Creator Deji LaRay has dropped the extended trailer for his upcoming ALLBLK drama G.R.I.T.S. — and this new look dives far deeper into the world, characters, and chaos at the heart of the series.
While the first trailer leaned on music and mood, the extended version digs into the conversations and conflicts that set everything in motion. It gives audiences a fuller glimpse of the three Memphis women at its core — their ambitions, relationships, and the weight of what they’re fighting to overcome.
Standing for Girls Raised in the South, G.R.I.T.S. follows best friends Keisha (Jasmine Sargent), Ty (Ashanti Harris), and Frances (Aja “Slimeroni” Canyon) as they skate, strive, and survive in the 901. The trailer unpacks their distinct struggles: one balancing motherhood, nursing school, and auditions while pushing to be seen as a serious performer; another caught between family turmoil and her dream of leveling up from waitress to hairstylist; and the third teetering between survival and risk, using the streets as her means to get ahead.
It also introduces key supporting players, including Thomas Q. Jones as Keisha’s father — a pastor whose flaws may run deeper than his sermons — along with Tiffany Black, Elise Neal, Nia Miranda, Timon Kyle Durrett, Jerrel O’Neal, Kamille Gilmore, and Tamara Stackhouse. Southern hip-hop legends 8Ball & MJG make appearances, grounding the story even more in Memphis’s cultural roots.
From the looks of it, skating isn’t just a pastime here — it’s the pulse of the show. The rink becomes the space where freedom, frustration, and ambition meet, and if the trailer is any indication, viewers can expect to return there often as the story unfolds.
G.R.I.T.S. is executive produced by Deji LaRay and Thomas Q. Jones, with Martha Sanchez, Brett Dismuke, Nikki Love, and Ashley McFarlin also serving as executive producers.
G.R.I.T.S. premieres Thursday, October 30, exclusively on ALLBLK.