TREY HALEY - TRIDESTENED STUDIOS

TREY HALEY - TRIDESTENED STUDIOS

Author: Hilliard Guess December 8, 2025 Duration: 1:52:31

In this ep, Hilliard interviews director/producer TREY HALEY the President/Partner at Tri Destined Studios where he is responsible for the implementation of all productions within the company. Toward the end of the ep, Kareem Grimes actor/star on the hit series ALL AMERICAN dropped in to hang with us to give Trey his flowers.


Trey, a passionate filmmaker with a diverse breadth and sensibility, has directed and produced a variety of genres. He serves as one of the Executive Producers and the Lead Director for the following TV Shows:


-The hit Crime Drama ‘Carl Webers The Family Business’ who's cast includes Ernie Hudson, Valarie Pettiford, Darrin DeWitt Henson, Tami Roman and Javicia Leslie, recently wrapped its sixth season on BET+ and is currently streaming. Seasons 1-4 streamed on Netflix where the show climbed as high as #6 on its first two weeks on the platform.

Season 6 recently landed #1 on Amazon Primes subscription shows.


-The Family Business: New Orleans’ which is a spinoff of the 'The Family Business' stars Brandon T. Jackson, Lela Rochon, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Pooch Hall, Quincy Brown and David Banner. It premiered January 2025.


-The Black Hamptons’ which stars Lamman Rucker, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Elise Neal, Brian White, Karon Joseph, Mike Merrill, Jennifer Freeman, and Blac Chyna. The show received an NAACP nomination for Best Limited Series in 2023.


-Trey also recently Directed , ‘Deb is Boss’ starring Lil Mama, which is loosely based on the life of famed music manager Deb Anteny. Foxxhole Productions Datari Turner and Jamie Foxx are EP’s w Deb Anteny and Tri Destined Studios ND Brown Jones. It's set to be released top of 2026 by AllBlk/WeTV.


Other recent movies include the sexy murder mystery ‘Love Mary Kill’ starring Monique Coleman and Skye Blac and the holiday roller-skating movie ‘Rolling Into Christmas’ starring Rhyon Nicole Brown.


Trey also conducts filmmaking master classes where he integrates hands-on learning to address the creative, technical and business aspects of film and television.


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