EXCLUSIVE: George Lopez is entering into the unscripted enterprise.
The comic, who’s at the moment starring within the third season of NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez, has partnered with Really Unique, the manufacturing firm behind collection comparable to The Actual Housewives of Atlanta and Ink Grasp, to develop a lot of unscripted initiatives.
The primary is a characteristic documentary about Charlie Murphy, the brother of Eddie Murphy. Darkness: The Charlie Murphy Story will inform the story of the comic, who died in 2017 from leukemia on the age of 57.
Charlie Murphy was a solid member and author on Chappelle’s Present and for BET’s mockumentary collection Comedy Get Down, the place he traveled with Lopez on their 2017 stand-up comedy tour.
The doc, which is at the moment in manufacturing, is produced by Really Unique, Richard Murphy, who was Charlie Murphy’s cousin and former supervisor, George Lopez and Salvador Vasquez.
The second undertaking is described as a aggressive and comedy-driven actuality collection.
It marks the newest partnership for Banijay-owned Really Unique, which lately struck an total cope with The Cinemart, the corporate behind Netflix’s American Homicide: Gabby Petito and Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal docs in addition to Hulu’s Fyre Fraud.
Really Unique additionally produces reveals together with Summer time Home, Winter Home and The Final Cowboy with government producer Taylor Sheridan.
The transfer comes after Lopez, who additionally starred in DC Comics’ Blue Beetle, revealed final yr that he was retiring from stand-up.
Lopez mentioned, “Charlie Murphy was a lot enjoyable to be round, I’ve by no means laughed so arduous, and I need everybody to see what I noticed.”
“There are a ton of the reason why we wished to staff up with George on these unscripted initiatives, and so they all come right down to this: there’s nothing he can’t do,” added Weinstock and Hersh. “Past his famend comedy chops, George is a seasoned producer whose star energy and longevity provide a vantage level that’s uncommon in our enterprise. We’re delighted to be working collectively and excited concerning the initiatives we’re growing.”
Really Unique EVP and Head of Growth Chachi Senior added, “All of it actually started with Charlie and this documentary ardour undertaking that introduced us along with Wealthy, Sal and George. Collectively, our complete staff sees an enormous future for George in unscripted and we’re thrilled to be working collectively.”
