{"id":2313220,"date":"2026-03-05T02:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2313220"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:03:27","slug":"benny-boom-will-direct-new-music-drama-called-greenlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/benny-boom-will-direct-new-music-drama-called-greenlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Benny Boom Will Direct New Music Drama Called &#8216;Greenlight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<section class=\"ione-key-points\">\n<ul>\n<li>The show&#8217;s plot will be told across two timelines, with the story beginning in South Central Los Angeles, detailing how a young Nico&#8217;s talent is &#8220;shaped by family loss, a fractured home life, and the looming influence of local street figures,&#8221;\u00a0Deadline\u00a0reports. <\/li>\n<li>Executive producer Manny Halley, who will be producing the show under his Manny Halley Productions banner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johnny Nunez \/ Benny Boom <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Need another music drama in your life after <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopwired.com\/tag\/empire-tv-show\/\" id=\"597389027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Empir<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopwired.com\/tag\/empire-tv-show\/\" id=\"597389027\">e<\/a><\/em>, well legendary music video producer, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopwired.com\/tag\/benny-boom\/\" id=\"597381369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benny Boom<\/a> (<em>All Eyez On Me<\/em>), and writer Terence Paul Winter\u00a0(<em>The Rookie<\/em>) got you. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/benny-boom-terence-paul-winter-teaming-greenlight-1236742734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Deadline<\/em> exclusively reports<\/a> that Boom will direct a new music drama called <em>Greenlight,<\/em> and<em> <\/em>Winter will be handling the script. <\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Deadline<\/em>, <em>Greenlight\u00a0<\/em>\u201cfollows gifted young rapper Nico Jones as he navigates ambition, identity, and the dangerous pull of his surroundings.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-ione-newsletter-sign-up ione-block wp-block-ione-newsletter-sign-up--theme-in-content wp-block-ione-newsletter-sign-up--text-dark wp-block-ione-newsletter-sign-up--align-left\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ione-newsletter-sign-up__container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-ione-newsletter-sign-up__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLove Hip-Hop Wired? Get more! Join the Hip-Hop Wired Newsletter\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-ione-newsletter-sign-up__privacy\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe care about your data. See our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urban1.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">privacy policy<\/a>.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">The show\u2019s plot will be told across two timelines, with the story beginning in South Central Los Angeles, detailing how a young Nico\u2019s talent is \u201cshaped by family loss, a fractured home life, and the looming influence of local street figures,<\/span><em>\u201d\u00a0Deadline\u00a0<\/em>reports. <\/p>\n<p>As a child, Nico\u2019s talent stands out, but his environment could derail his dreams by defining him. <\/p>\n<p>The show also flashes to the present day, and Nico is now 20, but he is still in the projects and is on the verge of breaking as a rapper. <\/p>\n<p>Per <em>Deadline<\/em>: <\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0A single night changes his trajectory, blurring the line between artist and persona as others begin to shape his image for their own gain. When his music unexpectedly ignites attention, Nico is forced to confront who he\u2019s becoming, and whether success is worth the cost.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Executive producer Manny Halley, who will be producing the show under his Manny Halley Productions banner, spoke with <em>Deadline about the show,<\/em> telling the website:<\/p>\n<p><em>Greenlight\u00a0is a bold, emotionally charged story about ambition and the cost of chasing a dream. Benny Boom is an incredible visionary, shaping stories that feel immediate, layered, and unforgettable. Bringing this project to life alongside Coach and P has been extremely rewarding, and I\u2019m eager for audiences to see it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sounds promising, we shall see if this show pops off.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ione-ve-expanded\" class=\"ione-ve\">\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source hiphopwired.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The show&#8217;s plot will be told across two timelines, with the story beginning in South Central Los Angeles, detailing how a young Nico&#8217;s talent is &#8220;shaped by family loss, a fractured home life, and the looming influence of local street figures,&#8221;\u00a0Deadline\u00a0reports. 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