The cast of βBMFβ (aka Black Mafia Family) sat down with The Knockturnal to discuss the captivating new series from executive producer Curtis β50 Centβ Jackson. A show that uncovers decades-old hidden truths with its authentic retelling of the true story of brothers Demetrius βBig Meechβ Flenory and Terry βSouthwest Tβ Flenory, who birthed one of the most influential crime families in the country.
Demetrius βLil Meechβ Flenory Jr. leads the cast in his acting debut, portraying his real-life father in this explosive saga. Demetrius spoke on the opportunity BMF has given him, not only as an actor but also to share his father’s truth by creating a platform to tell the unheard side of Big Meechβs story.
When asked about his personal connection between him, his father, and the real-life story of BMF, Demetrius said,
βItβs one of those things where you wanna make sure that itβs right and itβs natural. For one, because my dadβs still living, and he wants people to know his story, the real story, and he wants it to get told right. … Iβm his son, I know him best, but I didnβt know what he had to face back then, sixteen, seventeen years old. … So, me and him have to get that connection with each other where he had to tell me his hardships and obstacles he faced back then growing up in Detroit.”
I had to use my emotional connection with him from when he got taken away from me at five, six years old. … It was amazing playing him because I get to do what he wanted. I get to show people exactly what he wanted me to show people and exactly how he really was so people could understand the real Flenory brothers and the real story and not just what they hear.”
Michole Briana White who portrays Lucille Flenory, the matriarch of the Flenory family, revealed the part of her creative process that gave her a deep insight into her role like sheβs never had before.
When asked about her creative process, Michole shared,
βWell, I am actually playing a real person, so I [got] to meet her, and … it was amazing. [When] we FaceTimed for the first time … we were both weeping, but I got to ask her so many questions.
“Thereβs something about her. …. She looks like my family; she feels like my family.”
I would be between scenes and going, ‘Oh my God, Iβm not sure what she was thinking at this time,’ and I would text or call and she would send me a Bible verse. β¦ She was just so available, so most of my information came from her and just what I sensed intuitively.”
Starring Demetrius Flenory Jr. and DaβVinchi, BMF is a harrowing tale that follows two brothers from southwest Detroit in the late 1980s as they build a drug empire and establish a notorious name for themselves.
DaβVinchi spoke on the motivation and hard work he and Demetrius put into the series.
“Me and Meech, weβre very similar.
Weβre hustlers, weβre dogs, so itβs just like, we want to win, we want to succeed. This is a story about Meechβs bloodline. … Heβs directly tied to this.
We both want to propel into the next level.”
BMF stars Demetrius Flenory Jr., DaβVinchi, Arkeisha βKash Dollβ Knight, Eric Kofe-Abrefa, Russel Hornsby, Michole Briana White, and Myles Bullock.
Randy Huggins serves as showrunner and producer alongside executive producers Curtis β50 Centβ Jackson and Tasha Smith with Smith directing season one.
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