HBO Max Greenlights Animated Series ‘Young Love’ From ‘Hair Love’ Helmer Matthew A. Cherry
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerHBO Max has picked up a 12-episode season for Young Love, a 2D animated series created by Matthew A. Cherry, based on the characters from Cherry and Sony Pictures Animation’s Oscar-winner short film, Hair Love.Cherry and longtime animation creative Carl Jones (The Boondocks, Black Dynamite) will serve as showrunners for the series, which expands on the world of the Young family – including millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri and her pet cat Rocky – as they juggle their careers, marriage, parenthood, social issues, and multi-generational dynamics all while striving to make a better life for themselves.