Courtney B. Vance to Star in Kenya Barris’ Political ABC sitcom, "Malcolm & Libby"

[satam55]

Courtney B. Vance will star in ABC’s political family comedy “Libby & Malcolm” from Kenya Barris and Vijal Patel, Variety has learned. Vance will play Felicity Huffman’s on-screen husband.

The project marks Vance’s first major TV role since winning the best actor Emmy for FX’s “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” for his role as Johnnie Cochran.

“Libby & Malcolm” — which is in development, but has a pilot production commitment at ABC — follows a married couple, Malcolm and Libby, played by Vance and Huffman. The blended family series is about two polar opposite political pundits who fall in love despite all odds and form an insta-family as well as a work partnership.

Vance will star as Malcolm Black, a liberal pundit and father of three kids who arms himself with cold hard facts and an irresistible easy charm that wins over everyone he meets. He recently married Libby (Huffman), a strong, brilliant, white Republican who won his heart by knocking him off his feet. Now, they’ll forge a new life together at home against all odds while going head-to-head at work on their fiery new political talk show.

Vance will also serve as executive producer on the show, in addition to his on-screen duties. This will mark his first major producing gig, and his first-ever EP credit.

Barris and Patel co-wrote the project. They will serve as executive producers with Brian Dobbins and Vance. ABC Studios, where Barris is under an overall deal, is producing.

The subject matter of the series is a familiar world for Barris and Patel, who work together on ABC’s hit comedy “Black-ish,” which Barris created. Should the project be picked up to series, it would fit in well with ABC’s brand of diverse family comedies, joining not just “Black-ish,” but also “Fresh Off The Boat” and new additions “Speechless,” which follows a family with a special-needs child, and “American Housewife,” which centers around an overweight mother.

For Vance, the series would be his latest starring role and perhaps biggest role on broadcast TV, as he’d anchor half the show, alongside his on-screen wife, Huffman. The “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” alum and Tony Award winner had roles on “ER,” “Flashforward,” “Revenge” and “State of Affairs,” before landing “People v. O.J. Simpson,” which catapulted him into A-list TV territory. On the film side, Vance will star in “Office Christmas Party,” which hits theaters this Decembers, plus, he’ll be seen alongside Tom Cruise in “The Mummy” reboot. He’ll also have a cameo appearance in Oprah Winfrey’s HBO project “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”

Vance is repped by Gersh and Steven Siebert of Lighthouse Entertainment and Attorney Darrel Miller of Fox Rothschild; Barris is repped by CAA, Principato Young, and attorney Gregg Gellman of Morris Yorn; Patel is repped by APA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman.

@MartyMcFly What's gonna happen to "Black-ish" after this season? Will Larry Wilmore come back to fill in as showrunner?

 

[MartyMcFly]

@MartyMcFly What's gonna happen to "Black-ish" after this season? Will Larry Wilmore come back to fill in as showrunner?

Larry Wilmore wasn't the show runner when it started lol. He was on as an producer and writer then his shyt popped off. Kenya probably has someone groomed to step in for him. He said he wanted to do three seasons and he was out. He's done his three, now he can step down.

 

[Roman Brady]

Sounds good, just wish they found a better looking white lady like melora hardin, sela ward or Daphne zuniga even for fuk sake


surprised shonda rimes isn't behind this

 

[pickles]

I sense alot of in this.

The character's name is Malcolm Black.


Felicity Huffman??:scustscust:

That prune face cac bytch.

I am already scust at the pairing.

I know @satam55 is definitely gonna watch this.

He is all like at these types of pairing.

 

[R=G]

Where is Teri Hatcher when you need her?

 

[AquaCityBoy]

“Libby & Malcolm” — which is in development, but has a pilot production commitment at ABC — follows a married couple, Malcolm and Libby, played by Vance and Huffman. The blended family series is about two polar opposite political pundits who fall in love despite all odds and form an insta-family as well as a work partnership.

This show is gonna get insta-cancelled.

 

[Bigbigguy]

This is funny as fukk considering who he was playing in his last show

I sense alot of in this.

The character's name is Malcolm Black.


Felicity Huffman??:scustscust:

That prune face cac bytch.

I am already scust at the pairing.

I know @satam55 is definitely gonna watch this.

He is all like at these types of pairing.

I was half ass expecting this to be in the show with him making the thread

@satam55 is cool tho

 

[satam55]

ABC passed on this show, but the studio is shopping it around according to this article: 'Black-ish' Renewed for Season 4 at ABC






Also here are on-set pics from the pilot shot back in early April:

Ann Coulter & Larry Elder:

 

[GR13]

ABC passed on this show, but the studio is shopping it around according to this article: 'Black-ish' Renewed for Season 4 at ABC






Also here are on-set pics from the pilot shot back in early April:

Ann Coulter & Larry Elder:

ABC passing on this show I guess they only like pushing black women/white men centered interracial TV show's

they ain't slick over their at the official bedwench network they are just waiting for scandal to end and they need another flagship bedwench show their going to steal this show's concept and flip it to a bw/wm relationship casting some one like Angela Bassett / Vanessa Williams /Alfre Woodard/ Garcelle Beauvais / and cast some no name cac to marry a blackwomen who is a career women &struggling single mother being a"real father" to her kids and working together to fix/rebuild a poverty filled/crime ridden black city like Chicago/Detroit /New Orleans

you heard it here first folks you know its coming