The half-hour comedy pilot will be written and executive produced by Diggs and Casal, with the film’s producers Jess Wu Calder and Keith Calder also executive producing through their banner Snoot Entertainment.
After garnering widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike and bringing home a modest box office haul, Starz has begun development on a series adaptation of last year’s crime dramedy Blindspotting, with star Jasmine Cephas Jones also set to reprise her role from the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
After witnessing a white police officer shooting an unarmed black civilian, Collin is left haunted and his friendship with Miles begins taking a downward spiral as things begin to escalate between the two.
Diggs and Casal, who are longtime friends and collaborators in real life, co-wrote the project in the mid-2000s, but due to frequent scheduling conflicts and a search for funding, the project was delayed for years before finally hitting theaters last year.