Phylicia Rashad tapped to executive produce 'Eternity Springs'; Issa Rae's Hoorae to produce HBO's 'The Vanishing Half'

Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicHere’s a roundup of new films headed to production and televisions soon.

Phylicia Rashad will executive produce and possibly star in the television adaptation of Emily March‘s Eternity Springs with Virgin River production duo Roma Roth and Christopher E. Perry

Deadline reports the series is based on March’s ongoing 18-part novel, and will explore meaningful issues of today while appealing to a diverse and multi-generational audience, according to producers. 

“We are excited to collaborate with Phylicia Rashad, an extraordinary, talented actor whose impressive body of work not only laid the foundation for inclusivity but opened the door to change in Hollywood at a time when it wasn’t as fashionable to do so,” said Roth.

Next up, Jeremy O.