ABC has given a put pilot commitment to Cupcake Men, a comedy from writer Owen Smith (Black-ish), Empire’s Lee Daniels, Good Morning America co-host and former NFL star Michael Strahan, 20th …
is inspired by the real life story of former Tennessee Titans Brian Orakpo and Michael Griffin who, along with their childhood friend Bryan Hynson, opened a cupcake shop in Austin, TX, most notably featured in the 2019 Microsoft Surface Pro Commercial.
Smith executive produces with Daniels and Marc Velez for Lee Daniels Entertainment, and Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini for SMAC Productions. SMAC’s Thea Mann is co-executive producer. Lee Daniels Entertainment and SMAC Productions produce in association with 20th Century Fox TV and ABC Studios, divisions of Disney TV Studios.
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