A pair of Saturday Night Live cast members are headed to HBO Max. Punkie Johnson and Ego Nwodim have joined the cast of the WarnerMedia streaming service’s anthlogy series Love Life. The two …
Johnson will be a regular cast member, playing Ida Watkins, Marcus’ outspoken sister who’s much more in tune with her authentic self than he is. Bibb will recur as Becca, a woman with whom Marcus begins a purely sexual relationship, only to have it become more complicated than that. Jelks recurs as Kirby Watkins, Marcus and Ida’s affable but formidable father. Moayed will recur as Kian Parsa, a close friend of Marcus’ who recently sold his tech company for big bucks.
Nwodim will guest star as Ola Adebayo, a playwright who seems like a perfect match for Marcus — but they get together so fast that they have to confront whether they’re really right for each other. Elise and Underwood will guest as Mia’s parents, whose presence shaped much of Mia’s worldview. Sam Boyd, Bridget Bedard and Rachelle Williams will be co-showrunners for the season. They executive produce with Kendrick, Harper, Paul Feig and DanJohnson is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment and WME; Nwodim by CAA, Rise Management and Hansen Jacobson; Bibb by ICM and John Carrabino Management; Jelks by Innovative Artists and Red Letter Entertainment; Moayed by Gersh, Kipperman Management and Schreck Rose; Elise by Buchwald; and Underwood by Thruline Entertainment, ICM Partners and Felker Toczek.
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