EXCLUSIVE: After a heated bidding war, Hulu has landed the drama Black Cake, from Women of the Movement creator Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital …
is a family drama wrapped in a murder mystery with a diverse cast of characters and a global setting. The story takes place in Jamaica, Rome, Scotland, England and Southern California.her overall deal with KapitalIn the late 1960s, a runaway bride named Covey disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica and is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder.
The series is executive produced by Cerar, Harpo Films’ Winfrey and Carla Gardini and Kapital Entertainment’s Kaplan. Kapital’s Jessie Abbott is overseeing for the company., the production company behind the upcoming ABC Emmett Till limited seriesKapital went after the rights of the book for Cerar to develop into a series as her first project under the deal. At the same time, Harpo also was pursuing the novel.
The drama drew multiple bids and big commitments from streamers, with Cerar opting to go to Hulu because of her great experience working with Dana Walden, Chairman of Entertainment, Walt Disney Television, and Craig Erwich, President, ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals, on ABC’s, slated to premiere in midseason. Walden, who has a vast portfolio, as well as Erwich, oversee original programming for both Hulu and ABC.
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