Taraji P. Henson to Lead Adaptation of 50 Cent’s Novel ‘The Accomplice’ at Peacock

Taraji P. Henson will lead a television adaptation of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s novel “The Accomplice,” TheWrap has learned.

The mystery drama series is in development at Peacock with Universal Studio Group, but no writer or showrunner has been attached to the project. Jackson co-wrote the best-selling novel of the same name with Aaron Phillip Clark.

Jackson will executive produce the project under G-Unit Films and Television, and Henson will serve as an EP with her production company Tph Entertainment. The rapper teased the project and Henson’s casting in an interview with “The Breakfast Club” in October.

“The Accomplice” follows Nia Adams (Henson), a fearless Texas Ranger on the…