{"id":12986,"date":"2020-04-07T10:26:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/starz-greenlights-new-series-curtis-50-cent-jackson\/"},"modified":"2020-04-07T13:03:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:03:30","slug":"starz-greenlights-new-series-from-curtis-50-cent-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/starz-greenlights-new-series-from-curtis-50-cent-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Starz Greenlights New Series from Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starz has greenlit production on <em>Black Mafia Family<\/em>, a new original series from executive producer Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson and writer and executive producer Randy Huggins.<\/p>\n<p><em>Black Mafia Family<\/em> is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in American history. The series is produced through Jackson\u2019s G-Unit Film and Television in association with Starz and Lionsgate Television.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s credits include <em>Power<\/em>, <em>Power Book II: Ghost<\/em> and <em>For Life<\/em>, while Huggins has worked on <em>Star<\/em>, <em>Rebel<\/em> and <em>Power<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a project Curtis has always been incredibly passionate about and we are excited to have him as our partner in bringing it to life,\u201d said Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO of Starz. \u201c<em>Black Mafia Family<\/em> has all the hallmarks of a great drama, from the larger-than-life Flenory brothers to the deadly, high-stakes world they inhabited. This series is going to be an incredible ride for audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told you <em>Black Mafia Family<\/em> was coming and it\u2019s going to be the<br \/>\nbiggest show on television,\u201d added Jackson. \u201cMeech and Terry are legends and I am excited to bring their story to Starz.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starz has greenlit production on Black Mafia Family, a new original series from executive producer Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson and writer and executive producer Randy Huggins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":12987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1814,169],"class_list":["post-12986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-curtis-50-cent-jackson","tag-starz","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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