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SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major storylines from the Season 1 finale of Fox’s Our Kind of People. As Season 1 of Fox’s Our Kind of People comes to an end, answers have arrived regarding many of the show’s biggest mysteries. Mainly: What role did Teddy Franklin (Joe Morton) play in his former lover…

Yaya DaCosta addressed her shocking departure from NBC’s Chicago Med after six seasons and whether or not her role in Fox’s Our Kind of People from executive producer Lee Daniels played a role in her decision. “My exit from Chicago Med and the arrival of this show happened really simultaneously. There isn’t much to…

Yaya DaCosta’s Angela Vaughn isn’t playing around when it comes to what’s truly hers in the first teaser trailer for Fox’s drama Our Kind of People. The series hails from writer/executive producer Karin Gist and executive producer Lee Daniels. Inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham's book Our Kind of People: Inside America's…

Actress and singer-songwriter LeToya Luckett is set as a lead opposite Yaya DaCosta and Morris Chestnut in Fox drama series Our Kind of People, from writer/executive producer Karin Gist (Star, Mixed-ish) and executive producer Lee Daniels (Empire, Star). Written by Gist inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham's provocative…

Newcomer Alana Bright is set as a lead opposite Yaya DaCosta and Morris Chestnut in Fox drama series Our Kind of People, from writer/executive producer Karin Gist (Star, Mixed-ish) and executive producer Lee Daniels (Empire, Star). Written by Gist inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham's provocative, critically praised book…

The Season 6 finale of Chicago Med meant more than goodbye to another year. Original cast members Yaya Dacosta and Torrey DeVitto were also given their final episodes. For the past six seasons, DaCosta starred as ER nurse April Sexton, while DeVitto played Dr. Natalie Manning, an emergency pediatrics specialist on Chi…

Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto have taken to Instagram with reactions following news today of their exits from NBC’s Chicago Med after six seasons. DaCosta gave a special shout-out to series creator Dick Wolf, showrunners, producers and directors, cast and crew of the medical drama, as well as fans. “After six…

Chicago Med star Yaya DaCosta is set as the lead of of Fox’s new drama series Our Kind Of People, from writer/executive producer Karin Gist, executive producer Lee Daniels, 20th Television and Fox Entertainment. As Deadline reported, DaCosta is one of two original Chicago Med original cast members to depart ahead of…

EXCLUSIVE: As NBC’s Chicago Med is heading into its seventh season, the medical drama is bidding farewell to two original cast members, Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto. DaCosta already has lined up a new series starring role on Fox’s Our Kind Of People. Meanwhile, DeVitto has joined the cast of indie feature…