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EXCLUSIVE: Fox has put in development Free Will, a one-hour family drama from writer Kirk A. Moore (American Crime, 13 Reasons Why) and Will Packer Media. Quinton Peeples (11.22.63, Runaways) is aboard as showrunner. Fox Entertainment is the studio. Written by Moore, Free Will is a provocative family drama that…

Spring 2014 undoubtedly will be counted as a watershed moment in NBA history. The racial comments that were made public from former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling set in motion events that changed the league in unprecedented ways. Now Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers, along with players including…

With his Quibi short-form series Blackballed, executive producer Will Packer set out to explore the intersection of race and sports, in the context of an explosive and pivotal moment in American sports history. Directed by Mike Jacobs, the show dissects five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs, when Los Angeles Clippers…

Chad Sanders and Chris Spencer are set to write the Universal Pictures-Will Packer Productions sports drama One and Done.  One and Done will center around one of the nation’s top high school athletes and his unprecedented decision to attend an HBCU. "This is a timely story about a young man’s journey of discovery at…

EXCLUSIVE: Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to win the Super Bowl, will be the subject of a new sports movie biopic from Night School and Girls Trip producers Will Packer Productions. The groundbreaking Los Angeles based production company has secured exclusive rights to the life story of groundbreaking QB…

BET+ is getting more Bigger. The streamer has handed a Season 2 renewal for the comedy series from executive producer Will Packer and his Will Packer Media. Watch the cast react to the pickup news above. "I'm so proud of this show,” Packer said. “And I can't wait for new audiences to follow the shenanigans of this…

EXCLUSIVE: I hear that Universal is in development on Tias, a female-driven Latina ensemble drama based on an original pitch by TV scribe Rob Sudduth. He will also write the script. Will Packer and James Lopez will produce under Packer's eponymous production company, Will Packer Productions. Eva Longoria and Ben…

Fox Corp.’s TV station division is bringing back Central Ave, a show from Debmar-Mercury and Will Packer, the film and TV producer known for hits like Girls Trip, saying it fared well in a test last November. The Atlanta-based show aims to deliver entertainment and pop culture news through a provocative, socially…

NBC has handed out its first pilot order this cycle to Night School, a multi-camera comedy based on the hit 2018 Universal movie, from Marlon co-creator Christopher Moynihan and the film’s star/producer Kevin Hart, producer Will Packer and director Malcolm D. Lee. Penned by Moynihan, Night School the series centers on…

BET Networks has set the cast for their forthcoming original comedy series Bigger from executive producer Will Packer. The scripted series will star Tanisha Long, Angell Conwell, Rasheda Crockett, Chase Anthony and Tristen Winger. Bigger recently wrapped production this summer in Atlanta. The 10 half-hour episodes…

Director Tina Gordon is warming up her vocal cords to helm Universal Pictures’ musical comedy Praise This, a music-competition feature set in the world of youth choirs. The film is slated for release on September 25, 2020. Gordon will rewrite the script for Praise This, which is based on an original idea by Tim…

“Don’t disrespect me,” the lawyer tells her husband the mayor as she presses a pistol against his head. “It’ll be the last thing that you do.” OWN has set a June premiere date for Ambitions, the soapy drama series from prolific producer Will Packer. Fronted by Robin Givens, it follows the deceitful machinations of…