MC Lyte to Join Malik Yoba And Lauren Velez In ‘New York Undercover’ Reboot

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MC Lyte to Join Malik Yoba And Lauren Velez In ‘New York Undercover’ Reboot | Essence

"New York Undercover," the popular ’90s police drama is on its way back to TV screens very soon. And we can't wait!

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It’s official! ABC is rebooting the hit 1990s cop drama, New York Undercover. The pilot will star legendary rapper MC Lyte and series originals, Malik Yoba and Laren Velez. According to Deadline, the new series will pick up two decades after the original Fox drama ended and will center on detectives Nat Gilmore (Toby Sandeman) and Melissa Ortiz (Otmara Marrero) as they work to take down Manhattan’s most dangerous criminals. MC Lyte will star as Lt. April Freeman, “a hard-driving boss with a genius IQ,” while Yoba and Velez will reprise their roles as JC Williams and Nina Moreno respectively. Anna Enger and Octavio Pizano will also appear as Lisa Kim, an ambitious officer looking to make a name for herself, and Moses Hernandez, an over-eager cop with a hero complex.


Last year, Yoba told ESSENCE he was excited about the possibility of a reboot. “Listen, there’s a lot of stories to still tell,” he added. The actor also talked about the power of the original series and how a reboot may be able to connect with audiences today. “You gotta have the things that people are dealing with and resonating with right now that inspire,” he told ESSENCE back in August. New York Undercover creator dikk Wolf has signed on as an executive producer for the show, and Ben Watkins will write and executive produce the project

 

[010101]

they can't recreate the vibe

who they gonna have performing at natalie's¿

if they gonna do it get a young cast & lean into the culture of fukkery that's what this era is

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[patscorpio]

Not interested...malik yoba let me down....keep it in the 90s

 

[O.G.B]

Ain't nobody checking for a NYC Undercover revamp in 2024.

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

I'm not tryna hear these shytty ass new artists they gonna have performing on the show

 

[Leonard Washington]

Atleast use the O.G theme song

 

[TDT]

Surprised NBC didn't go with it,they could've just as easily folded it into the L & O universe.. also surprised Fox passed on it

EDIT:Just checked,this a old article.. ABC been passed on this reboot

That Pizano guy now a regular on SVU

 

[Who Not How]

Ain't nobody buying Yoba being a straight man anymore on screen after coming out the closet.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Ain't nobody buying Yoba being a straight man anymore on screen after coming out the closet.

 

[En Sabah Nur]

This article was released during peak COVID

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[Jplaya2023]

Can we erase season 4 and bring Torres back?

Is G gonna be a cop in another department

 

[Versa]

Now that I know Malik Yoba was a different type of undercover this whole time, my enthusiasm isn't there for this

 

[beenz]

typical hollywood being creatively bankrupt on ideas so they reboot a 30 year old show to try and recapture the audience off nostalgia.

 

[KFBF]

If theyre playing the same roles how is it a reboot?