Filming has wrapped for the billiards TV series 'Grace the Table' in Clinton, North Carolina, after two weeks of production featuring top players sharing stories over meals. Hosted by Allison Fisher, the show—which previously announced a partnership with Bright Leaf Hot Dogs—includes local ties and is set to air this fall.
Following the February announcement of production starting in Clinton, the series 'Grace the Table' completed filming last month in a 17,000-square-foot former Winn-Dixie building in Sampson County, about 45 minutes east of Fayetteville.
Hosted by Allison Fisher ('The Duchess of Doom'), a former world No. 1 now running a pool academy in Charlotte, the show revisits legendary guests like Jeanette Lee ('The Black Widow'), Ewa Mataya Laurance ('The Striking Viking'), Mike Sigel (Hall of Famer and The Color of Money advisor), and Earl Strickland (three-time world champion)—as previously noted—discussing lives and careers over shared meals, including Bright Leaf Red Hots, a favorite of Strickland from his Roseboro upbringing.
Fisher shared in a Just Do GOOD Entertainment release: "Billiards has given me a lifelong passion, and with ‘Grace the Table,’ I get to celebrate the players who’ve defined it. Sharing great food and even better stories with these icons is an experience I’m thrilled to bring to audiences everywhere."
Executive producer Monty Hobbs of Dirty Laundry Picture Company, a Roseboro native, drew from local spots like Little Reno Billiards in Fayetteville. He told reporters on March 9: "I’ll always have a spot in my heart for that." On set, producers served Red Hots, with Hobbs adding: "Producing a show with legends in the sport, talking about their lives while indulging in the food from their childhood that provides comfort is everything that I could ask for."
A distribution partner is secured (details pending), with promotion planned, including Las Vegas appearances next week at a billiards convention during ASD Market Week.
