Kevin Hart To EP Comedy Series Inspired By His Time As Sneaker Salesman In Works At Peacock From Dan Levy
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Before Kevin Hart was a top comedian, a global movie star and a media mogul, he was a lost 20-year-old in Philly working at a sneaker shop in a 90s mall.
That early chapter in Hart’s life is the inspiration for True To Size, a half-hour single camera comedy, which, in a competitive situation, has landed at Peacock for development.
The project hails from stand-up comedian and writer Dan Levy (The Goldbergs), Kevin Hart, Doug Robinson and Sony Pictures Television, where Robinson and his DRP Productions are based.Hart has spoken openly about his stint as a sneaker salesman, which he took very seriously at the time and strived to be the best at despite only taking the job to make his mom happy and keep him out of trouble.
The gig would eventually change his life when the store manager convinced him to try standup at an open mic.Set in 1998, True to Size will follow 20-something Kevin after he stumbles into a new job selling sneakers at Sneaker World, and the family he makes out of its crew of b-team misfits who are all equally as lost on the path to “figuring out” life in their 20s.Hart previously drew inspiration from his early life in Philadelphia for the Netflix limited series True Story, in which he starred opposite Wesley Snipes.True to Size is created, written and executive produced by Levy, who will also serves as showrunner.
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