Frank (Cheese) Tate:
Suggested Actors: Harry Lennix, Laz Alonso, Blair Underwood, Common
Cheese is the head of his family, Frank became a hit man for the Mayor of Chicago, when he was 19 years old. The Mayor used Frank because he was fearless and had integrity, he called Frank “Cheese” because he was always smiling .
Frank has made million’s living this double life, he also owned clubs on the low end of Chicago and upscale clubs downtown as well. Cheese is the Kingpin of the Southside of Chicago, but now wants the East side, for now he is untouchable. But make no mistake when in Cheese mode he is a vicious killer, and will kill anyone who is close to uncovering his street identity.
Fanny (Fancy) Tate:
Suggested Actress’: Sanaa Lathan, Lisa Rae, Nicole Ari Parker, Thandia Newton
Fancy is the glue to the family, she met Cheese when she was 18 years old, and is a beautiful woman who grew up in the Chicago projects. When Cheese met her and they fell in love he moved her in with him and they have been together every since. She inherited 5 million from the death of her stepfather which helped Frank open his law firm in downtown Chicago and this would also help wash his dirty money. Fancy keeps up on investments and began, investing their money in the stock market, and other investments, she quickly turned their money into over 100 million.
Robert (Robo) Tate
Suggested Actors: Brian White, Ronnie Cash, Wesley Jonathan, Markice Moore
Frank’s nephew, from a little southern town, he saw the murder of his best friend’s mother. His father sends him to live with his brother Cheese in Chicago, when Robert was 12 years old, which introduced him to a lifestyle he never imagined black people lived. Robert learns later that his mother and father were killed by the white man who killed his best friend’s mother, he planed to get revenge, but now his life has completely change, He is studying to be a lawyer like his uncle Frank, as the adopted son of a Kingpin, he finds himself also being train to kill.
Toney (Killer T) Tate,
Suggested Actor’s; Mychal Thompson, BJ Brit, Mana Andrew, Tyrese Gibson
Toney is the best friend of Robert. Toney witnessed his mothers raped and murder by a white man named Mr. Terry, To keep him alive, Toney’s father let Frank take him to Chicago, at 12 years old, where he lived with Fancy and Frank, as their other adopted son. Toney grows into the role of a Kingpin’s son, and loves it. Toney has a bad temper, he could go from 0-100 in a heartbeat. He would kill you without thinking about it if his buttons were pushed.
Nicole
Suggested; Actress; Melissa Ford, Naonie Harris, Meagan Good
Nicole is the girlfriend of Robert; she was from the Low End and was molested by, her mother’s boy friend. When she turned 18 years old, her mother’s boyfriend tried to pimp her, she is a beautiful girl, with a good heart. She is going to shoot her best friend; she is also going to have Robert son. Later she will be killed by Sonny before she could tell Robert she was pregnant again.
Yvette Tate
Suggested; Actress; Jennifer Hudson, Ariel Meredith, Brandy Norwood, Catya Washington
Yvette, is married to Toney, When they were in school she and Toney hooked up and Yvette got pregnant. Her mother moved her away down south, there she had a baby girl named Jewel. Yvette moved back to Chicago and went back to college; she runs back in to Toney, the only boy she ever slept with. and realizes she still loves him and tells him about their daughter.
Holly;
Suggested Actress; Selita Ebanks, Julia Jones, Alesha Dixon, Brooklyn Sudano
Holly is a music manger, that Robert always liked her, she is a beautifully women with body and smarts. She wants to be with Robert and is willing to pay her role but her plan is to be number 1 in his life, and to get him to start a Recording label. Her plan works; she also shoots one of her girlfriends when she catches her in bed with her now ex-boyfriend. Her secret is, she’s being back mail for the shooting by her ex boyfriend who is conspiring to set Robert up to be killed. Holly’s ex-boyfriend is Sonny; she is unaware of the plot.
Angie
Suggested Actress; Jourdan Dunn, Lauren London
Angie is Nicole best friend. Toney hooks up with her because Robert is with Nicole Angie is a hoe, and likes it truthfully, she’s a party girl. She lives with Toney for a while but tries to get into his personal business for her junkie cousin Mikey, who is a Police informant. She lost her and Toney’s baby to a miscarriage and blames Toney for the baby’s death. She was also molested by her mother boyfriend, who’s in prison now. Angie becomes a police informant, to Weiss who’s out to get Toney but Angie is out for revenge on Toney and Yvette and try’s to kill Yvette more than one time.
Wolf and Dottie
Suggested Actors: Timon Kyle Dorrett, Isaiah Washington, Gary Dourday, Cuba Gooding Jr
Suggested Actress’: Alisha Tyler, Octavia Spencer, Tangi Miller
Cheese’s best friend, and killer, Wolf goes everywhere with Cheese, and will kill in a minute, if given the order from Cheese. Wolf is a chief on the MTG board. Hhe’s marry to Dottie, Fancy’s best friend, Wolf and Dottie have 3 sons, who are captain’s in MTG and are very close to Robert and Toney
Bolow and Tina
Suggested Actors; Tony Todd, Tyson Beckford, Chad L Coleman
Suggested Actress; April Crace
Bolow was a childhood friend of Cheese’s, he went to prison for 10 years and Cheese made sure he was good. He runs one of the big clubs that Cheese has; he is a killer and a chief on the MTG board. Bolow is married to Tina, one of Fancy’s best friends; they have 4 sons that are best friends with Robert and Toney.
Luther
Suggested Actors: Michael K Miller, Tony Todd
Luther is who Cheese put over the West End, after Big Willie was murdered. He is on the board of leaders, Luther is a traitor, and wants to be Kingpin. He sets up Cheese to be killed by Sonny, the son of Pam and Big Willie. Luther moves Pam’s family to Atlanta after Big Willie was murdered. Luther knows Pam’s son Sonny want’s revenge, so he used him to do his dirty work. Luther knows the limo that Wolf shows up in and assumes that is Kingpin limo. Luther is one behind the killing of some of Cheese board members and is trying to start a war between the east and south side. But he has to kill the Kingpin. First he has to find out who he is. He knows Frank is his lawyer and if he can kidnap Frank, who he also hates for losing a case sending his brother to prison for 25 years, in his mind Frank will tell him who the Kingpin is. So Luther has his plan in place.
Triss
Suggested Actress; Kali Hawk, Kenya Moore; Catya Washington
Triss is from the Low End, she knows everybody. She is MTG to the bone, she is good friends with Angie and she is in love with Alex, Wolf’s son
Sheababy
Suggested Actress: Sheron Menzzes
Sheababy grew up on the Low End and is friends with Triss, Angie and Yvette and Kim. She is in love with Hoss, Wolf’s youngest son.
T Bone
Suggested Actor: Xzibit, Andre 3000
T Bone was a MTG captain, but Cheese made him governor when he hooked up with Yvette’s best friend Kim, who is Toney’s girl. He is a true, soldier and Robert and Toney trust him.
Kim
Kim is Yvette’s best friend, when Yvette got in the Tate family she brought Kim with her. Cheese liked T Bone for being a man and taking care of his family and made him Governor. Kim who only had 1 year left to get her degree in nursing, when she fell in love with T Bone. Kim has a son named Lil’ Rome he is Toney and Yvette’s daughter’s age, Jewel and Rome are very close.
Alex
Suggested Actor’s; Charles M Davis, Xzibit
Alex is one of Wolf son’s and close friend with Toney and Robert
Hoss
Suggested Actor; Orlando Brown
Hoss is one of Wolf’s sons; he is close to Robert and Toney
Bolow Jr
Suggested Actor’s; BJ Britt
Son of Bolow, and close to Robert and Toney
Sonny
Suggested Actor: David Sef,
Sonny is Pam and Big Willie’s son, Luther talked Sonny into to trying to Kill Cheese but Sonny is actually Cheese’s biological son. Pam and Cheese slept together when she was 18 years old before he met Fancy, and she had a baby, Cheese never knew about Sonny, and Sonny doesn’t know that Cheese is his father. Sonny hits Cheese limo with the intent on killing him but Nicole Robert’s wife and son were in the limo and Nicole was killed. Sonny was charge with murder but Frank will be his lawyer and get him off. Sonny will go to war against Robert and Toney. Sonny still wants revenge for the death of the father that raises him, and will plot with Luther to kill Cheese and try to destroy the Tate family. But Sonny will set up Luther to be kill and is executing anyone in his way of the Kingpin throne. Sonny is now 26 years old, tall like his father and has a 2 year old son.
Detective Weiss
Suggested Actor:
Detective Weiss is a married white detective, who has a hatred for Toney. He harasses Killer T (Toney) when ever he sees him. But detective Weiss is also black mailing a judge who he set up to have sex with a young girl. But Weiss doesn’t know the judge hire Cheese and put a hit out on the black mailers Toney and Weiss would square off once and for all Toney shoots Weiss 3 times and goes to prison for 5 years. Unfortunate for Weiss his nightmares are just getting started.
Mentor – Plazz
Suggested Actor:
Plazz is an ex- general gang member and is older now. Plazz is someone who Frank respects, he watched out for Frank when he was a young teenager and tried to keep him out of trouble. When Frank needed money he would give it to him, but he also taught him the street game of being feared in order to survive on the streets of Chicago. Plazz had a not for profit organization called Second Chances. This is funded by the City of Chicago. The Mayor would come down and talk to the young men who were incarcerated and were first time offenders under 18. Plazz put Frank in this program after he was arrested for murder when he was 17 years old. Frank comes and talks with Plazz whenever he feels stressed. Plazz always tells Frank, “You are the technician behind your mind so make sure you control it, and always keep your head on a swivel.” Plazz secret is, he’s really Frank’s father and would kill to protect his son. After a conversation with Fancy, he realized that he has 2 grandsons at war.