DeVon Franklin’s ‘Faith-Based Detective Drama’ Finds Home with CBS
By Movieguide® Contributor
DeVon Franklin will bring GRACE, a new “faith-based detective drama,” to CBS after extending his deal with the studio for two more years.
Per Deadline, “GRACE follows a true-blue detective known for his brash, cynical style and a passionate, community-focused pastor who wears her heart on her sleeve reluctantly partner to solve complex crimes as they debate their divergent beliefs while attempting to ignore their growing chemistry.”
Franklin, founder of Franklin Entertainment, shared his excitement for the new show on social media.
Franklin explained further in the caption: “Stop letting what everyone else will say or think dictate your future! Putting all fear aside, I want you to be HONEST in asking yourself, ‘What is my heart calling me to do?'”
“This is your sign to do that! That dream that keeps you up at night, that goal that lingers in your mind that you feel so passionate about…IS YOUR PURPOSE,” he added.
Movieguide® previously reported on Franklin:
Actor and Producer DeVon Franklin appeared on Variety’s Strictly Business podcast to discuss his moviemaking philosophy.
“Storytelling is powerful and storytelling unites us all. And no matter how the mediums change, what doesn’t change is our human connection to great stories,” Franklin told co-editor and chief of Variety, Cynthia Littlehorn. “I just try to stay focused on that, like, okay, finding great stories and then doing my best to find studios and streamers and companies that I can work with to fund those great stories.”
For Franklin, getting the story told is the win. He got into moviemaking because he wanted to make a change in the world. When he went through a difficult time as a child, movies were his therapy; they were how he found healing and what lifted him out of a dark time. He strives to tell stories with that power in every one of his projects.
He pursues projects that he believes will make the world a better place and creating high-quality content is more important to him than where that content gets distributed.
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What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
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