EXCLUSIVE: CBS is growing The Hilsons, a multi-camera household comedy from The Neighborhood workforce of author/actor Malik Sanon and star/government producer Cedric the Entertainer, manufacturing firms Kapital Entertainment and TrillTV, and studio CBS Studios.
In The Hilsons, Written by Sanon, a mom and her two grownup sons thought they knew one another till they’re pressured to stay below the identical roof for the primary time in additional than twenty years and uncover they’ve all been holding secrets and techniques from each other. Now, this seemingly loving household should study to stay collectively once more and settle for one another for who they’re, and never who they have been pretending to be.
Sanon government produces with Aaron Kaplan and Melanie Frankel for Kapital, Wendi Trilling for her TrillTV, Cedric the Entertainer and Eric Rhone for A Bird and A Bear Entertainment and Peter Principato and Kevin Parker for Artists First. Kevin Marco oversees for Kapital. CBS Studios is the studio.
There isn’t any performing deal in place however I hear that if the challenge goes ahead, Sanon may play a supporting position.
This marks the second 12 months in a row that Sanon has bought a multi-camera comedy to CBS with the identical artistic workforce. Last 12 months, he had within the works The Monroes & Tony, additionally from Cedric The Entertainer, Kapital Entertainment, TrillTV and CBS Studios.
Sanon at present is supervising producer on CBS’ hit The Neighborhood, on which he additionally recurs within the position of Trey. His earlier writing credit embody #BlackAF and Cedric’s The Soul Man, through which he additionally had a recurring position.
In addition to The Neighborhood, which is at present airing its fifth season, Cedric is also government producing dramedy collection Finding Happy, set to premiere later this 12 months on Bounce TV. On the movie aspect, he just lately portrayed civil rights chief Ralph Abernathy within the function Son of the South, and appeared in The Opening Act.
This marks the most recent broadcast sale to CBS for TrillTV and Kapital this season, following They’re With Me, a blended household multi-cam comedy with Dana Klein and Mat Harawitz; Book Club, a single-cam comedy with Me, Myself and I duo Dan Kopelman and Susanna Wolf; and a reboot of The Bad News Bears, primarily based on the 1976 movie, with Corey Nickerson.
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