Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams in Talks to Develop Juneteenth Musical Film at Netflix

Pharrell Williams on a new unscripted project.The streamer has ordered docu-series, Voices of Fire, that will explore the singer's hometown community of Hampton Roads, Virginia as it builds one of the world’s most inspiring gospel choirs.

Also Read: Pharrell Williams on How He Got Virginia to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday (Video)Here is the official description:“Voices of Fire follows Pharrell Williams’ hometown community as it builds one of the world’s most inspiring gospel choirs. Pharrell’s uncle and a well-respected musical genius in the area, Bishop Ezekiel Williams and his core team of influential gospel leaders will venture out into Hampton Roads to find undiscovered talent.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMaking a joyful noise unto the Lord takes hard work, a little luck, and a lot of talent. The process of creating that musical team will be examined in a new Netflix series.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentPharrell Williams has set a gospel series, titled “Voices of Fire,” at Netflix, Variety has learned.The show will follow the musician’s uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams, a well-respected musical genius in the area of Hampton Roads, Va., which includes Pharrell’s hometown of Virginia Beach.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIf exposing his life in the semi-autobiographical ABC comedy “Black-ish” wasn’t enough, Kenya Barris now plays a fictionalized version of himself in “#BlackAF.” The Netflix series — the first project under the $100 million overall deal that Barris signed with the streamer in August 2018 — is a satirical look at himself, his family (series co-producer Rashida Jones plays his wife) and his career.

Pharrell Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Kenya Barris, and CNN’s Van Jones have joined forces to make Juneteenth a paid holiday in the U.S.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAt this point in his television career of mining his personal life for family comedies, Kenya Barris tells his kids ahead of time what from their adolescence they should expect to see on-screen.In fact, for his Netflix comedy “#BlackAF,” in which Barris stars as a version of himself — a Hollywood showrunner with six kids — some of those children saw the material well ahead of time.“I made sure my oldest daughter read every script; my middle daughter,

Juneteenth for Netflix.Kenya spoke to Deadline about the show’s renewal and said, “I won’t really, really, really get into it until we’re in the room because I want it to be fresh, but I definitely know I want to talk about real sh*t. We want it to be really special.”For those who may not be familiar with the show, it is basically an exaggeration on Kenya’s real-life where he stars as himself, and Rashida Jones stars as his wife.

The new film “Miss Juneteenth” was released on the 155th anniversary of the first Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the delayed freedom of enslaved Black people in 1865.

Also Read: 'Black-ish' Creator Kenya Barris Turns the Camera on Himself in Netflix's '#BlackAF' Trailer (Video)Kenya and Joya’s children are played by Genneya Walton (“Extant”), Iman Benson (“Suits”), Scarlet Spencer (“Bright”), Justin Claiborne (“Reverie”), Ravi Cabot-Conyers (“Justine,” “The Resident”) and Richard Gardenhire Jr.Barris and Jones executive produce the show along with Hale Rothstein (“black-ish,” “grown-ish”).

Peter White Television EditorKenya Barris’ #blackAF is returning for a second season at Netflix.The Black-ish creator will once again play an exaggerated version of himself, with Rashida Jones as his wife Joya, in the comedy.Barris is a busy fella; the renewal comes days after Deadline revealed that he was teaming up with Happy singer Pharrell Williams to develop a Juneteenth musical feature for the streaming service.He told Deadline, “I won’t really, really, really get into it until we’re in

Pharrell Williams is developing a musical based on Juneteenth, Deadline reports.

ABC's Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams are in talks with Netflix to develop a feature musical inspired by Juneteenth, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Happy singer Williams and Mimi Valdes will co-produce via their I Am Other banner, while Barris will produce through his Khalabo Ink Society production venture.

Pharrell Williams is reportedly being tapped to produce a feature-length musical about Juneteenth for Netflix.According to Deadline, the Happy hitmaker is having conversations with bosses at the streaming service, along with Black-ish and BlackAF creator Kenya Barris, to work on the project about the holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.While discussions are in early stages, sources confirmed it is a separate project to the live musical that was previously

Juneteenth for the first time. The day commemorates when the last slaves in the Confederacy were liberated in 1865 and has gone on to mark a celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S.

Peter White Television EditorJuneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, was a focus for last night’s late-night talk shows.Many of the shows featured interviews and sketches based on today’s celebration with calls from hosts and guests calling for states to follow Virginia, New York and Texas and make it a national holiday.Jimmy Kimmel had Pharrell Williams on his ABC show.

Pharrell Williams dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to discuss his advocacy in making Juneteenth an official holiday.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is in talks with “Black-ish” and “BlackAF” creator Kenya Barris and “Happy” singer Pharrell Williams to develop a feature-length musical about Juneteenth – the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.Deadline understands that the streamer and the pair are in the early stages of working up a plan for the project, and details about storyline are under wraps, although sources say it is a separate project to the live musical that they announced in 2018.Williams