L-R/T-B: Tracy Morgan, Cedric The
Entertainer, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish
Tracy Morgan’s upcoming new TBS comedy series has
been titled The Last O.G., and The Soul Man alum Cedric
the Entertainer has joined the cast along with Taylor Mosby
(Criminal Minds), Dante Hoagland (The New Edition Story)
and Tiffany Haddish (The Jerrod Carmichael Show). Jordan
Peele and John Carcieri created The Last O.G., which stars
Morgan as Tray, an ex-con who is shocked to see just how
much the world has changed when he is released on
good behavior from a 15-year prison stint. Returning to his
newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, he discovers that
his former girlfriend, Shay (Haddish), has married an
affable, successful white man who is helping raise Tray’s
twin sons who he never knew existed. Wanting nothing
more than to connect with his kids, but having neither the
money to support them nor himself, Tray falls back on the
skills he learned in prison to make ends meet while
treading unfamiliar territory. Cedric the Entertainer will play
Miniard Mullins, head of the halfway house where Tray
comes to stay after prison. He thinks of himself as the
pinnacle of charisma at the house. Mosby and Hoagland
will portray Amira and Shahzad, Shay’s fraternal twins. They
both physically resemble Tray but grew up in private
schools and can’t relate to his hardscrabble upbringing.
Tray is pretty certain that the twins are his — though Shay
hasn’t admitted it yet. The regular cast also includes Allen
Maldonado and Ryan Gaul.
Deadpool is heading to TV — in animated form. FXX is working on an
animated series for Marvel’s Deadpool, which will be created by
Donald Glover and Stephen Glover. So far, the yet to be titled show
has been given a straight-to-series order, with a 10-episode first season
expected to debut in 2018. Atlanta creator and Golden Globe winner
Donald Glover and his brother, Atlanta staff writer Stephen Glover, will
serve as showrunners, executive producers and writers of the series.
Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory are executive producers. The
untitled series is produced by Marvel Television in association with FX
Productions and ABC Signature Studios for FXX. No word on whether
Reynolds will be affiliated with the FXX series, which like the film, will also
based off of the Marvel comic book heroes. While no voice actors
have been announced for the series, in a funny turn of events,
“Atlanta” actress Zazie Beetz has been cast in the sequel film,
“Deadpool 2,” as Domino. Donald Glover is also already in the Marvel
family. Coming up, he’ll star in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which will
be released this July.
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L-R: Stephan & Donald Glover