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Netflix Orders Comedy Series Starring Rev. Run & Wife Justine Simmons

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Justine Simmons and Rev Run attend "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on June 25, 2012 in New York City.
Justine Simmons and Rev Run attend “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on June 25, 2012 in New York City.

*Reverend Run Simmons is returning to television as Netflix has ordered a scripted comedy series based on his family life.

The music icon will star in the series alongside his wife Justine Simmons. The couple previously starred in the MTV reality series “Run’s House” from 2005 to 2009.

Rev. Run will portray himself in the semi-fictionalized series about the rapper and his post-hip-hop life, The Hollywood Reporter writes.

Simmons and his wife self-financed the series — leading to a 10-episode, straight-to-series order at Netflix.

Per Deadline:

The multi-camera sitcom, created by Jeremy Bronson (“The Mayor”), started off as one the biggest multi-camera sales last development season, which ABC landed in October 2016 in a very competitive situation with a put pilot commitment plus a big penalty. It did not get a pilot order, but, based on the strong interest the pitch had received by multiple networks, producing companies Amblin TV and ABC Studios pulled together resources and used the penalty money to finance a pilot presentation, which was filmed on the set of Black-ish.

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Rev Run and his wife Justine

Speaking of “Black-ish”, Anthony Anderson’s son, Nathan, will play the Simmons’ son on the series.

After their show was announced, Rev. Run took to social media to express his gratitude:

“My wife Justine and I just closed the biggest deal of my TV career with Abc studios Netflix and Steven Spielberg’s company Amblin Shout out to Amy Lisa and Patrick over at ABC for sticking in there and believing in my wife and I. Anthony Anderson thank you for lending us your talented son Nathan to play MY son! So glad he’s now. “OUR” son. Lol! Thanks for showing up for me and spending time on set and by the way ” killing it” as my friend on the show! Shark Tanks Damon John thank you for being a friend on my show and taking time to show up for my pilot. To Big Shot Richard Weitz over at WME and the big wigs over at Amblin Darryl and Justin Boom   we did it! Jeremy Bronson, Andrew Reich ! Michael Lehman my partner at Simmons/Lehman.   We did it! Most of all my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for allowing this deal to happen. Let the filming begin!”

Filming for the show begins in January 2018.

 

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