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Richard Roundtree and Aaron D. Spears Join Single Black Female

Roundtree and Spears round out new BET series.

Actors Richard Roundtree and Aaron D. Spears have been cast in BET’s hour-long pilotSingle Black Female.

 

Both will star opposite Gabrielle Union. As we reported, the series — created by the husband-and-wife duo Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil — focuses on the work, social and family life of cable news network host Mary Jane (Union).

 

Spears, who stars in The Bold & The Beautiful, will play Mark Bradley, a charismatic co-anchor and close friend to Mary Jane. Roundtree will star as her father.

 

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