EXCLUSIVE: Actress, writer, and producer Diarra Kilpatrick has signed an overall deal with BET for its BET Studios division.
As part of the deal, BET+ ordered 8 episodes of the straight-to-series project Diarra From Detroit. Each 1-hour episode of the dark comedy follows a divorcing schoolteacher with an acerbic sense of humor who refuses to believe she’s been ghosted by her rebound Tinder date.
Her search for the missing man pulls her into a decades-old mystery involving the Detroit underworld. Production is currently wrapping up on Diarra From Detroit, which is slated to premiere later in 2023. “We are so excited to partner with Diarra.
She represents the next generation of content creators, boldly embracing the role of a multi-hyphenate as a writer, actress, and producer,” said Aisha Summers Burke, Executive Vice President, and General Manager, BET Studios. “With a unique and authentic voice, Diarra’s storytelling is fearless, funny, and subversive.
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