{"id":5496,"date":"2020-06-19T15:27:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=5496"},"modified":"2020-06-19T15:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:27:26","slug":"hair-love-director-matthew-a-cherry-signs-first-look-deal-with-warner-bros-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/hair-love-director-matthew-a-cherry-signs-first-look-deal-with-warner-bros-television\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hair Love\u2019 Director Matthew A. Cherry Signs First-Look Deal With Warner Bros Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5498\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/matthew.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/matthew.png 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/matthew-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/matthew-768x554.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Matthew A. Cherry, the creator of the best-selling book <\/b><b><i>Hair Love <\/i><\/b><b>and Oscar-winning animated short of the same name, has recently signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros Television. He\u2019s set to develop comedies, dramas, and event series with the leading studio, while also working with streaming platforms including HBO Max.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The former professional football player began working as a production assistant back in 2007 for Black sitcoms like <em>Girlfriends<\/em> and <em>The Game<\/em>. Since, he&#8217;s directed episodes for popular series including<\/b><b><i>\u00a0Black-ish <\/i><\/b><b>and<\/b><b><i> Mixed-ish<\/i><\/b><b>, <\/b><b><i>The Last O.G<\/i><\/b><b>., <\/b><b><i>Whiskey Cavalier<\/i><\/b><b>, and <\/b><b><i>The Red Line<\/i><\/b><b>. In addition to<\/b><b><i> Hair Love<\/i><\/b><b>, Cherry\u2019s credits include his feature film <\/b><b><i>The Last Fall<\/i><\/b><b>, which premiered at SXSW in 2012. He also wrote and directed the 2016 drama <\/b><b><i>9 Rides<\/i><\/b><b>, which made history as the first feature film to be entirely shot on an iPhone 6s in 4k.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe  id=\"_ytid_41914\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JSbqZdcvZss?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>In association with Warner Bros, Cherry will produce upcoming series through his company Cherry Lane Productions. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>\u201cI am beyond excited to be joining the Warner Bros. Television family in this exciting new capacity,\u201d Cherry told <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/06\/warner-bros-television-first-look-hair-love-matthew-a-cherry-1202961720\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Deadline<\/b><\/a><b>, who first reported the news. \u201cIt\u2019s an important time to be a Black creative working in this industry, and I look forward to creating impactful projects and partnering with other talented marginalized voices in our community.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew A. Cherry, the creator of the best-selling book Hair Love and Oscar-winning animated short of the same name, has recently signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros Television. He\u2019s set to develop comedies, dramas, and event series with the leading studio, while also working with streaming platforms including HBO Max. 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