Congratulations are in order for the creators, staff and cast of VH1 original movie The Breaks, which has been picked up as a series.
Based on former The Source staffer Dan Charnas‘ best-selling book The Big Payback, The Breaks takes us back to Hip Hop’s most compelling years, where the inner city’s wildest dreams became reality in exchange for the loss of the culture’s innocence.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, after The Breaks aired in January this year it propelled VH1 to a 42 percent gain among adults under 50. It currently ranks as the No. 2 cable original movie of the year among adults 18-49, 18-34 and women in both demos. The January premiere and immediate encore collected a combined 2.6 million total viewers.
“The Breaks’ is VH1 at its best, intersecting ’90s nostalgia with hip-hop for the masses,” VH1 GM Chris McCarthy said in a release. “Both the viewers and critics have spoken, and we couldn’t be happier to continue telling the story that has already connected with millions of pop culture fans.”
The film’s breakout star Antoine Harris (who plays main character Ahm) took to his Instagram to celebrate the announcement.
Read our full feature on The Breaks here.
