Drumline: A New Beat
| Drumline: A New Beat | |
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| Based on | Characters by Shawn Schepps |
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| Directed by | Bille Woodruff |
| Starring | |
| Music by | David Torn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producers |
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| Cinematography | Joseph White |
| Editor | Paul Millspaugh |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Production companies | Georgia Film N'Credible Entertainment The POPFilms Movie Company Wendy Finerman Productions Fox Television Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | October 27, 2014 |
Drumline: A New Beat is a 2014 American television film directed by Bille Woodruff. It is the sequel to 2002's Drumline. The screenplay, a fictional story about a historically black college marching band, was written by Karen Gist and Regina Hicks. The story is about a young drummer from New York, played by Nick Cannon, who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of her new school's drum section. Jordan Calloway, Mario Van Peebles, and LeToya Luckett co-star. Leonard Roberts reprises his role as Sean Taylor, while Alexandra Shipp film's executive producer.
The film premiered on VH1 on October 21, 2014 and released to DVD on March 3, 2015.