Best-selling author Terry McMillan has officially announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels is currently in the process of developing a series adaptation of Waiting to Exhale, based on McMillan’s 1992 classic novel of the same name.
The Waiting to Exhale boasted a powerhouse cast led by Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, and Loretta Devine.
Daniels is expected to serve as a producer with Anthony Hemingway (American Crime Story, Treme, Power) signing on to direct.
Lee Daniels is best known for his critically-acclaimed works such as Monster’s Ball, The Woodsman, Shadowboxer, Precious, The Paperboy, and The Butler with the latter four he served as the director.