Based on Comedian Patricia “Ms. Pat”
Williams’ Stand-up Comedy and Memoir, ‘Rabbit: The Autobiography of
Ms. Pat’
Imagine Television and Lee Daniels
Entertainment to Executive Produce
Today, BET+ announced the pick-up of new original
scripted comedy, “Ms. Pat,” from Imagine Television
and Lee Daniels Entertainment. Based on Patricia “Ms.
Pat” Williams’ stand-up comedy and memoir, the ten-episode
multi-camera sitcom will tell the story of a former convicted felon
turned suburban mom (Ms. Pat), whose hustle and resilient
spirit was forged on the streets of Atlanta. To much reserve, she
now finds herself in conservative middle America alongside her
well-intentioned husband, played by J. Bernard Calloway
(“City On A Hill”), a struggle of a sister played by Tami
Roman (“The Family Business”), and two distinct sets of kids
played by Theodore Barnes (“The Prince of Peoria”), newcomer
Briyana Guadalupe, and Vince Swann (“50 Central”),
raised under very different circumstances. Brian Grazer,
Lee Daniels, President of Imagine Television Samie Kim
Falvey, and Anthony Hill (who serves as the series’
showrunner) will executive produce, alongside Ms. Pat and Jordan
E. Cooper (“Star”), who also penned the pilot. “Ms. Pat”
marks Grazer’s and Daniels’ first scripted project on the
network.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201014005703/en/
Pictured: Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams.
BET+ announced the pick-up of new original scripted comedy, “Ms.
Pat,” based on “Ms. Pat's stand-up comedy and memoir.
“We are thrilled to welcome powerhouse creators Lee Daniels,
Brian Grazer, and writing phenom Jordan E. Cooper home to the BET
family. We look forward to bringing Ms. Pat’s story to life on BET+
and offer viewers more premium content that reflects and celebrates
the spectrum of the Black experience and tons of laughs,” said
Traci Blackwell, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming,
BET.
“I have always been drawn to stories that celebrate universal
human themes of family and love. Ms. Pat is an authentic, truthful
voice that reflects what’s going on in our culture and how it
relates to family. Because of her fierce authenticity, fans already
love her humor and irreverence. She and Jordan E. Cooper have
created this family comedy that will reach even more of the world -
and we all desperately need to laugh,” said Brian Grazer. “I am
excited to be working again with Lee Daniels and BET+ to bring Ms.
Pat's story to life - showcasing her powerful tale of survival, as
she finds humor and love in all things life.”
“This is the type of show I wish I had growing up - raw, funny,
and honest. Ms. Pat and Jordan Cooper are magic together,” said
Daniels. "We are thrilled that Lee Daniels Entertainment, a
division of Disney, and BET are working together for the first
time. Historic!”
Declared by The Washington Post as “unforgiving and darkly
hilarious,” and The New York Times as “brutally honest and
outrageous,” Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams is a comedian,
author, podcaster, and actress who brings a raw, in your face, and
hilarious perspective to her work. Ms. Pat was just hailed by
Variety Magazine as a Top 10 Comic To Watch. She has appeared on
NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” Comedy Central’s “This Is Not
Happening,” Netflix’s “Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy,”
TV Guide Network’s “Standup in Stilettos,” Nickelodeon’s “Mom’s
Night Out,” and was just featured in the second season of the
Netflix stand-up series “Degenerates.”
Jordan E. Cooper is a playwright and performer who
resides in Brooklyn, New York, by way of Hurst, TX. Jordan received
an Obie award for his writing and performance of his play AIN'T NO
MO', which just completed a sold-out world premiere run at The
Public Theater. He was nominated for the same play, The Drama
League's Distinguished Performance award alongside Bryan Cranston,
Laurie Metcalf, and Andrè De Shields. He also starred in the
award-winning independent film “Wolf.” Jordan has also been
featured in The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and V
Magazine. He received his BFA from The New School For Drama.
“Ms. Pat” is executive produced by Brian Grazer
("Empire," "Wu-Tang: An American Saga," "Genius: Aretha") and
Samie Kim Falvey for Imagine Television; Lee Daniels
("Empire," "Star," "Precious"), Marc Velez, and Pam
Williams for Lee Daniels Entertainment; Anthony Hill
(“Family Reunion,” “Ravens Home”) who will also serve as the
series’ showrunner; Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams; and
Jordan E. Cooper, who also penned the pilot.
ABOUT BET+:
BET+ is the preeminent streaming service for the Black audience,
with exclusive originals and thousands of TV episodes and movies
from the best Black creators. A joint venture between BET Networks
and Tyler Perry Studios, BET+ allows users to stream Black culture
including hit movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, award shows, and
specials, all in one place, commercial-free. The new service from
BET Networks, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc., is the official home
of Tyler Perry’s film, TV and stage works. The ad-free subscription
video-on-demand service also provides users with access to original
content including hit series First Wives Club from Tracey Oliver,
Tyler Perry’s Ruthless and Bruh, Will Packer’s Bigger, hit
unscripted anthology series American Gangster Trap Queens,
exclusive originals from Carl Weber including The Family Business,
Sacrifice and Influence to name a few. Visit BET.Plus to learn more
and follow @BETPlus on social to join the conversation and get the
latest.
ABOUT LEE DANIELS ENTERTAINMENT:
Lee Daniels Entertainment is a full-service production company
founded in 2001 by Academy Award-Nominated Director, and Writer and
Producer, Lee Daniels. Since its inception, LDE has been
responsible for some of Hollywood’s most exhilarating film projects
including Monster’s Ball, The Woodsman, Shadowboxer, The Paperboy,
The Butler, Precious and more. LDE is gearing up for the release of
The United States vs. Billie Holiday for Paramount Pictures, also
directed by Lee Daniels. More recently, LDE’s expansion into
television has birthed what could be considered some of the most
dynamic TV storytelling to date - FOX’s Empire and Star. In 2015,
Lee Daniels went on to sign an overall development deal with 20th
Century Fox TV, where he continues to create develop, write, direct
and supervise new projects under his Lee Daniels Entertainment
banner. Additional upcoming projects include Good People, Sammy
Davis Jr. Mini-Series, The Spook Who Sat By The Door, Our Kind of
People and Mason Dixon.
ABOUT IMAGINE TELEVISION:
Imagine Television Group is comprised of Imagine Television and
Imagine Television Studios. Imagine Television was founded in 1986
by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard and is run by Imagine Television
President Samie Kim Falvey. Over the years, the company’s
productions have been honored with 198 Emmy nominations and 30
Golden Globe nominations. In 2018, the company formed Imagine
Television Studios to produce and finance a slate of projects that
currently includes the series “Genius: Aretha” with showrunner
Suzan-Lori Parks and starring Cynthia Erivo; “Why Women Kill” for
CBS All Access from Marc Cherry; “Swagger” for Apple with Kevin
Durant and Reggie Rock Bythewood; “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” for
Hulu with The RZA and Alex Tse; and “Joe Exotic” with Amazon.
Imagine Television is also producing “Filthy Rich” from Tate Taylor
and staring Kim Cattrall for Fox. Additional productions include
Fox’s award-winning series “Empire;; Nat Geo’s Emmy®-winning Genius
anthology series; Fox’s Golden Globe- and Emmy®-winning Best Drama
Series “24”; NBC’s Peabody Award-winning series “Friday Night
Lights”; Fox’s Emmy®-winning Best Comedy “Arrested Development”;
Fox’s “Shots Fired” and “Lie To Me”; WB’s “Felicity”; ABC’s
“SportsNight”; and HBO’s “From the Earth to the Moon,” which won
the Emmy® for Outstanding Mini-Series. Howard and Grazer began
their collaboration in the early 80’s on the hit film comedies
“Night Shift” and “Splash,” and continue to run Imagine as
executive chairmen. www.imagine-entertainment.com
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201014005703/en/
Media: For BET: Luis Defrank Luis.defrank@bet.net
For Lee Daniels Entertainment: Bebe Lerner bebe@id-pr.com
For Imagine Television: Sage Shah
s.shah@imagine-entertainment.com
ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIACA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Oct 2024 to Nov 2024
ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIACA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2023 to Nov 2024
