Urban Movie Channel Profiles Niecy Nash, Aisha Hinds, More in New Docuseries

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Urban Movie Channel (UMC) in March will launch a new series focused on the lives of celebrity women.

The series, Behind Her Faith, debuts March 26 and focuses on a leading women in the entertainment/media industry as they talk about the most difficult moments in their lives and how they  overcame them to ultimately become successful through faith, said officials for the streaming service.

Women profiled for the docuseries include Essence Atkins (Marlon, Ambitions); Angelica Nwandu, founder of The Shade Room; Niecy Nash (When They See Us, Claws) and Aisha Hinds (Underground, The Hate U Give).

Behind Her faith is executive produced by Jay Ellis (HBO’s Insecure) and created by Paula Bryant-Ellis.

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.