Beyond Black Beauty

After growing up in Liège as the daughter of wealthy Belgian industrialist Cédric (Gilles Marini) and his American wife Janelle (Sagine Sémajuste), who trained her in the English riding style, her life is upended when her parents split up and her mother takes her back to her own more modest family roots in Baltimore. Initially unhappy, she finds new meaning and opportunity in the situation when she connects with Beauty, the seemingly untrainable wild horse at the family ranch run by Janelle's sister Yvonne (Lisa Berry), and begins to learn more about rodeo culture and Western riding. ==Production==

The series was produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment, Leif Films and Saga Film, and was filmed principally in and around North Bay, Ontario. The series has been noted for highlighting the Black cowboy culture that has gained prominence in the 2020s. ==Distribution==

It premiered March 15, 2024, on Family Channel, and launched in October 2024 on Amazon Prime Video in the United States. ==Cast==

• Kaya Coleman as Jolie Dumont • Gilles Marini as Cédric Dumont, Jolie's father • Sagine Sémajuste as Janelle Dumont, Jolie's mother • Lisa Berry as Yvonne Parrish, Jolie's aunt • Ashton James as Lemond Parrish, Jolie's cousin • Gina James as Ronnie Parrish, Jolie's cousin • Akiel Julien as Alvin Shipp • Yanna McIntosh as Doris, Jolie's grandmother • Justice James as Lil Man • Mark Taylor as Rashaad, Yvonne's former boyfriend with whom she tries to rekindle a relationship • Serge Dupire as Eckert Dumont, Jolie's paternal grandfather ==Episodes==