{"id":149868,"date":"2021-02-09T15:22:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=149868"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:22:31","slug":"peacock-orders-the-best-man-limited-series-with-original-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/peacock-orders-the-best-man-limited-series-with-original-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"PEACOCK Orders &#8216;The Best Man&#8217; Limited Series With Original Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Peacock has ordered 10 episodes of the limited\u00a0dramedy series\u00a0THE\u00a0BEST MAN: FINAL CHAPTERS\u00a0from Universal Television, written and executive produced by Malcolm D. 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Three years and one pandemic later, we&#8217;re on the brink of doing just that. I&#8217;m thrilled for us all to see this goal come to fruition.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based upon the eponymous Universal film franchise written and directed by Malcolm&nbsp;D.&nbsp;Lee, the series will catch up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch as&nbsp;relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable&nbsp;stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/best_man_holiday_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-149881\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Here we go! The band is back together! I am very excited to bring these iconic characters back to the fans who have supported us through this franchise,&#8221; said Malcolm D. Lee. &#8220;We are thrilled to deliver everything one would expect from this group of friends in&nbsp;&#8216;The Best Man&#8217; universe and take them through their final chapters. We can&#8217;t wait! 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