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14-05-2025
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Prime Video Orders ‘Barbershop' Series Starring Jermaine Fowler
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Barbershop, starring Jermaine Fowler (Ricky Stanicky), to series. Marshall Todd (Woke), who wrote the original Barbershop's screenplay, is writing and executive producing the series; Max Searle (Dave) is set as co-showrunner and executive producer. The Barbershop series will be produced by Kevin Hart's Hartbeat (he's among the executive producers), Prominent Productions, State Street Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios. More from The Hollywood Reporter Inside the NBCUniversal Upfront: A Caustic Seth MacFarlane, an Aerial Ad Chief and ... John Tesh NBC Planning 100th Anniversary TV Special in 2026 'Lupin' Returning for Season 4 The television adaptation of the Barbershop movie franchise revolves around Travis 'Trav' Porter (Fowler), who is following in the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber at the iconic 'Calvin's' barbershop in Chicago. And though 'the barbers are new, the shop remains just as lively, the customers just as argumentative and the fades are still the dopest in the city — because at Calvin's, the community comes together for way more than just a haircut,' the logline reads. 'We are thrilled to announce a new series based on the hilarious and innovative world of Barbershop forour global Prime Video customers,' Vernon Sanders, global head of television Amazon MGM Studios, said in a statement. 'The television adaptation of this iconic film franchise is in excellent hands with co-showrunners Max Searle and Marshall Todd. We couldn't be happier with their collaboration and hard work to bring Calvin's Chicago-based barbershop to life for a new audience on Prime Video.' Bryan Smiley, Mike Stein, Bradley Gardner, Cameron Burnett and Autumn Bailey-Ford are also among the show's executive producers; Tiffany Brown co-executive produces. There have been a trio of Barbershop films: the OG Barbershop in 2002, Barbershop 2: Back in Business in 2004 and Barbershop: The Next Cut in 2016. The movies starred Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainment, Anthony Anderson and Eve, among others. Amazon Prime Video hosted its upfront event on Monday night, capping off a busy day for advertisers that began at 10:30 a.m. ET with NBCUniversal and continued at 4 p.m. for Fox. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
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13-05-2025
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‘Barbershop' TV series ordered at Prime Video with Jermaine Fowler starring
Barbershop is back in business. Ahead of Amazon's upfront presentation on Monday, Amazon MGM Studios officially gave a series order to comedy series Barbershop, based on the 2000s film series of the same name, to stream on Prime Video. Marshall Todd, cowriter of the original 2002 film, is writing and executive-producing, with Kevin Hart's Hartbeat producing. Max Searle (Dave) is co-showrunner and executive producer. More from GoldDerby 'Fallout' gets early Season 3 renewal ahead of Season 2 premiere in December 'Shrinking' acting Emmy submissions include Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, and these 4 guest stars Netflix sets premiere date for Lena Dunham's new series, Jude Law and Andrew Garfield to play Siegfried & Roy, and more of today's top news stories Jermaine Fowler (Ricky Stanicky) stars as Travis 'Trav' Porter, who endeavors to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber at the iconic 'Calvin's' barbershop in Chicago. And while the barbers are new, the shop remains just as lively, the customers just as argumentative, and the fades are still the dopest in the city — because at Calvin's, the community comes together for way more than just a haircut. 'We are thrilled to announce a new series based on the hilarious and innovative world of Barbershop for our global Prime Video customers,' said Vernon Sanders, global head of television, Amazon MGM Studios, said in a statement. 'The television adaptation of this iconic film franchise is in excellent hands with co-showrunners Max Searle and Marshall Todd. We couldn't be happier with their collaboration and hard work to bring Calvin's Chicago-based barbershop to life for a new audience on Prime Video.' The first Barbershop film starred Ice Cube as barber Calvin Palmer Jr. and featured a breakout performance from Cedric the Entertainer as eccentric barber Eddie Walker. It was followed by Barbershop 2: Back in Business in 2004, spinoff Beauty Shop with Queen Latifah in 20o5, and Barbershop: The Next Cut in 2016. The franchise has grossed over $235 million across the four films. This is the second attempt at a Barbershop series; Omar Gooding starred in a 2005 sitcom based on the films that ran for one season on Showtime. Best of GoldDerby Danielle Pinnock on playing Alberta in CBS' 'Ghosts,' representation, and what's next for the hit comedy 'I didn't think he was a jerk': Paul Giamatti on finding the humanity in his standout 'Black Mirror' episode 'Grotesquerie' star Niecy Nash-Betts on that shocking coma twist, and Travis Kelce's 'greedy' appetite Click here to read the full article.
