{blackbabes} ‘The Endgame’ Starring Morena Baccarin & Ryan Michelle Bathe From Nicholas Wootton, Jake Coburn & Julie Plec Picked Up To Series At NBC

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NBC has handed a series order to bank heist drama The Endgame, starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathe.

The drama comes from Nick Wootton, Jake Coburn and Julie Plec. Universal TV is the studio.

Written by Chuck and Scorpion exec producer Wootton and Quantico EP Coburn, the formerly untitled project is high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. Homeland alum Baccarin plays Federova, while First Wives Club's Bathe plays Turner. The cast also includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds and Mark D. Espinoza.

Wootton will exec produce The Endgame via his Nicholas Wootton Productions, Coburn, exec produces via his Jake Coburn Productions, Plec exec produces along with Emily Cummins via her My So-Called Company and Justin Lin, who directed the pilot exec produces with Andrew Schneider via his Perfect Storm Entertainment.

It's not clear whether the series will air in the 2021-22 broadcast season, which includes new dramas including La Brea and Ordinary Joe.

The pilot was ordered in April and was one of two pilot orders made in 2021, the other being wedding island disaster thriller Getaway exec produced by The Blacklist duo John Davis and John Fox, which is still awaiting a decision.

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{blackbabes} Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson & Gamechanger Films Team To Produce Graphic Novel Feature ‘Sorcerority’

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The Effie T. Brown's Gamechanger Films (The Inspection) is partnering with Gabrielle Union's I'll Have Another Productions and Taraji P. Henson's TPH Entertainment to produce a feature film adaptation of graphic novel Sorcerority from co-authors Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson.

Sorcerority follows a young African-American girl, Melanie, who, like her late mother, enrolls into a historically African-American coven and university of magic. She soon discovers her enrollment into the school may not be entirely of her own choosing, but rather the calculated actions of a higher authority. In between her studies, she uncovers her familial connection to the school's mysterious past, as well as her pivotal role in its future.

Gamechanger secured the rights to the fantasy graphic novel earlier this year. Brown will produce on behalf of Gamechanger. Union is producing alongside Kian Gass who will oversee from I'll Have Another Productions and Henson and Christine Conley on behalf of TPH Entertainment.

"Taraji and I have been looking for a project to work on together for a few years now and I'm excited to be partnering with her, TPH Productions and Gamechanger Films on this project. I'm looking forward to bringing this graphic novel to the big screen," said Union.

"I created TPH Entertainment as a way to help push forward stories that better represent what our society looks like and to help share voices that may not have been given the opportunity to be heard. Joining incredible, likeminded women like Effie and Gabrielle on this exciting adaptation is a thrill for me and I cannot wait to begin this journey with them!" stated Henson.

Recently announced Gamechanger Films projects include Elegance Bratton's The Inspection starring Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union, which Brown is a producer and co-financier on behalf of Gamechanger; A24 will co-finance and handle global distribution on the film. The company also recently consulted on Amazon Studios' inclusion policy and playbook initiative for its content and productions – a testament to its leadership in elevating projects by and about underserved communities including women, people of color, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities across all platforms.

"I could not have imagined a better equipped or more inspiring dream team of female producing partners than Gabrielle and Taraji on a project about such powerful black women. Sorcerority's depiction of black girl magic and sisterhood offers such a fresh and unexpected perspective, and we can't wait to bring Mikhail and George's beautiful graphic novel to life," said Brown.

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{blackbabes} ‘Twenties’: Nia Jervier Joins Lena Waithe’s BET Series As Recurring

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Dear White People alumna Nia Jervier is set for a recurring role on the upcoming second season of Lena Waithe's popular BET series Twenties.

Created and written by Waithe, Twenties stars Jonica T. Gibbs as Hattie, a queer black girl who is chasing her dreams of being a screenwriter in Los Angeles alongside her two best friends, Marie and Nia, played by Christina Elmore (Insecure) and Gabrielle Graham (Possessor) respectively. While they live separate lives, the girls lean on each other for guidance as they navigate their twenties and test the limits of diversity, love and inclusion.

Season one guest stars included Jenifer Lewis, Sean "Big Sean" Anderson (debut role), Rick Fox, Vanessa Williams, Seth Green, Iman Shumpert, Kym Whitley, Chuey Martinez, Marsha Thomason, and Nazanin Mandi.

Twenties is Executive Produced by Lena Waithe, Susan Fales-Hill who also serves as co-showrunner, Rishi Rajani and Andrew Coles.

Jervier was most recently seen in the Netflix series Dear White People as well as the film adaptation which won the 2014 Sundance Film Festival special jury prize for Breakthrough Talent. Jervier has appeared in the Cannes International Film Festival selection short film Ladylike, produced by Lena Waithe. In 2018, she starred in the Netflix original movie Step Sisters, also produced by Waithe. Jervier is repped by Stride Management and A3 Artists Agency.

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