A new dramedy Golden Boy is currently in development at Freeform about an NFL hopeful who has to rebuild his life after a public failure. The half-hour series hails from On My Block co-creators Eddie Gonzalez and Jeremy Haft.
Via Deadline
What’s Happening:
- Deadline is reporting that Freeform is developing a new half-hour dramedy titled Golden Boy about a young NFL hopeful on the verge of greatness who suffers a public flameout and returns home with no clear future.
- The series hails from Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment production company and ABC Signature.
- Gonzalez and Haft wrote the series that’s being described as “Compton-inspired with some Latino Elmore Leonard flavor.”
- Gonzalez drew inspiration for the series from his own life growing up in Compton and Lynwood.
- Gonzalez and Haft are attached to serve as showrunners and will executive produce the series along with Spring Hill Entertainment.
Synopsis:
- Golden Boy tells the story of Ricky “The Big Hurt” Hurtado, a generational NFL prospect. However life doesn’t go as planned, and after a humiliating and public flameout, Ricky heads home a failure. The Big Hurt is determined to rebuild his fractured relationships with his family and the community that once showered him in love and support, but now hate him.
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