Star (TV series)

This article is about the American television series. For the Filipino television series title that translates to "star" in English, see Bituin. For other uses, see Star (disambiguation).
Star
Genre
Created by
Starring
ComposerJames S. Levine
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes48 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Daniels
  • Tom Donaghy
  • Pamela Oas Williams
  • Effie Brown
  • Karin Gist
  • Jason Richman
ProducerMichelle Fowler
Production locationsAtlanta, Georgia
CinematographyRodney Taylor
EditorJoe Leonard
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14) –
May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)
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Star is an American music drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It revolves around three talented young singers who navigate the music business on their road to success and stars Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady and Ryan Destiny. The series, which is set in Atlanta, consists of original music, along with musical fantasy sequences, as dreams of the future. Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt, Amiyah Scott and Quincy Brown co-star.[1]

The series premiered on December 14, 2016.[2] With the premiere of the series, Amiyah Scott became the third openly transgender person to play a trans major character in a scripted television drama series in America, after Laverne Cox on Orange Is the New Black and Jamie Clayton on Sense8.[3][4]

Star is a joint production between Lee Daniels Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television. On February 22, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 27, 2017, and crossed over with other Fox series Empire.[5][6][7]

On May 10, 2018, Fox renewed the series for a third season.[8] Season 3 premiered on September 26, 2018, and aired on Fox Wednesdays at 9:00 PM.[9]

On May 10, 2019, Fox cancelled the series after three seasons.[10]

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  2. ^ Petski, Denise (November 2, 2016). "'Star' Series Premiere To Follow 'Empire' Season 3 Fall Finale On Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Roberts, Monica (2016-12-18). "TransGriot: Amiyah Scott's Making History On The FOX Show 'Star'". Transgriot.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  4. ^ Roberts, Monica (February 2017). "TransGriot: Black Trans People Are STILL Making Black History". Transgriot.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 22, 2017). "'Star' Renewed For Second Season By Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Holloway, Daniel (June 22, 2017). "Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Including 'Empire,' 'The Gifted,' 'The Orville'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Ausiello, Michael (July 12, 2017). "Empire/Star Crossover Confirmed — It's Cookie vs. Carlotta (Watch Teaser)". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 10, 2018). "'Star' Renewed For Third Season By Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 28, 2018). "Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates: 'Empire', '9-1-1', Recast 'Lethal Weapon' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 10, 2019). "Star Cancelled at Fox After 3 Seasons". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.