Onyx Orders ‘The Plot’ Limited Series Starring Mahershala Ali From Endeavor Content

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In a competitive situation, Disney’s Onyx Collective has landed the Mahershala Ali starrer The Plot with a series order. The eight-episode limited series, from Endeavor Content, will stream on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.The Plot, an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Jean Hanff Korelitz, whose book “You Should Have Known” was adapted into HBO’s The Undoing starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, was taken to the premium marketplace in November, sparking a bidding.Described as a gripping cat and mouse story, The Plot centers on a struggling author Jake (Ali) who is primed to take advantage of any opportunity that might help revive his career.

When a once in a lifetime opportunity presents itself, Jake commits an act of literary theft that changes his life irrevocably.

Now, someone knows his secret and is threatening him…and we will see just how far Jake will go to protect himself and the life he’s built.Oscar and Emmy winner Ali executive produces The Plot alongside Mimi Valdés and Amatus Karim Ali through their Know Wonder production company, which recently produced the praised feature Swan Song.“Hollywood is still not greenlighting enough projects with multidimensional Black characters, stories that simply focus on our humanity.

The rarity of a straight-to-series order, especially for BIPOC projects, is not lost on us,” said Valdés. “We are beyond humbled to work with such an amazing team of collaborators to bring this incredible book to life.”Abby Ajayi (Inventing Anna, How to Get Away with Murder) is adapting Korelitz’s novel and will serve as executive producer and showrunner.“I’m thrilled to be adapting Jean’s brilliantly compelling and thrilling