{"id":680364,"date":"2026-06-02T19:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/680364\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:11:08","slug":"dewayne-perkins-comedy-series-in-development-at-hulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/680364\/","title":{"rendered":"Dewayne Perkins Comedy Series in Development at Hulu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAn untitled ensemble comedy from comedian and actor Dewayne Perkins<\/a> is in development at Hulu.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe project follows a group of friends in their 30s who decide to date by jury, meaning all of their relationship choices are determined by a group vote. Led by the \u201cchaotically gay Denny\u201d and \u201cjust trying his best straight Nelson,\u201d the show \u201cfollows the friends at they attempt to not only help each other find their next potential loves but also help each other re-find their confidence, streamline their joy and define the next chapter of their lives,\u201d according to the logline.<\/p>\n

\n\tPerkins will star in the series, should it get the green light from Hulu, as well as write and executive produce. Additional executive producers include Stephen Curry, Erick Peyton and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett\u00a0via Unanimous Media.<\/p>\n

\n\tPerkins currently stars on Seth Rogen\u2019s Apple TV series \u201cThe Studio.\u201d He co-wrote, produced and starred in Lionsgate\u2019s horror comedy \u201cThe Blackening,\u201d based on his viral Comedy Central short. And his additional credits include writing for \u201cThe Amber Ruffin Show\u201d and \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine,\u201d and acting in \u201cThe Upshaws\u201d and \u201cSaved by the Bell.\u201d In 2020, Perkins was listed as one of Variety\u2018s 10 Comics to Watch.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnanimous Media was founded in 2018 by NBA champion Curry and multi-hyphenate creative Peyton. The company\u2019s family, faith and sports-based content has included the animated film \u201cGOAT\u201d and the Apple TV docuseries \u201cUnderrated,\u201d among many other projects.<\/p>\n

\n\tPerkins is represented by CAA, Artists First and attorneys Amber Payne and Isaac Dunham.\u00a0Unanimous Media is represented by CAA, Midnight Dawn and Yorn Levine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An untitled ensemble comedy from comedian and actor Dewayne Perkins is in development at Hulu. The project follows…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[296396,88,92],"class_list":["post-680364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-dewayne-perkins","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}