Bounce and MGM partner for new original comedy series ‘Act Your Age’
and multi-platform entertainment network serving African
Americans, today announced a partnership with MGM to
produce a new original series, “Act Your Age.”
The multiple-camera, half-hour comedy tells the story of
three vibrant, successful Washington D.C./Northern Virginia-
area women in their 50’s who are each at a personal crossroads
and who decide the best way forward in life is together. “Act Your Age” stars Kym Whitley (“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Next Friday,” “Young and Hungry”) and Tisha Campbell (“Uncoupled,” “My Wife and Kids,” “Dr. Ken”) with special guest star Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community,” “The Mayor,” “Big Shot”).
Whitley plays Bernadette, a successful, no-nonsense real
estate developer. Campbell plays Keisha, the wild card of the
group who is always up to something, and Brown plays Angela,
the former First Lady of Norfolk, Virginia, who is looking to
redefine her life after being widowed by her husband, a revered
career politician.
The multi-generational sitcom also features Mariah Robinson (“The Wrong Valentine”) and Nathan Anderson (“All About the Washingtons,” “Richie Rich,”) as the 20-something children of Angela and Bernadette, respectively.
Alyson Fouse (“Big Shot,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” “The Wanda Sykes Show”) created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series is produced by Mark Burnett,
Barry Poznick and Bradley Gardner (“Hot in Cleveland”)
and co-executive producer Ken Ornstein (“Everybody Loves
Raymond”).
The 16-episode first season of “Act Your Age” has begun
production in Los Angeles and will premiere on Bounce in the
spring of 2023.
“The opportunity to do ‘Act Your Age’ with Kym, Tisha and
Yvette on Bounce, a network that has made me feel so comfortable being my authentic self, means the world to me,” said Fouse.
as a mid-30s woman determined to change her life for the better. Both of these shows come from Eric C. Rhone’s & Cedric The
Entertainer’s production company, A Bird And A Bear Entertainment.
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