Coming-of-Age in Johannesburg – ‘Classified’ Comedy Series Trailer

Coming-of-Age in Johannesburg – ‘Classified’ Comedy Series Trailer

by Alex Billington
August 8, 2024
Source: YouTube

“This is your new life.” Prime Video has revealed an official US trailer for fresh new streaming series titled Classified, a coming-of-age series from South Africa about a young woman who ends up moving there and attending high school there. It’s set for a US streaming debut this month. Classified, a coming-of-age drama, follows 15-year-old Ella, a student in Oakland, California. Arrested at a protest and facing serious jail time, Ella avoids incarceration thanks to her stepmother, Dianne, who has connections in high places. As part of the deal, Ella must leave her home in California and spend the remainder of her secondary education with her father in Johannesburg, South Africa. But that’s not all! Her attendance at an elite international school may harbor its own agendas and secrets when she discovers her stepmother’s part of the CIA. Prime Video’s Classified stars Imani Pullum, Christine Horn, and Sule Rimi. This seems better than most new series these days, with some solid production value at least. Worth a quick look if that premise sounds cool to you.

Here’s the official trailer (+ posters) for Prime Video’s series Classified, direct from PV’s YouTube:

Classified, a coming-of-age drama, follows 15-year-old Ella (Imani Pullum), a student from Oakland, CA. Arrested at a protest and facing serious jail time, Ella avoids incarceration thanks to her stepmother, Dianne (Christine Horn), who has connections in high places. As part of the deal, Ella must leave her home in California and spend the remainder of her secondary education with her father (Sule Rimi) and Dianne in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ella’s world is turned upside down as she navigates a very different reality than the one she has known. Classified is a series created and written by Kagiso Lediga, director of the films Catching Feelings and Wizard, and other TV series. With writing by Camilo Saloojee, Karabo Lediga, Nomawonga Khumalo, Meja L. Shoba, & Christopher Steenkamp. With episodes directed by Kagiso Lediga, Tebogo Malope, Karabo Lediga. Made by Skybound Galactic in partnership with Diprente. Exec produced by Kagiso Lediga, Tamsin Andersson, Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Rick Jacobs, Sean & Bryan Furst. Amazon will debut Classified streaming on Prime Video in the US starting on August 22nd, 2024. Look any good?

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