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The Family Business: New Orleans is an upcoming American crime family drama which is a spinoff of the popular crime drama series The Family Business. Created by Carl Weber, the spinoff series stars Lela Rochon as Big Shirley Duncan, the owner of a popular New Orleans club called Midnight Blues, and Brandon T. Jackson as her son Marquis.
This eight-episode series premieres on January 23, 2025, on BET+. Furthermore, The Family Business: New Orleans is connected to the original series and explores the Duncan family's business in New Orleans. The spinoff was created further to explore new storylines and characters in the same universe and also the story of the Duncan family's criminal enterprise which is widely spread.
How is The Family Business: New Orleans and The Family Business connected?
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The original series, The Family Business follows the story of the Duncans, a notorious business family that owns and runs Duncan Motors, an exotic car dealership in New York. The new spinoff, The Family Business: New Orleans will now explore further business enterprises of the Duncans.
Set in New Orleans, the spinoff series will explore a unique underground casino and club called Midnight Blues which is run by the criminal business family. Situated in the prestigious suburban Parrish of Gator Lake, the club has been flourishing for more than a hundred years.
The locals call it “The Blues,” and it is a favorite for fun-loving jazz enthusiasts, tourists, and celebrities who regularly frequent the place to get a taste of the real New Orleans. The spinoff is connected to the original show in the sense that it branches out to explore further enterprises owned by the Duncan family and in doing so brings to loyal fans newer storylines and characters.
What do we know about The Family Business: New Orleans?
The official synopsis of The Family Business: New Orleans reads as follows:
"CARL WEBER’S THE FAMILY BUSINESS: NEW ORLEANS, introduces a new branch of the Duncan family tree, known for their popular casino and nightclub, Midnight Blues, where tourists, titans of industry, and trap kings and queens party side by side. But the club also holds secrets so dark that they could turn the vibrant city of New Orleans upside down. Facing threats at every turn, the Duncans must try to keep their family safe while putting their complicated pasts aside for the greater good of their enduring legacy in NOLA."
The full list of cast is as follows:
- Lela Rochon as Big Shirley Duncan
- Brandon T. Jackson as Marquis Duncan
- Pooch Hall as Floyd
- Ben Stephens as Curtis Duncan
- Quincy Brown as Prince
- David Banner as Jean LeBlanc
- Yvette Nicole Brown
- Orlando Jones
- Nichole Galicia
- Erica Hubbard
- Sarah Carter
- Stan Shaw
- Bern Nadette Stanis
- Nayirah Teshali
- Sacaiah Shaw
- Jensen Atwood
- AzMarie Livingston
- Deric Augustine
- Kayla Nicole
- Nicholas Turturro
For fans of the original show, we have two characters returning from the original:
- Michael Jai White as Vegas Duncan
- Denise Boutte as Raven Sinclair
The show is executive produced by Nikaya D. Brown Jones who also served as showrunner. The series was created by Carl Weber, who wrote all episodes and also served as executive producer. The spinoff is directed by Trey Haley and Veronica Nichols and produced by Tri Destined Studios and Urban Books Media.
Don't miss The Family Business: New Orleans coming tomorrow on BET+.
