The series, which was originally picked up for development in 2016, will be executive produced by Chernin Entertainment with the cast already including Brandee Evans (The Bobby Brown Story), Nicco Annan (This is Us), Shannon Thornton (Power) and J. Alphonse Nicholson (Chicago P.D.) and the pilot set to be directed by acclaimed music video director Karena Evans (“Garden” by SZA).
The series will also be executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun: Maverick), Jonathan Littman (The Amazing Race) and KristieAnn Reed (Lucifer).
Premium cabler Starz has announced that is has ordered two new unique and hard-hitting projects, P-Valley and Hightown, to series from playwright Katori Hall and Gotham‘s Rebecca Cutter.
Chicago Fire‘s Monica Raymund is set to star in the series, whose production is set to begin in March 2019.