{"id":8063,"date":"2022-03-18T15:30:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=8063"},"modified":"2022-05-07T08:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T08:10:28","slug":"jaro-media-inks-alonge-hawes-to-series-development-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/jaro-media-inks-alonge-hawes-to-series-development-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaro Media Inks Alonge Hawes To Series Development Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Alonge Hawes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alonge Hawes seems to be expanding his artistic reach. The talented auteur has\u00a0inked a series development deal with streaming and entertainment network Jaro\u00a0Media. Under the pact, Hawes will create, write, and direct a brand new series for\u00a0the platform. Hawes will also produce the series alongside longtime collaborators\u00a0Quentin Williams, Jamal McClendon, Shani Hawes, Joshua Dennard, Cordarol Sanders\u00a0and Rodderick Fedd via their A Million Stories One Pen Entertainment banner.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlonge Hawes, an outstanding filmmaker, writer and actor, has produced high quality award-winning web series, beginning with \u201cBlue Collar Hustle,\u201d that bring a unique consciousness to the diversity of\u00a0the African American experience,\u201d Jaro Media Services CEO, Richard E. DeVaughn, said Thursday in a statement.\u00a0“Partnering with Alonge and A Million Stories One Pen Productions\u00a0falls in line with JARO\u2019s promise that our audience have a place where they will be entertained while seeing themselves – A home of our own.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alonge Hawes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The deal comes almost two years after Hawes inked a similar series development deal with independent streaming powerhouse Seeka.TV. That partnership saw Hawes create, write, direct, and star in the digital series Black On Both Sides<\/em>, for which Hawes was bestowed The Best Screenplay award by the Oniros Film Awards, and Best Director by the L.A. Shorts Awards. Both Jaro and Seeka provided early streaming support for Hawes\u2019s debut series Blue Collar Hustle<\/em>, whose first season was named Best Web Series by both the Urban Media Makers Film Festival and The London Independent Film Awards. The second season of Blue Collar Hustle<\/em> was named Best Web Series by the Oniros Film Awards and Best Returning Series by the Minnesota Webfest.  <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While specific details regarding the new series are being kept under wraps, it has been reported that Hawes & Williams collaborated on the initial concept for the original story and that Williams, himself a successful musician, will score an original soundtrack for the series.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaro Media Services provides on-demand streaming access to a world of African American and Afrocentric digital media including video, visual art, books, and music. Jaro\u2019s unique platform integrates social media, customer control, and media access into an innovative user experience.  <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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