{"id":1998039,"date":"2025-09-05T00:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1998039"},"modified":"2025-09-05T00:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:27:59","slug":"3-blind-mice-pilot-by-baltimore-native-draws-attention-to-citys-black-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/3-blind-mice-pilot-by-baltimore-native-draws-attention-to-citys-black-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20183 Blind Mice\u2019 pilot by Baltimore native draws attention to city\u2019s Black culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Years after beginning her own acting career, starring in HBO shows \u201cThe Wire,\u201d \u201cWe Own This City\u201d and \u201cThe Deuce,\u201d Imani Nia Robinson has created her own show that makes her, and Baltimore, one of its main characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pilot episode for \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XA33KfqMA8c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:3 Blind Mice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">3 Blind Mice<\/a>\u201d was posted on YouTube on Aug.4 and was viewed 35,000 times in less than a month, while the trailer for the show received 495,000 views within the same period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series, created, written by and starring Robinson, focuses on a group of three college-age Black women in Baltimore finding themselves, emotionally and socially, within the city. The pilot was originally filmed within five days in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Coppin State University, which is the setting of a fictional HBCU in the show, and OK Natural Food Store in Belvedere are used as filming locations in the pilot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robinson said she created \u201c3 Blind Mice\u201d so she could show off Baltimore while giving herself, and other actors, a chance to shine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI grew up when Disney Channel was at its prime and I loved \u2018That\u2019s So Raven\u2019 and I always wanted to have my own show,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cI love Baltimore city so much and I want to showcase the city in a beautiful light. I love the 90s so much and I wanted to bring that 90s nostalgia within the series as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robinson has pitched the show to multiple television networks, although none have picked it up yet. Robinson and her executive producer, Noni Robinson, decided to produce the show themselves after setbacks like COVID-19, the Writers Guild of America strike in 2023 and networks refusing to pick up the show for production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robinson said the idea for the show developed over multiple iterations since she was in high school, beginning as the \u201cCocoa Cream Show\u201d before becoming \u201cColor Blind\u201d and finally \u201c3 Blind Mice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robinson plays Naeemah, a Black woman adopted and raised by white people, who struggles to fit in with the Black community and transfers colleges to a Baltimore school to find her black identity. The show takes inspiration from 90s nostalgia and TV shows, like \u201cA Different World,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although Robinson does not relate to Naeemah\u2019s adopted status, she did base some of her soul-searching on experiences she had while growing up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI did grow up in predominantly Black neighborhoods in Baltimore and ironically I went to predominately white schools in Baltimore,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cOftentimes I was the only black girl in my class. Just navigating that and trying to figure out as a young Black woman at the time and finding my voice and finding my tribe. All of that helped with that backstory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the pilot, Naeemah moves in with her two twentysomething roommates. Muffin, played by Crystal T. Johnson, is a struggling law school student, and Brittanie, played by Natasha M. Gallop, is finding her financial independence after being cut off by her parents. Robinson said she aimed to cover multiple facets of the Black experience rather than a singular point of view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou\u2019re going to experience these women as they\u2019re growing and dealing with adulthood in their 20s, so it\u2019s going to be really exciting,\u201d she said. \u201cBaltimore will help shape who they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With the recent virality and media coverage of \u201c3 Blind Mice,\u201d Robinson said preproduction begins soon, with her team starting a writer\u2019s room for the show in December. Filming and production are planned to take place in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the attention on \u201c3 Blind Mice\u201d increases and preproduction begins, Robinson said she is thankful for the love Baltimore has shown the show online and in person. She hopes to work more as an actor and bring more of her ideas to life behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m really hoping that, because \u20183 Blind Mice\u2019 has gotten the attention of people that respect the work that they will stick with my other projects too,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cI really want to create stories for people whose voices aren\u2019t really heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Have a news tip? Contact Chevall Pryce at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/mailto:cpryce@baltsun.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:cpryce@baltsun.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cpryce@baltsun.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years after beginning her own acting career, starring in HBO shows \u201cThe Wire,\u201d \u201cWe Own This City\u201d and \u201cThe Deuce,\u201d Imani Nia Robinson has created her own show that makes her, and Baltimore, one of its main characters. 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