Gabrielle Union in Talks to Star and Executive Produce 'Debbie' Legal Drama at HBO Max
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Nellie Andreeva
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
HBO Max is developing 'Debbie', an elevated legal drama procedural about reinvention and justice, with Gabrielle Union attached as executive producer and in talks to star. The series is written by Bradley Bredeweg (The Fosters) and Matthew Thomas (Missed Call), following HBO Max's strategy of producing moderate-cost procedurals with sizable orders under 'The Pitt' model.
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Debbie, now in development, is described as an elevated legal drama procedural exploring the cost of reinvention and the fine line between justice and survival.
It centers on Debbie Powell (a
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