LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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Here are the latest projects being picked up to series by the aforementioned network for the 2018-19 season (via press release):
REL
· Studio: 20th Century Fox Television
· Format: Multi-camera comedy
· W/EP/Star: Lil Rel Howery
· W/EP: Kevin Barnett & Josh Rabinowitz
· EP/Showrunner: Mike Scully
· EP/NW: Jerrod Carmichael
· D: Gerry Cohen
· Logline: Lil Rel, a prideful, self-made success who lives by the code to "always believe in yourself and great things will come," finds that attitude put to the test when he learns his wife is having an affair with his own barber. He tries to rebuild his life post-divorce as a long-distance single father on the South Side of Chicago who's on a quest for love, respect and a new barber. Inspired by Lil Rel's real life.
· Cast:
· Lil Rel Howery - "Lil Rel"
· Sinbad -- "Rel's Dad"
· Jess "Hilarious" Moore -- "Brittany"
· Jordan L. Jones - "Nat"
PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Salacuse/FOX
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