The candy man is coming to Hulu! The streamer has ordered eight episodes of a limited series about Sammy Davis, Jr. from Lee Daniels and 20th Television.
It’s based on the Wil Haygood book, “In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.”Multi-hyphenate performer Elijah Kelley will portray the title role, having starred in NBC’s “The Wiz Live!” and New Line’s Hairspray.
He’s previously collaborated with Daniels on Lee Daniels’ The Butler and Fox’s Star.Here’s the official logline: “Sammy Davis, Jr.
rose from childhood stardom on the vaudeville stage to become one of the most famous African American entertainers of the 1950s and ’60s (and the only Black member of Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack).
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