Dirty Laundry Picture Company’s Southern-rooted series about heritage, food, and friendship premieres nationally Oct. 2.
Professional pool’s biggest stars are used to controlling the felt under bright arena lights. In “Grace the Table”, they move to a different kind of table, sharing personal stories about life, ambition, and what happens away from the game.
Allison Fisher—known as the “Duchess of Doom” and considered one of the greatest pool players ever—hosts this new unscripted series, which launches nationally on Friday, Oct. 2, on UP Faith & Family , The Roku Channel, and Prime Video. Fisher holds the record for the most consecutive professional tournament victories, having won eight straight major titles during the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Throughout the series, she reveals a deeply personal aspect of her life that she has never discussed publicly before, offering a rare window into something she has quietly kept to herself until now.
In each episode, a legend of the sport sits down in a relaxed kitchen environment to share a meal and the stories behind their reputation. Pool is what brings them together, but the series truly revolves around heritage, food, friendship, and the people who helped shape them. Guests discuss their origins, the individuals who influenced their lives, and the defining moments both on and off the table.
Guests include:
Earl “The Pearl” Strickland, who has won more than 100 championships and is a native of Eastern North Carolina
Jeanette “The Black Widow” Lee, one of the sport’s most recognizable figures
Ewa “The Striking Viking” Mataya Laurance, a WPBA Hall of Famer
Host Allison Fisher said the show gives audiences a fresh perspective on the sport and the people behind it: “Grace the Table is a chance to see billiards from a completely different point of view. We’ve spent so much of our lives competing against one another, and now we get to sit down, share a meal, laugh, reminisce, and celebrate the journeys that brought us here. It’s really a trip down memory lane, and I think that’s what makes the series so special.”
Shot in Southeastern, N.C., “Grace the Table” taps into the South’s long history of pool halls functioning as community hubs and pairs it with another Southern custom: gathering around the kitchen table.
“Grace the Table” was created and produced by Monty Hobbs, founder of Wilmington-based Dirty Laundry Picture Company. Hobbs’ productions have earned multiple honors for television and documentary storytelling, including Silver and Bronze Telly Awards, a Silver Davey Award, and an IMPACT DOCS Award of Excellence. Hobbs has collaborated with well-known entertainment personalities such as Erik Estrada, Russell Crowe, Gloria Gaynor, and the late Burt Reynolds, building a portfolio focused on character-driven narratives, Southern culture, resilience, heritage, and distinctly American characters.
“Everyone recognizes these legends for what they accomplished with a pool cue. I wanted America to meet the people behind those championships,” said Hobbs. “There is something special about sitting around a Southern kitchen table that almost guides the conversations; the walls come down, the stories start flowing, and the memories are made. Allison was the perfect person to bring some of the biggest names in professional pool together to swap their pool cues for place settings. And when Billiard’s Royalty brings players together over their favorite meals to relive classic moments…there’s only one thing left to do…Grace the Table.”
After the national premiere, cast members and filmmakers will mark the series with a red carpet screening in Wilmington, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 10. Tickets on sale here.
“Grace the Table” premieres Friday, Oct. 2, on UP Faith & Family, The Roku Channel, and Prime Video.
About Dirty Laundry Picture Company
The series aligns with Dirty Laundry Picture Company’s direction, as it develops a slate of Southern-rooted, character-driven television and film focused on American culture, personalities, food, sport, and heritage. Dirty Laundry Picture Company is a production company based in North Carolina.
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