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‘Hair Love’ Creator Matthew A. Cherry Grabs a Plum First-Look TV Deal
Hollywood Reporter reportThis may be his first TV deal—allowing the NFL alum to flex his writer, producer and developer chops—but he’s no stranger to the small screen, video or movies. Cherry has directed episodes of Black-ish, The Last O.G. The Red Line, Whiskey Cavalier and Mixed-ish; and videos for Jasmine Sullivan, Kindred The Family Soul, Michelle Williams and Chloe x Halle. On the movie side, he wrote and directed his feature film debut, The Last Fall, starring Lance Gross, Nicole Beharie and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
