{"id":75825,"date":"2016-05-23T13:42:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/05\/23\/will-packer-joins-being-mary-jane-team-as-ep-erica-shelton-kodish-named-showrunner\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:03:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:03:20","slug":"will-packer-joins-being-mary-jane-team-as-ep-erica-shelton-kodish-named-showrunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/will-packer-joins-being-mary-jane-team-as-ep-erica-shelton-kodish-named-showrunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Packer Joins Being Mary Jane Team As EP, Erica Shelton Kodish Named Showrunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Will Packer Joins Being Mary Jane Team As EP, Erica Shelton Kodish Named Showrunner<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>May 23, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/05\/being-mary-jane-will-packer-producer-erica-shelton-kodish-showrunner-1201761333\/\">A REPRINT FROM DEADLINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Roots-at-Tribeca-Will-Packer-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-82824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-82824\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 217 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Roots-at-Tribeca-Will-Packer-3-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roots at Tribeca - Will Packer 3\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BET has set a new producing team on its popular drama series <strong>Being Mary Jane<\/strong> starring <strong>Gabrielle Union<\/strong>. <strong>Will Packer<\/strong> has come on board as executive producer, while The Good Wife co-executive producer <strong>Erica Shelton Kodish<\/strong> has been tapped as executive producer\/showrunner for the upcoming fourth season.<\/p>\n<p>The series was created and executive produced by The Game creator <strong>Mara Brock Akil<\/strong> and executive produced and directed by <strong>Salim Akil<\/strong>. The two last August signed an overall deal with Warner Bros TV, which starts this month. The two are retaining their executive producer credit on the BET series but will be focusing on their new duties at WBTV. Will Packer Productions will partner with BET and Akil Productions to produce the fourth season of Being Mary Jane, which was ordered in January. <strong>Korin D. Huggins<\/strong>, Head of Television for Will Packer Productions, will oversee for the company. Production on the new season is set to begin in Atlanta, GA later this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mara-Brock-Akil-and-Salim-Akil.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84592\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-84592\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 169'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mara-Brock-Akil-and-Salim-Akil-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Packer and Shelton Kodish join Gabrielle Union, Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil as Executive Producers and Co-Executive Producer <strong>Jeff Morrone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Being Mary Jane follows the sometimes disastrous personal and professional life of news anchor Mary Jane Paul (Union).<strong> Richard Roundtree, Margaret Avery, Richard Brooks, Lisa Vidal, B.J. Britt, Aaron Spears, Latarsha Rose<\/strong> and <strong>Stephen Bishop<\/strong> co-star.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Being-Mary-Jane-photo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84594\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-84594\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 163'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Being-Mary-Jane-photo-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"Being Mary Jane photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBeing Mary Jane is full of characters and stories about which BET viewers are passionate. We knew it would take special talent to further this very important mission and we\u2019re lucky to have found them in this dynamic duo,\u201d<\/strong> said Stephen Hill, President of Programming, BET Networks. <strong>\u201cWill\u2019s a master producer and storyteller and Erica is a dynamic writer whose experience in developing complex, multi-dimensional women makes her the ideal scribe to continue Mary Jane\u2019s journey.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Erica-Shelton-Kodish.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84593\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-84593\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 164 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Erica-Shelton-Kodish-164x300.jpg\" alt=\"Erica Shelton Kodish\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Packer, who executive produces the upcoming A+E Roots miniseries and ABC comedy series Uncle Buck has produced eight number one films \u2013 Ride Along 2, No Good Deed, Ride Along, Think Like A Man Too, Think Like A Man, Takers, Obsessed and Stomp The Yard.<strong> \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing time to be involved in producing great television and this is the rare opportunity to work with Gab, who I think is one of the best actresses doing it today, whom I also consider family,\u201d<\/strong> Parker said. \u201cBET is a tremendous partner and Erica has the perfect skill set to handle a show of this magnitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shelton Kodish recently wrapped the final season of The Good Wife as co-executive producer. Her previous producing credits include Covert Affairs, Hawthorne, and Cold Case.<strong> \u201cI\u2019m honored to have an opportunity to partner with Will Packer, Gabrielle Union, and BET to create stories for Being Mary Jane,\u201d<\/strong> said Shelton Kodish.<strong> \u201cMara Brock Akil has created a show that has a unique ability to address issues relevant to black women and I\u2019m thrilled to be in a position to tell those stories.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Packer is repped by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham. Shelton Kodish is repped by CAA, Helena Heyman at Industry Entertainment, and attorney Bruce Gellman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Packer Joins Being Mary Jane Team As EP, Erica Shelton Kodish Named ShowrunnerPosted by Wilson Morales May 23, 2016 A REPRINT FROM DEADLINE BET has set a new producing team on its popular drama series Being Mary Jane starring Gabrielle Union. 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