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L-R: Brandy Norwood, Dorian Missick, Tory Devon Smith, Haneefah Wood
Southland alum Dorian Missick, Tory Devon Smith (The Get Down), Haneefah Wood (Freedomland),
Ignacio Serricchio (The Wedding Ringer) and Jaylon Gordon (The Good Book) round out the cast of BET
Networks’ new multi-camera comedy series titled Zoe Ever After starring and co-executive produced by
Brandy Norwood. Production is underway in Atlanta for premiere in January. The show centers on Zoe
Moon (Norwood), a newly single mom stepping out of the shadow of her famous boxer ex-husband
Gemini Moon (Missick) while trying to balance dating, motherhood, a complicated relationship with her
ex and finally fulfilling her career dream of starting a cosmetics line. Gordon plays her 8-year-old son
Xavier; Smith is Valenté, her fashion-forward and fun assistant; Wood plays Pearl, her publicist and best
friend; and Serricchio is sexy contractor Miguel.

L-R: Amber West, Lil Rel Howery, David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine
NBC's summer comedy series lineup has had a stellar summer so far, with The Carmichael Show which
kicked off a 6-episode run at 9pm a couple of weeks ago. The Carmichael Show is inspired by star Jerrod
Carmichael's relationships with his say-anything contrarian father, therapist-in training girlfriend, everhustling brother and mother, who is always, always, always right with Jesus. Amber West, Lil Rel Howery,
David Alan Grier, and Loretta Devine co-star. NBC reports the show drew 4.8 million viewers overall
making it the most-watched summer comedy series debut on any of the Big 4 networks (ABC, CBS, FOX,
NBC) since 2007, when Creature Comforts drew 6.1 million viewers for CBS - a span covering 12 summercomedy launches.

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