In modern-day Oakland, people of color are becoming as rare as polar bears in the arctic. That’s the idea behind “The North Pole,” the stylish and hilarious web series from the Oakland-based duo of Yvan Iturriaga and Josh Healey, who direct and write along with co-writers Reyna Amaya and Donte Clark. Set in North Oakland, California, from which the series takes its name, “The North Pole” follows three friends as they struggle to stay afloat amidst a rapidly changing neighborhood. In the Season 2 trailer, debuting exclusively below, executive producer Rosario Dawson plays an immigration lawyer with a comically pragmatic attitude.
“I’m excited to be part of this show that’s both outrageously funny and deadly serious — and could not be more timely,” Dawson said of the project, which she backs along with Movement Generation. “At a moment when children are being thrown in cages at the border, and...
“I’m excited to be part of this show that’s both outrageously funny and deadly serious — and could not be more timely,” Dawson said of the project, which she backs along with Movement Generation. “At a moment when children are being thrown in cages at the border, and...
- 7/30/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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