Ava DuVernay has landed a three-year script-to-series commitment from Starz on a romantic drama series with fellow executive producers Lauren Ridloff (Eternals, The Walking Dead) and Joshua Jackson…
’s inaugural #TakeTheLead Summit where DuVernay, Ridloff, and Jackson spoke about the project.
The as-yet-untitled prospective series follows two polar opposites who become intertwined in a love affair that turns their worlds – and those of everyone around them – upside down. The half-hour drama will chronicle what it takes to fall and stay in a radical, rebellious love. One person is ambitious, while the other is restless. One is ready to commit, while the other debates the merits of relationships. One is Black and one is white. One is deaf and one is not. Though wildly different, the two are emotionally and physically drawn to each other despite personal expectations and public assumptions.
DuVernay will oversee the writing for the series through her Peabody Award-winning narrative change collectiveFilmworks and its overall deal with Warner Bros. Television. Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television will produce the project for Starz. The series will be overseen by Senior Vice President of Original Programming, Kathryn Tyus-Adair, on behalf of Starz.
“On behalf of my producing partner Paul Garnes and everyone at Array Filmworks, I’m thrilled to develop this passion project with Lauren, Josh, and Kat,” said DuVernay. “Starz and Warner Bros. Television have made a bold production commitment to immediately explore three seasons, and we’re revved up and ready to begin what I hope will be a beautiful journey for all involved.”