Janelle Monáe To Star As Icon Josephine Baker In A24 Series ‘De La Resistance’; Streamers In The Hunt For Buzz Package

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLeslie Jones is set to lead the voice cast of an adult animated comedy series currently in early development at Warner Bros. Animation, Variety has learned exclusively.Jones will executive produce the untitled series in addition to voicing the lead character of Plastic Woman. According to an individual with knowledge of the project, the show is not connected to the female-led take on the DC character Plastic Man that was reportedly in the works as a feature back in 2020.Plot details for the show are being kept under wraps.

One cast member for The Flash is not returning as a series regular and there’s some other big question marks about who else may or may not return.

A24 and Plan B Entertainment are teaming again for “Wizards!,” the new film from acclaimed Australian writer and director David Michôd (“The King,” “Animal Kingdom”), which has Pete Davidson, Franz Rogowski, Naomi Scott and Sean Harris set to star, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.The screenplay is written by David Michôd, based on a story by Joel Edgerton and David Michôd.Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B Entertainment will produce the film alongside Liz Watts.“Wizards! centers on two hapless pothead beach-bar operators played by Davidson and Rogowski, who run into trouble when they stumble across stolen loot that they really should have just left alone.“Wizards!’ marks the fourth collaboration between A24 and Plan B Entertainment following films as “Moonlight,” “Minari” and “The Last Black Man” in San Francisco. This is Plan B Entertainment’s third collaboration with Michôd after “War Machine” and “The King.” “Wizards!” will also reteam Michôd and Watts with A24 for the first time since 2014’s “The Rover.” Watts recently joined See-Saw Films who she will be producing the film through.A24 will handle the global release of the film.“Wizards!” will be filmed in Queensland, with the support of AUD$3.6 million from the Morrison Government’s Location Incentive program and the Queensland Government via Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.Davidson is repped by ICM Partners, Scott is repped by WME and M88, Rogowski is repped by CAA and B-Side Management and Harris is repped by B-Side Management and Management 360.

Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, The Sopranos) has landed a leading role in the Peacock series Bupkis, a half-hour live-action comedy that tells a fictionalized version of Pete Davidson‘s life. Falco will play the role of Davidson’s mom.

Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo are teaming up for a new show!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKerry Washington and Delroy Lindo are set to star in a new comedy series set up at Onyx Collective on Hulu, Variety has learned.The series is titled “Unprisoned” and has received an eight-episode order. It is inspired by the life of series creator Tracy McMillan. In the show, a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom (Washington) has her life turned right-side-up when her dad (Lindo) gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.

Janelle Monáe has signed on to appear in De La Resistance, an upcoming A24 series based on the life of jazz icon Josephine Baker. Deadline reports that the show will focus on Baker's dual roles as a jazz singer and Allie spy during the French resistance in World War II.

Janelle Monáe is set to play entertainer and French Resistance agent Josephine Baker in an upcoming TV series.From studio A24, De La Resistance will follow Baker’s role as a spy for the French Resistance in the Second World War. It will also cover her career as an entertainer, after she became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture in 1927 silent film Siren Of The Tropics.Jennifer Yale, best known for her work on Outlander, See and Legion, will serve as showrunner on the series.

Deadline reports. Monáe channeled the star’s 1930s glamour in her retro ensemble at this week’s Met Gala.

Darren Star has teamed up with co-executive producer Jeffrey Richman on the Netflix series,, starring Neil Patrick Harris. In the first official look at the upcoming comedy, Harris plays Michael, whose life is upended after his husband of 17 years suddenly leaves him and is forced to navigate New York City as a newly single gay man in his mid-forties. In addition to Harris, the series stars Tisha Campbell as Michael’s business partner, Suzanne; Emerson Brooks as TV weatherman Billy; Brooks Ashmanskas as art dealer Stanley; and Marcia Gay Harden as a socialite named Claire.The series should not be confused with the former star’s real-life marriage to David Burtka. The two celebrated their 17th anniversary last year, with Harris recalling on Instagram how his decision to go on his first date with Burtka was the “best decision ever.”, meanwhile, marks Harris’ first starring TV role since playing Count Olaf on Netflix’s and his acclaimed supporting appearance as Henry Coltrane on the HBO Max hit .

Hollywood’s obsession with the glamour of show business and the thrills of WWII are about to collide. A brand new television series will combine two very distinct genres while telling the true story of one of the greatest performers of the 20th Century.

Janelle Monae hits the red carpet at the 2022 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 2) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Janelle Monáe is channeling timeless elegance at the 2022 Met Gala. ET was exclusively with the 36-year-old actress as she got ready for this year's event at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she explained how she's putting the gilded glamour theme, , into action through her Ralph Lauren look.«Gilded glamour is the theme for this year's Met Gala, and I would say that [my outfit] is gilded glamour, but in the future,» Monáe teased.

Pete Davidson is set to write, star and executive producer a new comedy series,, for Peacock. The live-action, half-hour comedy will be about “a heightened, fictionalized version” of the star’s real life while combining “grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which Pete is well known.” The series marks Davidson’s first major solo TV project since first joining in 2014. In addition to the series, Davidson has also starred in and co-wrote the loosely autobiographical 2020 film, . “Pete Davidson is one of the most sought-after comedians today with his smart, one-of-a-kind humor and honest point of view,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.