

Baselines centers on a tight knit family struggling to protect its aspiring pro basketball player from the mounting dangers of a burgeoning family feud. Written and directed by Nate Parker, Baselines stars Jarrett Ellis, Derrick A. King, Malik Yoba, Brandon Garic Notch, Myles Brewer, Victor Cain, Dominic Bogart, Michael Douglas Goodman, Brandon Shepherd, Felicia Pearson, J.P. Manoux, Mo Gallini, Mike Ferguson, Jay Reeves, Julian Gant, Christopher Allen, Jontille Gerard, Lisa Renee Pitts, Anthony Traina, Elester Latham, Robert L. Wilson, Johnny Dowers, Charles Carpenter, Clayton Hoff and Nancy Lantis.

Baselines, starring Malik Yoba (New York Undercover, Cool Runnings), Jarrett Ellis (All Eyez On Me), Derrick A. King (4400) and Felicia Pearson (The Wire), tells the story of Jamiel Chambers, a blue-chip high-school basketball recruit from Los Angeles looking to escape the desperate poverty that has suffocated inner-city America. After a doomed-from-the-start plan to capitalize on Jamiel’s rising fame ends in fatal results, rival families are pulled into a series of events that will not only affect Jamiel’s career but will set up one of the most intense family feuds LA has ever witnessed.

Furthering the company’s commitment to creating opportunities for Black talent, each episode of Baselines features a new song from an up-and-coming artist during the end credits, providing another platform for creatives to reach new heights and audiences.