Five Points (TV series)

Five Points
Genre Teen drama
Created by Adam Giaudrone
Written by Adam Giaudrone
Directed by Thomas Carter
Starring
Composer(s) Emmit Fenn
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Cinematography Peter Holland
Editor(s) Neil Mandelberg
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 9–17 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Indigenous Media
  • Simpson Street
Release
Original network Facebook Watch
Picture format 1080p (HDTV)
Original release June 4, 2018 (2018-06-04) – present (present)
External links
Official website

Five Points is an American teen drama web television series that premiered on June 4, 2018 on Facebook Watch. The series was created and written by Adam Giaudrone and directed by Thomas Carter, both of whom also executive produce alongside Kerry Washington, Jon Avnet, Rodrigo García, and Jake Avnet.

Premise

Five Points follows "five students at a South Side, Chicago high school who experience a life-changing event from different points of view, with each perspective being necessary to help understand the truth."[1]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Hayley Kiyoko as Lexi Himitsu
  • Madison Pettis as Natasha "Tosh" Bennett
  • Ray Cham Jr. as Cameron "CJ" Jin
  • Spence Moore II as Eric Harper
  • Nathaniel Potvin as Wallace Marks
  • Jake Austin Walker as Alex Baker
  • Trey Curtis as Jonathan

Recurring

  • Coco Jones as Jayla
  • Daniela Nieves as Ananda
  • Bryan Petty as Jock
  • Jahking Guillory as Ronnie Martin
  • Moe Irvin as Frank Bennett
  • Noah Weisberg as Mr. Delph
  • Milt Kogan as Mr. Saroyan
  • Hilary Ward as Detective Waters
  • Michael Broderick as Detective Shaw
  • James Black as Coach Magee
  • Matthew Hancock as Mr. Saunders
  • Kelly Sullivan as Victoria "Vickie" Bennett

Guest

  • Jordyn James as Mimi ("And Yet Here We Are")
  • Ani Sava as Mrs. Luisine ("And Yet Here We Are")
  • Matt Gottlieb as Gino ("And Yet Here We Are")
  • Jully Lee as Miss Kincaid ("Maybe I Like Eyeliner")
  • Troy Winbrush as Paul Harper ("Top Of The Food Chain")
  • Jason Isaacs as Kenneth Himitsu ("We Started This")
  • Felice Heather Monteith as Barbara Baker ("Not Afraid Of Anything")

Episodes

No.TitleFeatured
character		Directed byWritten byOriginal release date
1"And Yet Here We Are"CJThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
2"Everybody Knows"ToshThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
3"Too Soon To Tell"WallaceThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
4"Maybe I Like Eyeliner"LexiThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 11, 2018 (2018-06-11)
5"Top Of The Food Chain"EricThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)
6"You Were My Friend"ToshThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)
7"We Started This"CJThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)
8"I Saw The Tape"WallaceThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)
9"That Can't Be Good"LexiThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)
10"Not Afraid Of Anything"AlexThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)

Production

Development

On October 17, 2017, Facebook announced that it had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Adam Giaudrone who is set to executive produce alongside Jon Avnet, Rodrigo García, Jake Avnet, Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, and Thomas Carter. Giaudrone is also expected to act as a writer for the series as Carter is as a director. Production companies involved with the series include Simpson Street and Indigenous Media.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

On January 9, 2018, Washington discussed the series at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saying, "What I’m thrilled about is not only the content itself — the story, the acting, how its a shot." She continued, "There are some really important coming-of-age issues that we deal with. It’s the LGBT community. It’s gun violence. Drug use. Bullying."[8] On May 16, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on June 4, 2018.[9]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Madison Pettis and Hayley Kiyoko had been cast in the series' lead female roles.[3] A month later, it was reported that Ray Cham Jr., Trey Curtis, Nathaniel Potvin, Jake Walker, and Spence Moore II had been added to the main cast.[10]

Marketing

On January 30, 2018, Facebook released the first promotional video for the series.[11] On May 16, 2018, the first official trailer for the series was released.[9]

Reception

Critical response

In an overall positive review, Decider's Joel Keller recommended audiences stream the series saying, "Stream It, because the performances are good, the characters are well-drawn given the time constraints and the time commitment isn’t that big. But don’t expect a satisfying teen drama."[12]

Viewership

In its first eight days of release, the first episode of the series garnered over two million views. However from episode one to episode three, viewership reportedly went down by more than 80%, dropping to 190,000 views.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (October 17, 2017). "Facebook's Watch Nabs Kerry Washington-Produced Drama Series 'Five Points' - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (October 17, 2017). "'Five Points': Indigenous Media & Kerry Washington's Simpson Street Set Original Series For Facebook Watch". Deadline. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Otterson, Joe (October 17, 2017). "Facebook Orders Drama Series for Watch With Kerry Washington Producing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Desta, Yohana (October 18, 2017). "Facebook's TV Strategy Rests on Kerry Washington and a Norwegian Cult Hit". HWD. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Oh, Sheryl (October 18, 2017). "Facebook Picks Up Kerry Washington Drama Series and 'Skam' Remake". Film School Rejects. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ Eweniyi, Olanrewaju (October 23, 2017). "Kerry Washington Is Producing A Drama Series For Facebook". Konbini United States. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ Barsanti, Sam (October 17, 2017). "Kerry Washington developing Facebook drama series about kids in Chicago". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (January 9, 2018). "Kerry Washington Talks About Community And Her New Facebook Watch Show, 'Five Points'". Deadline. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  9. 1 2 McNiece, Mia (May 16, 2018). "Kerry Washington to Produce High School Drama Series for Facebook Watch". People. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 15, 2017). "'Five Points': Ray Cham Jr., Trey Curtis, Nathaniel Potvin, Jake Walker & Spence Moore II Cast In Facebook Watch Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ Mangum, Trey (February 5, 2018). "First-Look At Kerry Washington's Southside Chicago Drama Series 'Five Points,' Directed By Thomas Carter". Shadow and Act. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ Keller, Joel (June 5, 2018). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Five Points' On Facebook Watch, Where A Story Is Told From Different High Schoolers' Points Of View". Decider. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ Lopez, Matt (June 13, 2018). "Viewership for Facebook Watch's "Five Points" Drops More than 70% - VideoInk". VideoInk. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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