The forthcoming Netflix series Black Rabbit stars Jude Law and Jason Bateman as the brothers behind a white-hot restaurant and VIP lounge in New York City. If that premise isn’t enticing enough, the show will also get a heavy dose of glamour via RAYE, who will appear in an episode of the show playing herself while performing the show’s titular establishment. Billboard is premiering exclusive images from her appearance on the show.
In tandem with the news, RAYE has released a cover of “What a Difference a Day Makes,” a beloved standard whose 1959 recording by Dinah Washington won a Grammy for best rhythm & blues performance. RAYE’s take on the song is out now.
Premiering on the streamer Sept. 18, Black Rabbit is a limited series with a premise that follows “the owner of the hottest restaurant in New York” (Law) who allows his troubled brother (Bateman) to return to the family business, a move that “opens the door to old traumas and new dangers that threaten to bring down everything they’ve built.”
Directors of the eight-episode series include Bateman, Laura Linney, Ben Semanoff and Justin Kurzel.
Raye as Self in Black Rabbit.
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“I am very grateful to Netflix and the Black Rabbit team for inviting me to be a little part of this series,” says RAYE. “To Miss Laura Linney for having me, it was such a privilege to play a teeny tiny part under your vision. Reading my very first ever ‘on screen’ lines, whilst staring into Jason Bateman’s eyes is a life experience I will never forget, hahahah!
“Regarding the music,” she continues, “I’m absolutely head over heels in love with Dinah Washington, who sang the version of this song I am most in love with. It’s always tough to cover a song sung by the irreplaceable inimitable voices of the jazz age but I hope my love of the song shines through.”
(L to R) Raye as Self, Sope Dirisu as Wes in Black Rabbit.
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