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February 26, 2016
[Recap] White House Hosts Panels and Screening Event for ‘Underground’ TV series
As Black History Month comes to a close, the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted a panel and screening event for WGN America’s Underground, the upcoming original series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Tribune Studios, set to premiere Wednesday, March 9 on WGN America.
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The Black History Month event titled “These Hallowed Grounds and Underground Screening” was attended by Senior Administration Officials including Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States of America, as well as the cast and creative team from WGN America’s Underground. Executive producers John Legend and Akiva Goldsman, creators Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, director and executive producer Anthony Hemingway, and cast members, including Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Christopher Meloni, Alano Miller, Jessica de Gouw, and Amirah Vann, along with president and general manager, WGN America/ Tribune Studios, Matt Cherniss, participated in two panel discussions.
Here’s a photo recap:
Watch the Underground full-length trailer here.
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