NBC Nabs Gbenga Akinnagbe Semi-Autobiographical Drama ‘Lewisburg’ From Rideback, Thinking Hat & EP Corinne Brinkerhoff
Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: NBC has handed a script commitment plus penalty to Lewisburg, a drama inspired by the life of actor Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire, The Deuce). The project hails from Akinnagbe, American Gothic creator/executive producer Corinne Brinkerhoff, Dan Lin’s Rideback, Craig Turk’s Thinking Hat, and CBS TV Studios.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersLewisburg stems from CBS TV Studios, Rideback and Thinking Hat’s Rideback/Thinking Hat Campfire writers room program.