BET is set to launch its first original scripted series, a comedy from The Bernie Mac Show executive producers Pete Aronson and Warren Hutcherson that is based on writer-director Hadjii's indie film Somebodies.
The network also has greenlighted an animated sketch comedy series titled Bufu from Orlando Jones (MadTV) and Ali LeRoi (Everybody Hates Chris) and another animated series from Will Smith and James Lassiter's Overbrook Entertainment. All three shows are part of a slate of primetime originals announced Wednesday by BET chairman and CEO Debra Lee and president of entertainment Reginald Hudlin at the network's upfront presentation to advertisers at New York's Manhattan Center Studios.
Lee noted that BET is making its "biggest investment ever in original programming and digital entertainment," while Hudlin pointed to the diversity of the slate, which also includes reality and biography, sports and inspirational-themed series.
"We've never had as diverse an array of original programming all dedicated to black culture," he said in an interview. "Almost every category of television show is represented on our slate this year."
Somebodies, which is premiering in the fall, is set in Athens, Ga., and focuses on a group of black slackers as they transition from college to career.
The network also has greenlighted an animated sketch comedy series titled Bufu from Orlando Jones (MadTV) and Ali LeRoi (Everybody Hates Chris) and another animated series from Will Smith and James Lassiter's Overbrook Entertainment. All three shows are part of a slate of primetime originals announced Wednesday by BET chairman and CEO Debra Lee and president of entertainment Reginald Hudlin at the network's upfront presentation to advertisers at New York's Manhattan Center Studios.
Lee noted that BET is making its "biggest investment ever in original programming and digital entertainment," while Hudlin pointed to the diversity of the slate, which also includes reality and biography, sports and inspirational-themed series.
"We've never had as diverse an array of original programming all dedicated to black culture," he said in an interview. "Almost every category of television show is represented on our slate this year."
Somebodies, which is premiering in the fall, is set in Athens, Ga., and focuses on a group of black slackers as they transition from college to career.
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