HBO Max has given the go ahead for a twelve episode season of Matthew Cherry’s animated series, Young Love.
The series will be inspired by characters from Cherry’s Academy Award winning short film, Hair Love.
Behind the scenes, Cherry will work alongside Carl Jones. Jones is best known for his work on animated series such as The Boondocks and Black Dynamite.
Dear Black voice over actors…#YoungLove, a new animated series which is based on the characters from our Oscar-winning animated short film #HairLove, is now open for business at @hbomax https://t.co/cGPsJhUiuY
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 7, 2020
“I am beyond excited to continue telling the story of Stephen, Angela and Zuri and further explore the family dynamics of a young Black millennial family we established in our short film Hair Love as an animated series,” Cherry said.
“Couldn’t ask for better partners in Sony Pictures Animation and HBO Max in helping us get Young Love out to the world,” he continued.
This is the latest announcement from Cherry, who recently signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television. As part of the deal, he will continue to develop comedies, drama series and more for Warner Media.
