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[03/31/23 - 11:02 AM]
4/20 Arrives Early as MTV's All-New Original Movie Titled "Pretty Stoned" Sparks Up on Wednesday, April 19 at 8PM ET/PT
Set in Atlanta, the comedy follows two dueling co-workers: one a total stoner with no commitment to her job and the other a type-A high-achiever focused on her career.

[via press release from MTV]

4/20 arrives early as MTV's all-new original movie titled "Pretty Stoned" sparks up on Wednesday, April 19 at 8PM ET/PT

The female-led stoner comedy will feature Pretty Vee, Paris Berelc, Brandee Evans, Kandi Burruss-Tucker, Chris Renfro, Porsha Williams, Skye Townsend, Chase Anthony, Jess Hilarious, Tabatha "DreamDoll" Robinson and D.C. Young Fly along with other celebrity cameos

(NEW YORK, NY - March 31, 2023) - Building on its library of 4/20 movies, MTV today announced the premiere of Pretty Stoned, an all-new original stoner comedy with a female-led cast, set to air on Wednesday, April 19 at 8PM ET/PT.

Set in Atlanta, the comedy follows two dueling co-workers: one a total stoner with no commitment to her job and the other a type-A high-achiever focused on her career. The two women must join forces when they find themselves sky-high in a boatload of trouble after one of them disposes of $20,000 worth of pot from a drug Queen Pin and her henchwomen.

Full character descriptions include:

· Pretty Vee will play Stella, a proud stoner who finds herself sky-high in a boatload of trouble during her favorite day of the year, 4/20.

· Paris Berelc will play Darcy, a feisty, high-strung over-achiever and Stella's co-worker.

· Brandee Evans will play Tick Tock, a tough, intense henchwoman and Madame X's enforcer.

· Kandi Burruss-Tucker will play Mrs. Thompson, Meena's fabulously wealthy mother.

· Chris Renfro will play Blaize, Stella's confident yet perpetually stoned roommate.

· Skye Townsend will play Leila, a new-age hippie and middleman in Madame X's drug operation.

· Chase Anthony will play Bridger, an easygoing manager of the marijuana dispensary.

· Jess Hilarious will play Cameo, one of Tick Tock's sidekicks who carries out her wishes.

· Tabatha "DreamDoll" Robinson will play Meena, Darcy's rich girlfriend and Mrs. Thompson's daughter.

· Additional celebrity cameos include D.C. Young Fly, Porsha Williams and Navv Greene.

Ari Pearce, Andrew Lutin, and Janée Dabney are executive producers for MTV Entertainment Studios, with Donny Hugo Herran and Carlos Lugo serving as executives in charge of production. Mike Elliott and Joseph P. Genier are executive producers for Capital Arts, with Haweni Keskessa serving as producer. Jonathan Hawk serves as first-time director and executive producer; written by Blayne Weaver.

On Wednesday, April 19, How High, How High 2 and Half Baked are set to air on MTV as a part of a movie marathon stunt leading into the premiere of Pretty Stoned at 8PM ET/PT, with an encore the following night at 9PM ET/PT. MTV2 will also simulcast the premiere of the film on Wednesday, 4/19 at 8PM. Be sure to follow along on MTV Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. Join the conversation using #MTVPrettyStoned.

Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios

Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios is one of the preeminent media entities in the world that connects with global audiences through its iconic brands - MTV, Comedy Central, CMT, PopTV, Logo, Smithsonian Channel, Paramount Network and TV Land - and its Studios arm which produces acclaimed series and movies as well as award-winning documentaries through MTV Documentary Films.

Capital Arts

Capital Arts Entertainment is a film and television production company based in Los Angeles, California and Atlanta, Georgia. Capital Arts was founded in 1995 by three Roger Corman alums - Mike Elliott, Rob Kerchner and Joe Genier. It is now run by Haweni Keskessa, along with its original founders. The company is proud of its twenty-five-year heritage, and of its current team of professionals - led by Keskessa - including Abbey Lessanu, Sakhile Richards, Jan Kikumoto, Colette Knight, Brittany Walton and Karen Gorodetzky.

Capital Arts develops, packages and produces movies and television series for every major studio, including Fox, MTV, BET, Warner Bros., Showtime, Sony, HBO, Lionsgate, VH1, MGM, USA, Saban, Hulu, Netflix, Universal and Paramount. Capital Arts' most recent credits include Wolf Pack (Paramount+), The Munsters (Universal), Teen Wolf: The Movie (Paramount+) First Wives Club (BET), American Pie: Girls Rule (Universal), and Pretty Stoned (MTV). Capital Arts' record of success includes the early Tyler Perry movies (nine total), four Rob Zombie movies, four number-one-rated movies of the week, two number-one-rated series, two Sundance Film Festival movies (including one Sundance winner) and five Toronto Film Festival selections.

Capital Arts maintains executive offices in Los Angeles, California, Atlanta, Georgia, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and operates sound stages and post-production facilities in Los Angeles and Atlanta.





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[02/11/25 - 01:15 PM]
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