TV Treatment — Girls Cruise (VH1) Pickup Episodes

Pickup-episode treatment and scene breakdown written by Shannon J. Love for VH1's Girls Cruise. Builds three intersecting storylines — for Lil Kim, Mya, and Chilli — that converge on group bonding, personal breakthroughs, and the collective turn-up.

If a group of seven misfit castaways on a three-hour tour gone horribly wrong make memorable television, then a pioneering music-industry maven, her two best friends, a 90s sensation who's forgotten how to have fun, a publicly mischaracterized perfectionist diva, and two trending starlets — all together — set every expectation for this Girls Cruise to exceed epic.

"A" Story — Kim · No Time to Go Awwf (All Women Winning Fearlessly) Lil Kim's life is vibrating with kinetic momentum on the verge of her biggest album release yet — new album meetings, promo planning, management, A-list invites, a fresh social-media campaign rollout, and her most important release of all: Royal Reign at four years old. A mogul-to-mogul call with Diddy lands a pivotal question: who's on your team? Challenge: feeling accomplished, but not finished.

"B" Story — Mya · Fallen From View Years of grunt work pay off in a Grammy nomination for the former-major-label-turned-independent artist. When her manager pitches a male-artist remake of one of her classic songs, Mya pushes back — old patterns die hard. Reflecting on her Lady Marmalade days with Lil Kim, an invitation from Kim arrives right on time. Challenge: standing in solidarity and sisterhood to set the record straight.

"C" Story — Chilli · Keeping It Chilli With TLC less active and her son Tron fully grown, Chilli has settled into a tuned-down mom mode. A studio session with Tron proves she isn't quite cut out for the back seat. A call from T-Boz — who has dropped out of Kim's gathering — passes the invitation to Chilli, who jumps at the chance to spend real time with Kim. Challenge: breaking out of her comfort zone, letting go of always being in control, and finding her purpose.

Pickup Shoots — Scene Breakdown (May 20, 2019)

#	Scene	Location	Description
1A	Kim Day In The Life (Morning Routine)	INT — Kim's Home / Home Base, Day	Kim being a regular mom with Royal Reign at four years old. Kim and her mom walk through a potential daycare; Kim explains her daughter is her first priority — no matter what else is up in the air or on fire.
2	eOne Vs 4'10": I Know You See My Name	INT — NYC, Day	Kim and the label.
3	The Naked Truth	INT — Meeting / Call With Diddy, Day	Kim feels big things ahead — last time she felt this way she was at the front of Junior M.A.F.I.A. with Biggie. Diddy encourages her to focus on assembling her team and to start there with the label disconnect.
4	Mya In Studio With Engineer	INT — Washington, D.C., Day	Mya works on new tracks — interrupted first by her manager pitching a male-singer remake, then by a phone call from Lil Kim seeking record-label insight.
5	Mya In Studio With Manager	INT — Washington, D.C., Day	Mya's manager raises the collaboration she's less than thrilled by — for personal reasons.
6	Mya In Studio On Phone With Kim	INT — Day	The invitation lands.
7	Chilli Day In The Life With Tron	INT — Day	Mom mode meets manager mode.
8	Chilli At Home On Phone With Kim	INT — Day	T-Boz hands the invitation off.
9	Chilli Visits The Studio With Tron	INT — Day	Chilli, off the back seat.

Cast: Kim · Mya · Chilli · Kim's Manager · Kim's Mom · Mya's Manager · Tron · T-Boz · Royal Reign.