HBO Max has released the official trailer and key art for Charm City Kings, the WarnerMax original feature film and winner of the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, set to premiere on the streamer on Thursday, October 8. You can check out the trailer in the player below as well as the key art!
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In the film, Mouse (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, an infamous group of Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax (Meek Mill), takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
The cast includes Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Grammy-nominated recording artist Meek Mill, Will Catlett, Donielle Hansley, Kezii Curtis, Chino, Lakeyria “Wheelie Queen” Doughty, and Teyonah Parris.
Charm City Kings is directed by Angel Manuel Soto and written by Sherman Payne, with a story by Chris Boyd & Kirk Sullivan and Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins. The film is produced by Caleeb Pinkett, Clarence Hammond, and Marc Bienstock. Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, and James Lassiter executive produced through their company Overbrook Entertainment.
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The film will also be showcased at the upcoming New York Latino Film Festival and Urbanworld Film Festivals this month.
