‘Get Christie Love’ Series Reboot From ‘Power’ Creator Courtney Kemp & Vin Diesel Set At ABC

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Hulu is working on a Foxy Brown series starring Meagan Good so I guess this make sense. Who would you cast tho?



Those 70s fight scenes. :lol:


‘Get Christie Love’ Series Reboot From ‘Power’ Creator Courtney Kemp & Vin Diesel Set At ABC


https://deadline.com/2017/09/get-ch...ey-kemp-vin-diesel-big-commitment-1202176961/

In a very competitive situation, with multiple networks pursuing, ABC has landed Get Christie Love, an hourlong drama from Power creator/showrunner Courtney Kempand producers Vin Diesel, Debra Martin Chase and Shana C. Waterman, with a pilot production commitment.


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The project, a co-production between Lionsgate Television and Universal Television, is inspired by the cult 1974 blaxploitation-themed TV movie Get Christie Love! and subsequent short-lived series, which also aired on ABC. (you can watch a trailer for the movie below the post.)

The new Get Christie Love (no ! in the title), written by Kemp, is an action-packed, music-driven drama that centers on Christie Love, an African American female CIA agent who leads an elite ops unit. She transforms into whomever she needs to be to get the job done, especially when it’s down to the wire and the stakes are life and death. The high-adrenaline missions of the series are anchored by an emotional mystery about Christie’s first love — unearthing the truth about this relationship will be the biggest mission impossible of her life.

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Kemp executive produces via her production company End of Episode, along with Diesel and Waterman through One Race Television and Martin Chase through Martin Chase Productions.

This has been a passion project for Kemp, who loved the original because of Christie’s poise, strength and femininity. She started working on a remake before she got Power on Starz where it has become the network’s highest rated series.

Get Christie Love marks the first sale for Kemp and her production company End of Episode under a multi-year overall deal with Starz and sibling Lionsgate Television she signed in May. Kemp and Universal TV-based Diesel, both repped by CAA, brought the idea of rebooting the title to Uni TV, which owns the rights to it. Under his overall deal at Uni TV, Diesel also executive produces a reboot of Miami Vice for NBC.

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The 1974 Get Christie Love! ABC series was the first hourlong drama with an African American actress as the lead. Now the reboot was bought by ABC, which is run by the first black woman appointed broadcast network president, Channing Dungey, from Uni TV, the first major US TV studio headed by a black woman president, Pearlena Igbokwe, as well as Kemp, who was at one point the only black woman to serve as showrunner on a premium drama series.

Kemp made her debut as showrunner with Power, which premiered in 2014. The drama hit a viewership season high this year, with 2.0 million viewers tuning into the fourth season finale. It will return for Season 5 in 2018.

Kemp is repped by CAA and attorney Michael Gendler. One Race Television is repped by CAA, manager Stacy O’Neil, and attorneys Patty Felker and Eric Suddleson. Martin Chase Prods. is repped by CAA and attorneys Nina Shaw and Laurie Megery.
 
Didn't John Singleton just create this for BET lol?


That's what he wants you to believe lol...when I saw he only made 500k off Power I knew it wasn't his show.
Where'd you hear that? Just wondering cuz STARZ just broke that nigga off with a three series deal- them joints ain't cheap. Maybe they low balled him and Courtney on Power and he's having the last laugh? Again just speculation, peace.
 
If it on ABC it will barely get one season. ABC needs to put this on HULU.

Hulu is in a better position with their Foxy Brown show. Bigger name recognition and they could probably get Pam Grier for a small cameo.

Get Christie Love could work if ABC let's them be creative. Setting it in the 70s would be ideal, but probably too expensive. Some of my picks:

Teyonah Parris - Seems the perfect fit for a show like this.

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Kylie Bunbury - I like the fact that she's 5'10". Would give her some credibility in action scenes.

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Antoinette Robertson - she has a little bit of a Pam Grier vibe

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Where'd you hear that? Just wondering cuz STARZ just broke that nigga off with a three series deal- them joints ain't cheap. Maybe they low balled him and Courtney on Power and he's having the last laugh? Again just speculation, peace.

I'm pretty sure it was Kemps show and Curtis was a producer on that show. I think the new deal he has is for his own production.
 
Hulu is in a better position with their Foxy Brown show. Bigger name recognition and they could probably get Pam Grier for a small cameo.

Get Christie Love could work if ABC let's them be creative. Setting it in the 70s would be ideal, but probably too expensive. Some of my picks:

Teyonah Parris - Seems the perfect fit for a show like this.

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Kylie Bunbury - I like the fact that she's 5'10". Would give her some credibility in action scenes.

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Antoinette Robertson - she has a little bit of a Pam Grier vibe

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There's going to be a Foxy Brown show?
 
Hulu is in a better position with their Foxy Brown show. Bigger name recognition and they could probably get Pam Grier for a small cameo.

Get Christie Love could work if ABC let's them be creative. Setting it in the 70s would be ideal, but probably too expensive. Some of my picks:

Teyonah Parris - Seems the perfect fit for a show like this.

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Kylie Bunbury - I like the fact that she's 5'10". Would give her some credibility in action scenes.

DERdTOYVYAUGsn_.jpg


Antoinette Robertson - she has a little bit of a Pam Grier vibe

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Yea Kylie would be good..then again her show Pitch on Fox didnt last very long

Nicole Beharie would be another good pick
 


She was one of my picks and should be fine but there's nothing subtle about Hollywood's preference for biracial actresses these days. :smh:
 
She was one of my picks and should be fine but there's nothing subtle about Hollywood's preference for biracial actresses these days. :smh:


Man, you ain't lying. Every damn commercial I see has a biracial woman with a white man. Shit is so blatant I don't even know what to say.

Personally, I was hoping it would be Teyonah Parris.
 
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