The more Cookie, the better. According to Variety, Empire’s Taraji P. Henson is developing a spin-off show about her character, Loretha ‘Cookie’ Lyon. This Fox deal is part of a two-year first-look deal she’s signed with 20th Century Fox Television. While the details are few and far in between, we do know now that Henson will star and produce the series.
Danny Strong, who is the co-creator of Empire will write the series. Joining him is Stacy Littlejohn and Yolonda Lawrence. Sanaa Hamri is on board to direct.
Henson put out a message:
“I believe that normalizing stories around stigmatizing matters will make them more palatable for audiences to embrace. Art can change perception and I plan to develop projects that can help further the conversation. I also aim to help cultivate and establish new young talent and their stories because they are our future and deserve a voice and a platform to be heard. I’m so excited to have 20th, led by the talented Carolyn Cassidy, support me in this new endeavor.”
20th Century Fox TV president Carolyn Cassidy also added:
“We were lucky to have a front row seat to Taraji’s meteoric rise as a fixture on television through ‘Empire.’ Through that relationship everyone at the company grew to appreciate her passion for storytelling and her strong creative gut instinct. With ‘Empire’ finished we look forward to helping her explore stories that need to be told through her talent and advocacy.”
Are you excited for a Cookie spinoff series?
Source: Variety
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