Roller Skating Could Mean a New Life for These Girls Raised in the South (G.R.I.T.S.)
New York, NY – October 2, 2025 – Today, ALLBLK, the popular streaming service for Black television from AMC Networks, released the trailer for their bold new original series, G.R.I.T.S. The 8-episode series follows three friends navigating life, ambition, and womanhood in the South. Heartfelt, funny, and real…this series is a love letter to friendship, self-discovery, and the grit it takes to grow up and glow up in Memphis, TN. G.R.I.T.S. will premiere Thursday, October 30th, exclusively on ALLBLK.
G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Raised in the South) follows Keisha (Jasmine Sargent), Ty (Ashanti Harris), and Francis (Aja “Slimeroni” Canyon), three young women coming of age in Memphis. Determined to define the next chapter in their lives, they find solace in their favorite pastime: roller skating. As they navigate grief, love, hustle, and the underbelly of the city threatening to pull them down, a skating competition with life-changing prize money offers a glimmer of hope. In a world where the rink is their escape and survival is a full-time job, they rely on sisterhood and skating to outrun their past and build something real. When all else fails, lace up and skate until you can’t skate anymore.
G.R.I.T.S. is Created and Executive Produced by Deji LaRay. Thomas Q. Jones and Martha Sanchez also serve as Executive Producers alongside Brett Dismuke, Head of Content; Nikki Love, SVP Development & Original Production, Scripted and Ashley McFarlin, VP of Development and Original Production, Scripted for ALLBLK.
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