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  • 2017
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  • BET
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • BET
The New Edition Story

Summary The three-part miniseries about the formation, and subsequent break-ups, careers post-break-ups, and reunions of the 1980 R&B boy band that included Michael Bivins (Bryshere Y. Gray), Ricky Bell (Caleb McLaughlin), Bobby Brown (Woody McClain), Ronnie Devoe (Keith Powers), Raplph Tresvant (Algee Smith), and Johnny Gill (Luke James).

  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • BET
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • BET

The New Edition Story

Season 1 Premiere: Dec 31, 2016
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
7.2
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Summary The three-part miniseries about the formation, and subsequent break-ups, careers post-break-ups, and reunions of the 1980 R&B boy band that included Michael Bivins (Bryshere Y. Gray), Ricky Bell (Caleb McLaughlin), Bobby Brown (Woody McClain), Ronnie Devoe (Keith Powers), Raplph Tresvant (Algee Smith), and Johnny Gill (Luke James).

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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9% Mixed
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90
Jan 24, 2017
The New Edition Story is an exceptionally well-made, fast-paced, warts-and-all biopic.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 22, 2017
The best reason to watch, however, is the music and the group’s on-stage performance. Whether or not you were a boy band fan in the 1980s, this is top-quality stuff.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 24, 2017
Even as it stretches toward the six-hour mark, the film maintains a crisp forward momentum.
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80
Jan 23, 2017
The New Edition Story tells the story with verve and charm, meticulously re-creating videos and photo shoots and, more notably, creating rootable characters out of already-familiar stars.
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75
Jan 24, 2017
It proves to be a rare retrospective, one that’s both unvarnished and hazily nostalgic, and is as good an entry point as any for those interested in an(other) East Coast fling.
By Danette Chavez FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 23, 2017
As good as the cast is, the music is even better, with many of the group’s most memorable hits, such as “Mr. Telephone Man,” “Candy Girl” and, most of all, “Can You Stand the Rain” are celebrated in exquisitely choreographed and costumed performances.
By David Wiegand FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 23, 2017
The energetic and musically talented cast elevates the project by several notches. ... It’s weirdly not detailed enough--Brown’s relationship with Houston is barely acknowledged, and, dammit, they don’t even show one second of the “Cool It Now” video being filmed--and too bloated for its own good, especially in its overly padded third act.
By Jen Chaney FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
7.2
70% Positive
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4% Mixed
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26% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Black Entertainment Television (BET)
  • Jesse Collins Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Dec 31, 2016
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Black Reel Awards for Television
• 5 Wins & 9 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
BET Awards
• 3 Nominations

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