Five Points
GenreTeen drama
Created byAdam Giaudrone
Written byAdam Giaudrone
Directed byThomas Carter
Starring
ComposerEmmit Fenn
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
Producers
CinematographyPeter Holland
EditorNeil Mandelberg
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time9–17 minutes
Production companies
  • Indigenous Media
  • Simpson Street
Original release
NetworkFacebook Watch
ReleaseJune 4, 2018 (2018-06-04) –
September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)

Five Points is an American teen drama web series that premiered on June 4, 2018, on Facebook Watch. The series was created and written by Adam Giaudrone and directed by Thomas Carter, both of whom also executive produce alongside Kerry Washington, Jon Avnet, Rodrigo García, and Jake Avnet. On December 13, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on August 5, 2019.

Premise

Five Points follows "five students at a South Side, Chicago high school who experience a life-changing event from different points of view, with each perspective being necessary to help understand the truth."[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Coco Jones as Jayla
  • Bryan Petty as Jock
  • Jahking Guillory as Ronnie Martin
  • Moe Irvin as Frank Bennett
  • Noah Weisberg as Mr. Delph
  • Milt Kogan as Mr. Saroyan
  • Hilary Ward as Detective Waters
  • Michael Broderick as Detective Shaw
  • James Black as Coach Magee
  • Matthew Hancock as Mr. Saunders
  • Kelly Sullivan as Victoria "Vickie" Bennett
  • Jordyn James as Mimi

Guest

  • Ani Sava as Mrs. Luisine ("And Yet Here We Are")
  • Matt Gottlieb as Gino ("And Yet Here We Are")
  • Jully Lee as Miss Kincaid ("Maybe I Like Eyeliner")
  • Troy Winbush as Paul Harper ("Top Of The Food Chain")
  • Jason Isaacs as Kenneth Himitsu ("We Started This")
  • Felice Heather Monteith as Barbara Baker ("Not Afraid Of Anything")

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110June 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)
210August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleFeatured
character		Directed byWritten byOriginal release date
11"And Yet Here We Are"CJThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
22"Everybody Knows"Tosh Kelvin EricThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
33"Too Soon To Tell"Kelvin WallaceThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
44"Maybe I Like Eyeliner"LexiThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 11, 2018 (2018-06-11)
55"Top Of The Food Chain"EricThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)
66"You Were My Friend"ToshThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJune 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)
77"We Started This"CJThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)
88"I Saw The Tape"WallaceThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)
99"That Can't Be Good"LexiThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)
1010"Not Afraid Of Anything"AlexThomas CarterAdam GiaudroneJuly 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleFeatured
character		Directed byWritten byOriginal release date
111"Am I A Suspect?"CJThomas Carter,
Mercedes Bryce Morgan		Sonja PerrymanAugust 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)
122"Who Threatened You?"LexiThomas Carter,
Mercedes Bryce Morgan		Katie Elmore MotaAugust 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)
133"You Don't Know The Whole Story"AnandaThomas Carter,
Mercedes Bryce Morgan		Brandon ZuckAugust 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)
144"I'm Not Psycho"Tosh KelvinThomas CarterSonja PerrymanAugust 12, 2019 (2019-08-12)
155"No One Else Has to Know"Kelvin WallaceThomas CarterBrandon ZuckAugust 12, 2019 (2019-08-12)
166"Not a Normal Couple"AnandaThomas CarterBrandon ZuckAugust 19, 2019 (2019-08-19)
177"A Crime Against Humanity"Tosh KelvinThomas CarterSonja PerrymanAugust 19, 2019 (2019-08-19)
188"You Actually Believe That?"CJThomas CarterSonja PerrymanAugust 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
199"It's Not What You Think"LexiThomas CarterBrandon ZuckAugust 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
2010"This Ends With Me"AnandaThomas CarterKatie Elmore MotaSeptember 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)

Production

Development

On October 17, 2017, Facebook announced that it had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Adam Giaudrone who is set to executive produce alongside Jon Avnet, Rodrigo García, Jake Avnet, Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, and Thomas Carter. Giaudrone is also expected to act as a writer for the series as Carter is as a director. Production companies involved with the series include Simpson Street and Indigenous Media.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

On January 9, 2018, Washington discussed the series at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saying, "What I'm thrilled about is not only the content itself — the story, the acting, how its a shot." She continued, "There are some really important coming-of-age issues that we deal with. It's the LGBT community. It's gun violence. Drug use. Bullying."[8] On May 16, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on June 4, 2018.[9] On December 13, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.[10]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Madison Pettis and Hayley Kiyoko had been cast in the series' lead female roles.[3] A month later, it was reported that Polo G, Ray Cham Jr., Trey Curtis, Nathaniel Potvin, Jake Walker, and Spence Moore II had been added to the main cast.[11]

Marketing

On January 30, 2018, Facebook released the first promotional video for the series.[12] On May 16, 2018, the first official trailer for the series was released.[9]

Reception

Critical response

In an overall positive review, Decider's Joel Keller recommended audiences stream the series saying, "Stream It, because the performances are good, the characters are well-drawn given the time constraints and the time commitment isn't that big. But don't expect a satisfying teen drama."[13]

Viewership

In its first eight days of release, the first episode of the series garnered over two million views. However, from episode one to episode three, viewership reportedly went down by more than 80%, dropping to 190,000 views.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (October 17, 2017). "Facebook's Watch Nabs Kerry Washington-Produced Drama Series 'Five Points' - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (October 17, 2017). "'Five Points': Indigenous Media & Kerry Washington's Simpson Street Set Original Series For Facebook Watch". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Otterson, Joe (October 17, 2017). "Facebook Orders Drama Series for Watch With Kerry Washington Producing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Desta, Yohana (October 18, 2017). "Facebook's TV Strategy Rests on Kerry Washington and a Norwegian Cult Hit". HWD. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Oh, Sheryl (October 18, 2017). "Facebook Picks Up Kerry Washington Drama Series and 'Skam' Remake". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ Eweniyi, Olanrewaju (October 23, 2017). "Kerry Washington Is Producing A Drama Series For Facebook". Konbini United States. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ Barsanti, Sam (October 17, 2017). "Kerry Washington developing Facebook drama series about kids in Chicago". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (January 9, 2018). "Kerry Washington Talks About Community And Her New Facebook Watch Show, 'Five Points'". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  9. 1 2 McNiece, Mia (May 16, 2018). "Kerry Washington to Produce High School Drama Series for Facebook Watch". People. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (December 13, 2018). "Facebook Renews 'Sorry For Your Loss,' 'Five Points,' 'Huda Boss,' 'Sacred Lies'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 15, 2017). "'Five Points': Ray Cham Jr., Trey Curtis, Nathaniel Potvin, Jake Walker & Spence Moore II Cast In Facebook Watch Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  12. ↑ Mangum, Trey (February 5, 2018). "First-Look At Kerry Washington's Southside Chicago Drama Series 'Five Points,' Directed By Thomas Carter". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ Keller, Joel (June 5, 2018). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Five Points' On Facebook Watch, Where A Story Is Told From Different High Schoolers' Points Of View". Decider. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ Lopez, Matt (June 13, 2018). "Viewership for Facebook Watch's "Five Points" Drops More than 70% - VideoInk". VideoInk. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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