Jaboukie Young-White Teams With Issa Rae for ‘The Gang’s All Queer’ Series at HBO
HBO is developing a new half-hour series from “The Daily Show’s” Jaboukie Young-White and Issa Rae, the premium cable channel said Thursday.Inspired by the book “The Gang’s All Queer: the Lives of Gay Gang Members” by criminologist Vanessa R. Panfil, the untitled project will be written and executive produced by Young-White.The project centers on a closeted twenty-something in Chicago who, while grieving a gang-related death, ditches college to find reckless closure.Rae, who signed a five-year overall deal with WarnerMedia earlier this year, will executive produce alongside Montrel McKay of her Hoorae production company.