Prime Video‘s Barbershop collection is rounding out its recurring forged including Bokeem Woodbine (Halo), Bresha Webb (Hacks), Langston Kerman (Unhealthy Poetry) and Tiana Okoye (Twisted Steel) reverse Jermaine Fowler within the comedy primarily based on the MGM motion pictures.
The TV adaptation revolves round Travis “Trav” Porter (Fowler), who endeavors to comply with within the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber on the iconic “Calvin’s” barbershop in Chicago. And whereas the barbers are new, the store stays simply as vigorous, the shoppers simply as argumentative, and the fades are nonetheless the dopest within the metropolis — as a result of at Calvin’s, the group comes collectively for far more than only a haircut.
Woodbine will play Hustle Mike, Webb will painting Genevieve, Kerman will play Jeremy and Okoye will painting Naimah-Jade.
Along with Fowler, the collection common forged consists of Brett Grey, Punkie Johnson, Roy Wooden Jr. and E.J. Bonilla.
The collection is written and government produced by Marshall Todd, co-writer of the unique Barbershop film. Additionally government producing are Max Searle (Neon), who serves as co-showrunner; Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley, and Mike Stein for Hartbeat; Bradley Gardner; Cameron Burnett, and Autumn Bailey-Ford for Outstanding Productions; and State Avenue Footage. Tiffany Brown will co-executive produce for Hartbeat. Barbershop is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
Woodbine can most not too long ago be seen in Season 2 of the Showtime collection Halo on Paramount+ and in Apple TV+’s Authorities Cheese. He’s repped by Gersh and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Webb most not too long ago starred as one of many leads in Starz’s Run the World and may at present be seen this season recurring in Hacks reverse Jean Sensible and Hannah Einbinder. She additionally starred in Tyler Perry’s Netflix thriller A Fall From Grace. Webb is repped by Gersh, Linden Leisure, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Kerman was not too long ago forged reverse Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig within the upcoming Warner Brothers movie Minimize Off. He additionally not too long ago wrote/produced Netflix’s Everyone’s Stay With John Mulaney, and his hourlong comedy particular Unhealthy Poetry, directed and produced by Mulaney, was launched final yr by Netflix. Kerman is at present co-writing and growing a pilot with Nick Kroll at FX. He’s repped by WME, Rise Administration and Ziffren Brittenham.
Okoye may be seen because the lead of comedy collection Panhandle, reverse Luke Kirby, which is streaming on Roku. She not too long ago recurred in Season 2 of Twisted Steel reverse Anthony Mackie and in addition guest-starred in Mrs. Davis, each for Peacock, amongst different credit. Okoye is repped by UTA and Linden Leisure.
