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T2 WHATS UP! June 28 - July 4, 2020 BY AMELIA ELLIS TV Media A fter the first season's finale ended with a long-lost father falling to his death, audiences have been waiting for the ab- surdist comedy "Black Monday" to return and clarify all of our unanswered questions. Though we were able to get some satis- faction earlier this year, Season 2 came to a screeching halt thanks to COVID-19 slowing down production. Fortunately for viewers, the remainder of the 10-episode season premieres Sunday, June 28, on Showtime. On Oct. 19, 1987, Wall Street saw its worst stock market crash in history. No one is sure exactly why it happened, but creators of the "Black Monday" series, Jor- dan Cahan ("Marry Me") and David Caspe ("That's My Boy," 2012), have proved that they can make a spectacle out of it. With a colorful and complex cast of characters, the first sea- son was a look at the year lead- ing up to the infamous crash. Audiences kept up with veteran stockbroker Maurice "Mo" Monroe (Don Cheadle, "Aveng- ers: Endgame," 2019) and his at- tempt to buy out his very rich fi- ancée's jean company. We also witnessed Dawn Darcy (Regina Hall, "Shaft," 2019) struggle to earn workplace respect despite being the most capable employ- ee, and, of course, the survival of aspiring broker Blair Pfaff (An- drew Rannells, "A Simple Fa- vor," 2018), whose MBA thesis and intellect are being used for underhanded business deals, unbeknownst to him. This season, a betrayed Mo has been knocked from his throne. After his apprentice, Blair, discovered that Mo had been using him since the day they met on the trading floor, Blair and Dawn plotted to have him fired. But now, Mo is back. He's sporting a new hairstyle and avoiding prosecution for the crimes he committed back in Season 1. Meanwhile, Dawn and Blair have some demons of their own to battle. Dawn con- tinues to fight for respect in her field, despite owning her own brokerage firm. She is also Don Cheadle stars in "Black Monday" Higher stakes continued on page T10 TV FEATURE