Obamas bringing ‘Blackout’ anthology to Netflix

By ANI
WASHINGTON: In collaboration with Temple Hill Productions, the Obamas are bringing a six-part anthology ‘Blackout’ to Netflix beneath their banner, Higher Ground.

According to Variety, the challenge will revolve round six totally different tales of Black youngsters who discover love throughout an influence outage in New York City.

The challenge is being developed concurrently as a TV and a movie challenge via Obamas’ Higher Ground’s total cope with Netflix.

“When the lights go out and people reveal hidden truths, love blossoms, friendships transform, and all possibilities take flight,” Netflix mentioned in an announcement as per Variety.

Each installment of the anthology will probably be penned by a special author. Currently, the writers who’ve been roped in are Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon.

Netflix additionally revealed the storyline for 2 of the opposite installments: One is “two boys trapped on the subway come face-to-face with their feelings” and one other is: “a pair of best friends stuck in the New York Public Library and surrounded by love stories figure out if there’s one in their future,” as per Variety.

What is extra fascinating concerning the upcoming challenge is that it’s going to reunite the crew that produced ‘Fatherhood’, the Netflix comedy movie that starred Kevin Hart as a widowed father.

‘Blackout’ is without doubt one of the much-anticipated tasks for Higher Ground. However, the goal premiere date for the anthology has not been disclosed but.

As per Variety, the corporate’s movie slate additionally consists of the story of homosexual civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, directed by George C. Wolfe, and ‘Exit West’, a refugee love story based mostly on Mohsin Hamid’s novel of the identical title.