The Morning Show’s Nicole Beharie signs with Sugar23

EXCLUSIVE: Amid critical acclaim for her work The Morning Show Season 3 actress Nicole Beharie has signed a management deal with Sugar23.

Beharie, one of the new additions to Apple TV+’s Emmy-winning drama that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the cutthroat world of morning news during a time of dramatic cultural change, joined in September as Chris Hunter, an Olympic gold medal winner Medalist who took over the morning anchor position from Reese Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson on the UBA network. When racist e-mails from UBA board member Cybil Richards (Holland Taylor) surface at her expense, Christina finds herself in the awkward position of confronting Cybil on television about the news in question.

Beharie joined Jon Hamm, Stephen Fry and Tig Notaro aboard the series, which was renewed for a fourth season ahead of its third season debut.

Beharie previously won a Gotham Award and an Independent Spirit nomination for her outstanding performance in “Miss Juneteenth,” the critically acclaimed indie drama from Channing Godfrey Peoples.

Last year, the actress starred in two projects that premiered at Sundance: Abi Damaris Corbin’s “Breaking,” which won the Special Jury Prize in recognition of the ensemble, and Adamma Ebo’s megachurch comedy “Honk for Jesus.” Save your soul. Published by Bleecker Street, the thriller is based on a true story and is about John Boyega’s Brian, a Marine Corps veteran who is abandoned upon his return from the United States and threatens to blow up a bank if he doesn’t receive payments he deserves. due from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The latest entry, directed by Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown, was picked up from the Utah festival by Focus Features, Peacock and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions for $8.5 million and hit theaters and streaming last September.

Beharie’s other recent television credits include the Amazon anthology Solos, the HBO limited series Scenes from a Marriage, the Hulu limited series Little Fires Everywhere, and the Netflix series Striking Vipers episode “Black Mirror.” She is still represented by UTA, The Lede Company and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.