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VH1 has released the trailer to their upcoming 2-hour series premiere event 'Single Ladies,' a comedic drama that asks the question: What do women really want in a relationship?
Executive produced by Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment, the comedic drama follows three best friends (played by Charity Shea, Stacey Dash, and LisaRaye McCoy) with three different relationship philosophies living in Atlanta.
Premiering Monday, May 30th at 9 PM ET/PT on VH1, the series will be the basic cable network's first foray into the hour-long scripted genre.
Stacey Dash plays Val, an ambitious aspiring fashion mogul who wants to find a true partner, LisaRaye McCoy is Keisha a former video dancer in search of a sugar daddy to keep her laced in riches and Charity Shea is April, the married friend who learned that finding your true love isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
"I am thrilled about 'Single Ladies!' going to series as Queen Latifah is an icon and a pioneer," Dash told BlackVoices.com last October. "It's a blessing to be on her team and VH-1 is the perfect place for us to shine."
Lauren London, Eve, Common, TLC's Chili, and Kim Porter will also make guest appearances.
'Single Ladies' was originally shot as a movie in the summer of 2010, but VH1 decided that the film was so good it needed to be a new television series.
"Once we saw an early cut of the movie we knew right away we needed to make this a series," Jeff Olde, VH1 EVP of Original Programming and Production, said in a statement.
Both the movie and eight-episode series will premiere in July 2011.