Freeform announced today that it has signed a script to series deal for Party Girls, a half-hour, single-camera dramedy.
- Party Girls is inspired by the true story of Ericka Suzanne, daughter of the first female leader of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown.
- The series will be set in Oakland in the 70s and will follow Ericka’s attempt to survive her adolescence as her mother rises in the Party.
- The plot explores an unconventional mother-daughter relationship, balancing the stakes of the movement with the humor inherent in coming-of-age, and asking the question ‘how do you rebel when your mom is leading a rebellion?’
- Party Girls will be executive produced by Elisa Ellis of Platform One Media, Fishburne and Helen Sugland of Cinema Gypsy Productions, and Lance Krall and Peter Siaggas of Picture It Productions.
- Dayna Lynne North is set to write the pilot script and serve as executive producer/showrunner.
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- Freeform will host its second annual Freeform Summit this March in Hollywood.
- Freeform’s series Shadowhunters is returning with all new episodes this February.
- Freeform has announced that it will develop a new comedy series from Jenna Fischer and Alexandra Henrikson called National Parker.
- Freeform is teaming up with Scholly, a student scholarship app, for a new student loan payoff program ahead of the kickoff of the sophomore season of grown-ish.