Chad Michael Murray | Star

• Genre: Musical drama
• Created by: Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy
• Starring : Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady, Ryan Destiny, Amiyah Scott, Quincy Brown, Benjamin Bratt, Miss Lawrence, Luke James, Michael Michele, Stephen Dorff, Lance Gross, Brandy Norwood, William Levy, Matthew Noszka
• Composer: James S. Levine
• No. of seasons: 3
• No. of episodes: 48
• Executive producers: Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy, Pamela Oas Williams, Effie Brown, Karin Gist, Jason Richman
• Producer: Michelle Fowler
• Production locations: Atlanta, Georgia
• Cinematography: Rodney Taylor
• Editor: Joe Leonard
• Running time: 43 minutes
• Production companies: Lee Daniels Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television
• Network: Fox
• Release: December 14, 2016 – May 8, 2019

Star Davis, an 18-year-old orphan, leaves her foster home to save her younger sister Simone Davis, who Star has been separated from since their mother's death, from physical and sexual abuse at her foster home. While escaping the tragedy, Star finds muse in a singer/songwriter, Alexandra Crane, a New York resident who lives in her celebrity father's shadow. Star offers Alex a proposal to escape and leave town with them to become a singing group. They move to Atlanta, Georgia and seek refuge in a surrogate godmother, Carlotta Brown, who is a close friend and singing partner of Star and Simone's mother. Carlotta made a promise to look after the girls after their mother's death and would protect them. She persuades the girls to work to make ends meet and isn't enthusiastic about the girls chasing their dreams; instead, she wants them to attend and be active in church. Finding odds to make their endeavors come true, they struggled to get a record deal and found hope in a music producer, Jahil Rivera, who took a chance on them. Within months, developing themselves as rising new artists in Atlanta, gaining the name of the group "Big Trouble", they face new troubles in their relationships with each other and with their pasts coming back to haunt them. However, they escape the many problems of their past and begin to succeed in gaining recognition. 'Big Trouble' soon won notable competitions, which led to a major record deal. The girls eventually sign with a record label, Midtown Sound, as a favor from The Lyon Family of Empire Entertainment and soon begin their journey as professional R&B/Pop artists TAKE 3. Subsequently, they learn that the music industry is hard to navigate as they sacrifice a lot to stay on top and relevant while they tour with the labels' other artist and find themselves at constant war with each other take 3 end up getting really big.

"A Family Affair"

A shocking discovery makes Star take family a little more seriously.

"All Falls Down"

Carlotta gets a celebrity host for Gravity Media's Snowball event.

"Ante Up"

In an effort to boost ticket sales, Mateo brings on controversial rapper Lil Dini, who clashes with Take 3. Star and Noah confide in each other about their relationship issues and Simone is put in a sticky situation when Jackson is cast as her co-star in a movie. Meanwhile, Derek's keeping a secret, Cotton's suspicions about Cassie grow and Xander pushes Cassie to find the rat in her organization.

"Karma"

Gravity Media recruits social media influencer Chloe David to attract more attention to Carlotta's festival, but Take 3's plan to hijack attention to their album doesn't go as planned. Cassie's relationship with Xander gets more complicated and Star must face her fears in order to build her family with Jax. Meanwhile, Detective Montero puts Derek in a dangerous position that could cost him everything.

"Roots and Wings"

Carlotta returns to Gravity Records, but finds out a lot has changed. Star meets Jackson's mother, Becky, and makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, Simone asks Nina for help when Angel returns in an unlikely way; Alex, still reeling from her fight with Derek, struggles with writing her own music; and Noah becomes dangerously paranoid and enlists his father, Bobby, as his new manager. Then, Cassie and Carlotta take steps towards making amends and Carlotta finds healing in confronting her father, Calvin.

"Zion"

Carlotta does what she can to make the Rhythm and Bells Festival a success. However, challenges arise when Star ends up in a legal bind, Alex makes a major career move, Simone is hiding a secret and Cassie gets out of jail seeking revenge. Meanwhile, Derek and Ruby volunteer at the shelter, where Ruby comes face-to-face with the man who attacked her. Then, tempers flare as Carlotta and Cassie's father, Calvin, shows up unexpectedly.

"When Stars Fall"

Star puts everything she worked for in jeopardy after giving birth, while Simone fights for her family.

"The Reckoning"

Under Mateo's hand, Gravity Media's finances are in the gutter and the team must pull off a successful ASA party to get back in the game. Carlotta returns and jumps right back into cleaning up everyone's mess. Cassie closes in on Xander and digs into the past, after her father's bombshell. Meanwhile, Simone watches over Star as Noah wrestles with his demons, and Alex and GiGi's rivalry takes a new turn.