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Jasmine Cephas Jones takes center stage in the Starz series revival of Blindspotting.
Unlike the 2018 film of the same name, which centered on Daveed Diggs as a parolee attempting to avoid recidivism, this series follows Jones’ Ashley, a struggling mom navigating the prison system after her boyfriend and child’s father goes to jail. Jones says the series shares a point-of-view not often seen on the screen.
“We’ve seen this subject a lot in TV and movies, but it’s usually dealing with the prisoner inside,” Jones tells ABC Audio. “And so, it was really important for us to have this female point-of-view that is outside