The Breaks is a 2016 American television hip-hop drama film that chronicles the life of three friends during the early 1990s hip-hop scene. The film stars Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Afton Williamson, David Call and rapper Method Man. Inspired by journalist Dan Charnas' book "The Big Payback", The Breaks was written and directed by Seith Mann and executive produced by Mann, Charnas, and Maggie Malina, along with Susan Levison and Bill Flanagan.
The Breaks premiered on VH1 on January 4, 2016.
On February 16, 2016, VH1 picked up The Breaks to become a full television series.
Cast
Afton Williamson as Nikki Jones
Wood Harris as Barry Fouray
Mack Wilds as Daryl “DeeVee” Van Putten, Jr.
David Call as David Aaron
Antoine Harris as Ahmed “Ahm” Harris
Evan Handler as Juggy Aaron
Russell Hornsby as Sampson King
A-F-R-O as D-Rome
Method Man as Daryl Van Putten, Sr.
Sinqua Walls as Terrance "Lil Ray" Baltimore