Pro Basketball Player & Producer Jarnell Stokes Signs With Zero Gravity Management, Unveils Two New TV Series In Development
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Former NBA player and producer Jarnell Stokes has signed with Zero Gravity Management, which will rep the 2-time Gold Medalist for both on-camera opportunities and production deals.Stokes has a slate of original projects in development—all related to his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee—his latest being the docuseries, Memphis and the Mountaintop, which showcases the intersection of iconic civil rights leaders, sports and music during the city’s struggle in the late ’60s as the epicenter of the social justice movement.
Stokes is partnering on the project with 10-time Emmy-winning producer-director Daniel H. Forer, music and film producer Vassal Benford, and his brother, Isaiah Stokes, a former Memphis Tigers basketball star.Also in the works from Stokes is the one-hour political drama series, Where It Counts, which follows a DC councilwoman and BLM leader on opposite sides of social justice as they navigate the minefield of Washington politics and a mysterious group plotting to start a civil war.
Civil and human rights organization Hip Hop Caucus is executive producing the project, along with Moe Vela, a former political advisor to Vice President’s Joe Biden and Al Gore.
Shannan E. Johnson is co-writing with Stokes.Previously announced projects from the producer include the coming-of-age basketball drama series, Break the Cycle, and the dramatic thriller, Rocky Top College.
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