set up at CBS last year <\/a>with Barris and Mike Epps attached to star. <\/p>\n\n\tKaplan and Winfrey executive produced together the 2023 Hulu series Black Cake. <\/p>\n
\n\tBrooks, an Oscar nominee for The Color Purple, recently starred opposite John Cena in Season 2 of HBO Max\u2019s Peacemaker, earning a 2026 Critics Choice Award nomination. In features, the Orange Is the New Black alumna stars in the indie If I Go, Will They Miss Me, which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. She also starred opposite Jack Black and Jason Momoa in A Minecraft Movie and voiced Kitty Kat in The Bad Buys 2. She is repped by CAA and Jill McGrath at Door 24.<\/p>\n
\n\tHarlem native Wilson is a James Beard Award\u2013nominated chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur whose flagship Melba\u2019s Restaurant has expanded to multiple locations including Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, and Newark\u2019s Prudential Center. She is also a media personality, author, and philanthropist. Wilson is repped by Paradigm.<\/p>\n
\n\tBarris, creator\/executive producer of ABC\u2019s Emmy-nominated comedy black-ish and its offshoots, has Diarra From Detroit, which is returning for a second season on Paramount+. He also recently executive produced The Vince Staples Show for Netflix and produced the Amazon sports comedy movie The Underdoggs. Khalabo Ink Society\u2019s development slate includes Get Lite starring Storm Reid, which would mark Teyana Taylor\u2019s feature directorial debut; a Richard Pryor limited bio series; a remake of It\u2019s A Wonderful Life; a documentary on the life and career of rapper Chief Keef; and a feature starring viral comedian Druski based on his recent original short The Diggers. Barris is repped by WME, LBI Entertainment and Yorn Levine Barnes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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