‘Games People Play’ — PICS

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April 23, 2019 8:12PM EDT

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‘Games People Play’ — Jackie Long, Karen Obilom, Executive Producer Tracey Edmonds and Sarunas Jackson from BET’s “Games People Play” poses for a portrait at PMC Studios on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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‘Games People Play’ — Jackie Long, Karen Obilom and Sarunas Jackson from BET’s “Games People Play” poses for a portrait at PMC Studios on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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‘Games People Play’ — Jackie Long, Karen Obilom and Sarunas Jackson from BET’s “Games People Play” poses for a portrait at PMC Studios on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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Games People Play — ‘Games People Play’ is a hot new BET drama series based on Angela Burt-Murray’s page-turning book, ‘Games Divas Play.’ The show focuses on power couple Marques and Vanessa King, played by Sarunas J. Jackson and Lauren London. Marques is a top basketball player who can’t resist temptation and ends up cheating on his wife with social media star, Laila James, who’s played by Parker McKenna Posey. The plot thickens as Marques’ best friend Kareem (Jackie Long) – who is blinded by money – betrays him. Let’s not forget Vanessa’s BFF Nia (Karen Obilom) who just happens to be a snooping tabloid journalist. Throw in sex and crime and you have the perfect combination for must-see TV. We’ve pulled together some of the best pics from the show’s premiere. As you can see, ‘Games People Play’ promises to be jam-packed with fame, sex and money – all the ingredients for a sizzling prime time thriller that will become your next guilty pleasure.

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Games People Play — Lauren London’s Vanessa King looks on stone-faced during a press conference. Standing behind her is her on-screen husband Marques, played by Sarunas J. Jackson.

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Games People Play — Parker McKenna Posey plays social media star Laila James who catches Marques’ eye. The actress is a former child star who appeared in the sitcom ‘My Wife & Kids.’

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Games People Play — Karen Obilom plays tabloid journalist Nia Bullock. Pictured here with her on-screen assistant MJ (Kendall Kyndall), she is Vanessa King’s BFF.

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Games People Play — Karen Obilom as Nia in BET’s drama ‘Games People Play.’ The actress plays a journalist on the rise.

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Games People Play — Lauren London as Vanessa King in BET’s ‘Games People Play.’ The show is based on the book, ‘Games Divas Play.’

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Games People Play — Parker McKenna Posey as Laila James in ‘Games People Play.’ Her character falls for the pro-ball player Marques King.

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Games People Play — Karen Obilom on the set of BET’s show, ‘Games People Play.’ Tracey Edmonds is an executive producer on the thriller.

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Games People Play — Vanessa (Lauren) and Marques King (Sarunas) talk to the cops during the first episode of ‘Games People Play.’ The basketball player is trying to explain how he got that big black eye.

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Games People Play — Nia (Karen) with her editor-in-chief boss who is hell-bent on firing her. Instead, she receives some welcome good news after securing a scoop.

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Games People Play — The dead body of a mystery call is featured in the premiere episode of ‘Games People Play.’ The drama is full of sex, money and crime.

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Games People Play — Jackie Long stars are Kareem Johnson in BET’s ‘Games People Play.’ He plays Marques’ money-hungry best friend and assistant.

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Games People Play — Marques (Sarunas) confronts Kareem (Jackie) in the premiere episode of ‘Games People Play.’ The tense scene hints at the drama that is to follow.

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Games People Play — Laila James (Parker) is all smiles. The wannabe video vixen plans to profit from her affair with Marques.

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