Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge, Norris sets out to create her own salon -- even snagging a few of Jorge's employees and clients. Now, Jorge will do anything to shut her down.
Acting
Queen Latifah's effortless warmth carries the whole thing.
Writing
Barbershop spin-off that actually understands women's spaces.
Costume
Early aughts salon fashion is unintentionally iconic now.
Director
Bille Woodruff
Queen Latifah
Gina Norris
Alicia Silverstone
Lynn
Andie MacDowell
Terri
Alfre Woodard
Ms. Josephine
Mena Suvari
Joanne
Della Reese
Mrs. Towner
Kevin Bacon
Jorge
Djimon Hounsou
Joe
Golden Brooks
Chanel
Laura Hayes
Paulette
Paige Hurd
Vanessa
Lil J.J.
Willie
LisaRaye McCoy
Rochelle
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Darnelle
Sherri Shepherd
Ida
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was planned as a Barbershop spin-off trilogy starter, but Ice Cube's franchise stalled out while Queen Latifah's star kept rising.
The salon as Black women's public sphere — Gina's shop explicitly creates space for interracial class solidarity that Barbershop's masculine spaces rarely attempted.
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