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NBC has put into development Black Girl Magic, a half-hour single-camera comedy, from Downtown Girls’ co-creators Emebeit Beyene, Crystal Boyd and Chandra Russell (Southside), Gabrielle Union and her I’ll Have Another banner and Atypical creator and showrunner Robia Rashid. Black Girl Magic tells the story of three…

Netflix’s Atypical is a refreshing comedy that stars Keir Gilchrist as an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum. Since premiering, it has garnered acclaim and praise for the representation of autism via a comedic lens. After screening the eventful and emotional season 2 finale at the ATX Television Festival, Executive…

EXCLUSIVE: Atypical creator Robia Rashid has signed a substantial new three-year overall deal with Sony Pictures TV, the studio behind the Netflix series. Rashid, who has been at Sony TV since 2013, serves as executive producer  and showrunner on her acclaimed Netflix series Atypical, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh…

Hollywood’s representation of mental health and disabilities hasn’t always been the best. Actually, it has been problematic. Even so, times are a-changing — and Atypical‘s showrunner Robia Rashid is part of that contingent that making progress. The critically acclaimed Atypical, which recently finished its second…

Robia Rashid, creator/executive producer of Atypical, has signed a new overall deal with the studio behind the Netflix series, Sony Pictures TV Studios. Under the pact, Rashid will continue on Atypical, which was recently renewed for a second season less than a month after its August 11 premiere. Rashid has been at…