Marlon Wayans Comedy ‘Book Of Marlon’ Moves From HBO Max To Starz For Development
deadline.comMarlon Wayans’ new comedy inspired by his life and career is on the move. Starz has taken in for development Book of Marlon, with Wayans set to star, co-write and executive produce.
The project, which was previously in development at HBO Max, hails from Sherman’s Showcase and South Side creators Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, Wayans’ longtime producing partner Rick Alvarez (Marlon), Michael Rotenberg and Warner Bros.
TV. Book of Marlon was originally set up at HBO Max in 2020. There was chatter that the project at some point had been unofficially greenlighted to pilot but it never went to production and was eventually put on hold amid the companywide programming slate reevaluation under the new Warner Bros.
Discovery regime. At that point, I hear the producers took the comedy out and found a new home for it at Starz.In the half-hour project, Wayans will play a fictionalized version of himself, exploring his professional life as a comedian and actor, as well as his personal life as he attempts to reconcile being a good person and loving father with being Marlon.Riddle and Salahuddin will serve as showrunners and executive produce through their overall deal with Warner Bros.
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