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Movieguide® Award Winner DeVon Franklin Asks for Prayer for New Projects

Movieguide® Award Winner DeVon Franklin Asks for Prayer for New Projects

By Movieguide® Contributor

Movieguide® award winner, actor and producer DeVon Franklin has signed on to lead two new shows for BET+.

These projects come as part of Franklin’s deal with CBS, the owners of Black Entertainment Television (BET), made in 2020 as an opportunity to expand into television.

“I’m excited to create new opportunities for people of faith and people of color! I believe #entertainment is one of the most powerful mediums in the world and we can use it to help shape hearts and minds for the better… please keep your prayers going up (I need them!) and I commit to doing my best to bring you the best shows I possibly can,” Franklin shared on Instagram, following the announcement of his deal with CBS.

Franklin has won multiple Movieguide® awards in the past, and he often emphasizes faith and family values in his work.

The first of the two projects announced this week is PLAYED, a comedy that chronicles the trials of a dysfunctional dater. Franklin will star as the main character’s conscience, and every time the character faces one of life’s many dilemmas, he will find himself on the couch of a fully-produced talk show hosted by Franklin.

Franklin will be an executive producer on the second project, CLOSURE–a family drama inspired by the life of baseball Hall-of-Famer-turned-funeral-home-owner Andre Dawson. The show will follow homicide detective Nicky Banks as she navigates running the family-owned funeral home, founded by her father, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Billy Banks, her complicated sibling relationships and the search for her missing twin brother.

Franklin’s production work for BET+ also includes TV drama KINGDOM BUSINESS which is currently in production for its second season.


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