South Beach [TV Series]

Characterized by many observers as a somewhat down-and-dirtier The O.C., the weekly, hour-long drama series South Beach starred Marcus Coloma as Matt and Chris Johnson as Vincent, two Brooklyn buddies who relocated to South Beach, Miami in hopes of bettering their prospects. Matt was running away from family problems, while Vince seemed to be running away from life... (read more) itself. Through the auspices of Matt's ruthlessly ambitious former girlfriend Arielle (Odette Yustman), our two heroes get themselves enmeshed in the cutthroat world of professional modeling. Much of the action took place in the upscale Hotel Soleil, owned by Elizabeth Bauer (Vanessa L. Williams), the somewhat contentious mother of Alex Bauer (Lee Thompson Young), who ran the trendy Nocturnal club where Matt and Vincent hung out. Also oiling his way through the proceedings was Robert Fuentes (Giancarlo Esposito), a self-styled "venture capitalist" with strong mob ties. South Beach premiered January 11, 2006. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast:

• Vanessa Williams
• Marcus Coloma
• Chris J. Johnson
• Lee Thompson Young
• Odette Yustman
• Giancarlo Esposito
• Adrianne Palicki
• Selita Ebanks
• Meghan Ory
• Michael Paré
• Neil Brown, Jr.
• Rey Hernandez
• Michael Francis

Director(s):

Darnell Martin, Jason Ensler

Writer(s):

Greg Cirulnik, Matthew Cirulnick, Philip Levens