


Per WarnerMedia, “Hair Love” centered around the relationship between an African American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across: doing his daughter’s hair for the first time. The upcoming series promises to expand upon the characters that made the original short an instant hit. Dayna Lynne North (“Insecure”) will also serve as an executive producer and writer. Young (producer of “Hair Love”) along with Lion Forge Animation’s David Steward II and Carl Reed.

The series will be executive produced by Blue Key Entertainment’s Monica A. Cherry will serve as showrunner alongside animation veteran Carl Jones (“The Boondocks,” “Black Dynamite”). Cherry’s Academy Award winning “ Hair Love” short is getting adapted into an animated television series for HBO Max.Ĭherry’s upcoming 12-episode show, titled “ Young Love,” will be based on the characters from his short film.
