HBO Max announced on Tuesday that they have ordered 12 episodes of the animated series Young Love based on the Matthew A. Cherry and Sony Pictures Animation’s award winning short film Hair Love. The new series is created by Cherry who will work along side Carl Jones of The Boondocks and Black Dynamite. Monica A. Young of Blue Key Entertainment (Producer, Hair Love) will Executive Produce the series with Lion Forge Animation’s David Steward II and Carl Reed.
“Hair Love struck a chord that is still resonating deeply with audiences of all ages,” said Billy Wee, SVP, Original Animation in a release by HBO Max.
Hair Love centers around the relationship between an African-American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across – doing his daughter’s hair for the first time. The short resonated with people everywhere, especially fathers who found themselves in similar situations.
“I am beyond excited to continue telling the story of Stephen, Angela and Zuri and further explore the family dynamics of a young Black millennial family we established in our short film Hair Love as an animated series,” said Cherry. “Couldn’t ask for better partners in Sony Pictures Animation and HBO Max in helping us get Young Love out to the world.”
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