Allison Fisher hosts new billiards series 'Grace the Table'

The new unscripted series premieres nationally Oct. 2 on UP Faith & Family, The Roku Channel and Prime Video, featuring Allison Fisher and some of billiards’ biggest names in relaxed kitchen-table conversations. Filmed in Southeastern North Carolina, the show mixes pool, heritage, food and personal storytelling, with a Wilmington red-carpet screening set for Oct. 10.

Why it matters: - “Grace the Table” puts some of professional pool’s most recognizable figures in a setting built for personal storytelling, not competition. - The series aims to widen the lens on billiards by focusing on heritage, family influence, food and friendship. - Allison Fisher also shares a deeply personal part of her life on camera for the first time.

What happened: - “Grace the Table” premieres nationally on Friday, Oct. 2, on UP Faith & Family, The Roku Channel and Prime Video. - Allison Fisher hosts the unscripted series. - Fisher is known as the “Duchess of Doom” and is widely regarded as one of the greatest pool players of all time. - Fisher holds the record for the most consecutive professional tournament victories, with eight straight major titles across the 2000 and 2001 seasons. - The show is filmed in Southeastern North Carolina. - A red-carpet screening is scheduled in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday, Oct. 10. - Tickets for the Wilmington screening are on sale through the event link in the announcement.

The details: - Each episode places a pool legend in a relaxed kitchen setting for a meal and a conversation about life beyond the table. - The series focuses on the stories behind the players, including where they came from, who influenced them and the moments that shaped them on and off the table. - Guests include Earl “The Pearl” Strickland, who has won more than 100 championships and is an Eastern North Carolina native. - Guests include Jeanette “The Black Widow” Lee, one of the sport’s most recognizable figures. - Guests include Ewa “The Striking Viking” Mataya Laurance, a WPBA Hall of Famer. - The show draws on the South’s history of pool halls as community spaces and pairs that with the tradition of gathering around a kitchen table. - Dirty Laundry Picture Company, based in North Carolina, created and produced the series. - Monty Hobbs founded Dirty Laundry Picture Company and serves as the series creator and producer. - Hobbs’ work has earned Silver and Bronze Telly Awards, a Silver Davey Award and an IMPACT DOCS Award of Excellence. - Hobbs has worked with Erik Estrada, Russell Crowe, Gloria Gaynor and the late Burt Reynolds. - Dirty Laundry Picture Company is building a slate of Southern-rooted television and film focused on American culture, personalities, food, sport and heritage.

Between the lines: - The series uses a familiar sports-celebrity format but shifts the emphasis from competition to identity and memory. - Allison Fisher’s role gives the project credibility with pool fans while the kitchen-table setting broadens its appeal beyond the sport. - The Southern framing is doing double duty: it anchors the show’s visual style and reinforces Dirty Laundry Picture Company’s brand identity. - Hobbs is positioning the series as character-driven rather than trophy-driven, which suggests the audience target extends beyond billiards enthusiasts.

What's next: - Viewers can stream the series starting Oct. 2 on the three announced platforms. - Cast and filmmakers will gather in Wilmington on Oct. 10 for the red-carpet screening. - Dirty Laundry Picture Company appears set to keep building projects around Southern culture and American personalities.

The bottom line: - “Grace the Table” turns billiards legends into storytellers and uses a Southern kitchen table to reframe a sport built on swagger, rivalry and legacy.