''Mood'' is a British musical drama television series created and written by Nicôle Lecky, based on her one-woman play ''Superhoe''. The six-part series premiered on

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...

on 1 March 2022.

Cast

* Nicôle Lecky as Sasha Clayton, an aspiring musician ** Ebony Aboagye as young Sasha Clayton * Lara Peake as Carly Visionz, a social media influencer *

Jessica Hynes Tallulah Jessica Elina Hynes (''née'' Stevenson; born 30 October 1972) is an English actress, director and writer. Known professionally as Jessica Stevenson until 2007, she was one of the creators, writers and stars of the British sitcom ''Spac ...

as Laura Clayton, Sasha's mother *

Paul Kaye Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on '' The Sunday Show'', New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's '' Strutter'', Thoros of Myr in HBO's ''Game ...

as Kevin, Sasha's stepfather *

Mia Jenkins Mia Iris Jenkins (born 31 August 2000) is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Alex in the Disney Channel musical drama '' The Lodge'' and Emma in the Disney Channel series '' Soy Luna''. Following her appearances on D ...

as Megan Clayton, Sasha's younger sister * Jordan Duvigneau as Anton * Flo Wilson as Melrose * Jorden Myrie as Kobi, Abi's younger brother * Jason York as Curtis * Chantelle Alle as Abi, Sasha's childhood friend * Mohammad Moses Dalmar as Saleem *

Sai Bennett Sai Naomi Bennett (born 30 May 1990) is an English actress and model. She began her career in modeling and gained prominence through her roles in the film ''The Face of an Angel'' (2014) and the ITV (TV channel), ITV period drama ''Mr Selfridge'' ...

as Esmeralda * Tom Moutchi as Teeg Jones * Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Alfred *

Tom Stourton Thomas Edward Alexander Stourton (born September 1987) is an English actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. Career Stourton started his career as a comedian at university, performing in the web-series "High Renaissance Man" that he co-wrote w ...

as Josh * Renee Bailey as Paris *

Jade Thirlwall Jade Amelia Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of Little Mix, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. With Little Mix, she released six studio albums and ach ...

as Jade * Anna Vakili as herself (Episode 1) * Jess Gale as herself (Episode 1) * Eve Gale as herself (Episode 1) *

Munya Chawawa Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa (born 29 December 1992) is a British-Zimbabwean actor and comedian. Early life Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa was born on 29 December 1992 in Derby, England, and spent his childhood in Zimbabwe. In his youth, his family ret ...

as himself

Episodes

Production

Lecky first performed her one-woman play ''Superhoe'' as a staged reading with the

Talawa Theatre Company Talawa Theatre Company is a Black British theatre company founded in 1986.

in 2018 followed by an official debut at the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Englan ...

in January 2019, by which point the BBC had already commissioned a pilot from Lecky. At the end of 2019, BBC Three officially greenlit the series, a six-part television adaptation of Lecky's play from Bonafide Films starring, written, and executive produced by Lecky herself. Also attached as executive producers were Lucy Richer, Ayela Butt, and Margery Bone. The pick-up by BBC Three was announced in February 2020. The rest of the cast, including Lara Peake,

, Jordan Duvigneau, Flo Wilson, Jorden Myrie, Jason York, Chantelle Alle, and Mohammad Dalmar, was revealed in October 2021. Notable guest actors included

, Tom Moutchi, Kiell Smith-Bynoe,

, and Renee Bailey. The show featured cameos from several social media influencers such as Anna Vakili, Eve Gale and Jess Gale. The show also featured

from

Little Mix Little Mix are a British girl group, composed of group members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards. Jesy Nelson was originally part of the group before she left in 2020. After becoming the first group to win the British ver ...

. The creatives behind the series, including directors

Dawn Shadforth Dawn Shadforth is a British director of music videos, TV, and film and a visual artist. She was originally a fine artist making work with objects, light, video and sound. She won the Whitworth Young Contemporaries Award for the installation "Swe ...

and Stroma Cairns, first appeared on a panel to discuss the series at the 2021 BBC Showcase. Principal photography began in March 2021.

Release

''Mood'', initially titled after the play ''Superhoe'', was first announced in October 2021 as part of BBC's then upcoming winter slate. BBC Three released the series' trailer in February 2022.

BBC Studios BBC Studios is a British content company. It is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC that was formed in April 2018 through the merger of the BBC's commercial production arm and the BBC's commercial international distribution arm, BBC Worldwide. ...

is distributing ''Mood'' internationally; it started airing on

BBC America BBC America is an American basic cable network that is jointly owned by BBC Studios and AMC Networks. The channel primarily airs sci-fi and action series and films, as well as selected programs from the BBC (such as its nature documentary ser ...

in the United States, premiering November 6, 2022.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 17520694 2022 British television series debuts 2022 British television series endings British musical television series Hip hop television Television series based on plays English-language television shows Television shows set in London Television series about social media