The New Edition Story: Season 1

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BET | Season Premiere Date: January 24, 2017

Summary: The three-part miniseries spans the years from its formation in 1978 to the subsequent departure of Bobby Brown, post-break-up careers, and reunions of the 1980 R&B boy band that included Michael Bivins (Bryshere Y. Gray), Ricky Bell (Caleb McLaughlin), Bobby Brown (Woody McClain), Ronnie Devoe (Keith Powers), Raplph Tresvant (Algee Smith),The three-part miniseries spans the years from its formation in 1978 to the subsequent departure of Bobby Brown, post-break-up careers, and reunions of the 1980 R&B boy band that included Michael Bivins (Bryshere Y. Gray), Ricky Bell (Caleb McLaughlin), Bobby Brown (Woody McClain), Ronnie Devoe (Keith Powers), Raplph Tresvant (Algee Smith), and Johnny Gill (Luke James).… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Music

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Ken Tucker

Jan 24, 2017

The New Edition Story is an exceptionally well-made, fast-paced, warts-and-all biopic. Read full review

IndieWire Hanh Nguyen

Jan 24, 2017

All of the cast (Keith Powers as Ronnie DeVoe, Algee Smith as Ralph Tresvant, Luke James as Johnny Gill and Woody McClain as Bobby Brown) attacks their roles with glee and swagger, especially the kids who play the younger versions of the band. Read full review

Maura Johnston

Jan 23, 2017

The New Edition Story tells the story with verve and charm, meticulously re-creating videos and photo shoots and, more notably, creating rootable characters out of already-familiar stars. Read full review

David Hinckley

Feb 22, 2017

The best reason to watch, however, is the music and the group’s on-stage performance. Whether or not you were a boy band fan in the 1980s, this is top-quality stuff. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Jan 24, 2017

New Edition paved the way for New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and *NSYNC. At the very least, this miniseries will get a new generation of fans grooving to their timeless music. Read full review

Danette Chavez

Jan 24, 2017

It proves to be a rare retrospective, one that’s both unvarnished and hazily nostalgic, and is as good an entry point as any for those interested in an(other) East Coast fling. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Jan 23, 2017

The energetic and musically talented cast elevates the project by several notches. ... It’s weirdly not detailed enough--Brown’s relationship with Houston is barely acknowledged, and, dammit, they don’t even show one second of the “Cool It Now” video being filmed--and too bloated for its own good, especially in its overly padded third act. Read full review

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Shellylr

Feb 1, 2017

I was so pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of this movie!! The cast played their roles so well I got lost in their characters. I would watch this again - loved it!

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DeannaScorpio

Mar 26, 2017

Great movie. Well done! The whole cast nailed it. The young actors are very talented singers and actors. The young adults are also great and nailed the real New Edition personalities and swag. I really love the movie and have seen it 5 times to date. Great job!

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