JuVee Productions, the production company founded by Emmy and Oscar winner Viola Davis and producer Julius Tennon, has entered into a first-look deal with Universal Global Television. Under the pact, Juvee will develop and produce series with UGT for all platforms, and has set Pawn, a series adaptation based on an original short story by bestselling author Kennedy Ryan (Before I Let Go, Score), as the first project.
Chantelle Wells (Daredevil: Born Again, Yellowjackets) will pen the Pawn adaptation. Davis, Tennon and JuVee Productions’ Head of TV Andrew Wang will serve as executive producers, alongside Wells and Ryan.
Pawn is a romantic drama series
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