Lena Waithe's 'Birth of Cool' picked up at BET+; Eve to lead ABC's hip-hop drama, 'Queens'

Amy Sussman/Getty Images;Courtesy of TV OneAccording to Deadline, a slew of new series and films are coming to networks and streaming services near you.

BET+ has officially picked up the upcoming dramedy, Birth of Cool, under Lena Waithe‘s Hill Grad Productions company. The 10-episode series, written by Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, follows students and teachers at a predominantly Black high school in Compton, “as they try to make it through the weird, hilarious, stressful, often sobering, sometimes surreal school year.”

Next up is ABC’s new hip-hop drama pilot, Queens, from Zahir McGhee with Grammy-nominated rapper Eve as lead. According to Deadline, the story follows four “estranged and out-of-touch women in their 40s,” who reunite for a chance to reclaim their fame as the popular hip-hop group, Nasty .

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