Prime Video has formally ordered
Barbershop, a TV series starring
Jermaine Fowler(
Ricky Stanicky) based on the MGM movies. The series, which has had a blinking green light since last fall, was confirmed today ahead of
Amazon‘s upfront presentation. It comes from Marshall Todd, co-writer of the original
Barbershop movie, Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and Amazon MGM Studios.
Written and executive produced by Todd, with Max Searle (
Dave) as co-showrunner and executive producer, the
Barbershop TV offshoot revolves around Travis “Trav” Porter (Fowler), who endeavors to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber at the iconic “Calvin’s” barbershop in Chicago. And while the barbers are new, the shop remains just as lively, the customers just as argumentative, and the fades are still the dopest in the city — because at Calvin’s, the community comes together for way more than just a haircut.
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