Euphoria maker A24 is on board to co-produce and distribute a full season of acclaimed BBC Three comedy Dreaming Whilst Black. The order comes after an award-winning pilot last year and four years …
follows aspiring filmmaker Kwabena in and out of reality as he tries to make it in ‘Babylon.’ As per the synopsis: “The problem is he’s broke, Black and born into a Jamaican family who wishes he was an accountant.”
Tanya Qureshi, Head of Comedy at the BBC, said: “We are sure it won’t come as a surprise that BBC Comedy wanted to take this wonderful project to series. Its success and recognition speaks for itself. It is a testament to the work that Big Deal Films and co-writers Adjani and Ali have done, that it has attracted such a strong partner in A24. We can’t wait to bring the series to UK audiences later next year.
Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy Commissioning at the BBC and Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three, ordered the series. Exec producers are Joshi, Thomas Stogdon and Salmon, and the series will be directed by Jermain Julien and Joelle Mae David. Nicola Gregory is the producer and Qureshi the commissioning editor.
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