Iyana Halley lived in Atlanta during high school and then began acting in Los Angeles but says, these days Atlanta is a great market to get your start. Halley talks about her starring role in “One Night Stay” from BET+, acting in “Beast” alongside Idris Elba, and the fan response she got after playing Taylor, Gregory’s girlfriend, on “Abbott Elementary.”  

Atlanta-based filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper also joins the show to talk about her new docuseries “James Brown: Say It Loud.” The series, which was produced by Questlove and Mick Jagger, debuts on A&E February 19th & 20th at 8pm.




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Will Trent Season 2 starts February 20th

The Color Purple streaming on Max

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.




For more information, visit wabe.org/theboom

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theiyanahalley/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iyana Halley</a> lived in Atlanta during high school and then began acting in Los Angeles but says, these days Atlanta is a great market to get your start. Halley talks about her starring role in “<a href="https://www.bet.plus/movie/one-night-stay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One Night Stay</a>” from BET+, acting in “Beast” alongside Idris Elba, and the fan response she got after playing Taylor, Gregory’s girlfriend, on “Abbott Elementary.” &nbsp;Atlanta-based filmmaker <a href="https://www.deborahrileydraper.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deborah Riley Draper</a> also joins the show to talk about her new docuseries “<a href="https://www.aetv.com/shows/james-brown-say-it-loud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Brown: Say It Loud</a>.” The series, which was produced by Questlove and Mick Jagger, debuts on A&amp;E February 19th &amp; 20th at 8pm. Mentioned this episode:<a href="https://abc.com/shows/will-trent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Trent Season 2 starts February 20th</a><a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-color-purple-streaming-how-to-watch-1235905940/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Color Purple streaming on Max</a>This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.wabe.org/theboom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wabe.org/theboom</a>

From WABE Studios, a weekly look at Atlanta’s growing film and television industry, through trending topics and origin stories of local filmmakers, cast, and crew. Hosted by entertainment and culture reporter Jewel Wicker.

From WABE Studios, a weekly look at Atlanta’s growing film and television industry, through trending topics and origin stories of local filmmakers, cast, and crew. Hosted by entertainment and culture reporter Jewel Wicker.