Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is heading back to Starz with another television series.
After the success of Power, the hip-hop icon-turned-entrepreneur-turned television executive producer is set to have a hand in Black Mafia Family. The crime series is inspired by the true-life story of Detroit drug lord Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and his brother Terry “Southwest T,” who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late ’80s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country.” According to Starz, the series will touch on the subjects of “love, family, and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.”
“I told you Black Mafia Family was coming and it’s going to be the biggest show on television,” said Jackson in the announcement. “Meech and Terry are legends and I am excited to bring their story to Starz.”
Starz president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch added: “This is a project Curtis has always been incredibly passionate about and we are excited to have him as our partner in bringing it to life.
“Black Mafia Family has all the hallmarks of a great drama, from the larger-than-life Flenory brothers to the deadly, high-stakes world they inhabited. This series is going to be an incredible ride for audiences around the world.”
No word on who will star in the series or when it will premiere. 50 Cent’s current ABC drama, For Life—about former-inmate-turned-lawyer Isaac Wright Jr.—reportedly tallied the “biggest playback increase for any new broadcast midseason debut — scripted or unscripted.”
Jackson’s multi-million dollar deal with Starz includes another series titled, Vanguard, as well as other upcoming Power sequels: Powerbook II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Power Book IV: Influence, and Power Book V: Force.
