Fox is developingBillionaire Class,a new one-hour drama fromMalcolm SpellmanandEric Haywood,Deadlinehas reported. The project reunites the duo who previously produced Fox’sEmpirestarringTaraji P Henson. The new drama is set to chart the lives of the ultra-rich and seems to comment on wealth and inequality.
The series is written by Haywood and is being described as a high stake wish-fulfillment drama. It follows Jo, a disillusioned executive assistant of a billionaire who teaches Mike, a street hustler the mannerisms of the rich and wealthy to con her employer’s wealthy friends. Further, the series will offer a complex vision of wealth, race, and equality in America.
Haywood will executive produce with Spellman, along withEli Dansky, andNichelle Tramble Spellmanfor The 51. Executive producing along with them will beTrevor Engelsonvia Underground, his frequent collaboratorDouglas Bankerfor Five All in the Fifth as well as directorMaurice “Mo” Marable(Woke).Ray Smithwill co-produce the series.
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Spellman is an executive producer onBel-Airand previously served as executive producer and head writer on Marvel Studios’The Falcon and the Winter Soldierseries starringAnthony MackieandSebastian Stan. He is also serving as the executive producer for Amazon’s upcomingTwin Territories, a newBass Reevesseries following the nation’s first Black Deputy Marshal. The Amazon project hails from Revelations Entertainment,Morgan Freeman, andLori McCreary’s production company.
Haywood currently, serves as co-executive producer onLaw & Order: Organised Crime, starringChristopher Meloni,Danielle Moné Truitt,Ainsley Seiger,Dylan McDermott,andNona Parker Johnsonin the lead roles. The series has been renewed for a third season that will premiere this fall. Previously, he co-executive producedFor Life and PowerandManifestamong others. Nichelle Tramble Spellman is an executive producer, and showrunner on Apple TV+’sTruth Be Toldwhich featuresOctavia Spencer, Aaron Paul, Kate Hudson, andLizzy Caplanamong others.
Currently, no further details are available forBillionaire Class. Meanwhile, find the series synopsis below.
Written by Haywood, Billionaire Class is described as a high-stakes wish-fulfillment drama offering a complex vision of wealth, race and equity in America. It focuses on Jo, a brilliant but disillusioned billionaire’s executive assistant who teaches Miles, a charismatic, fast-talking street hustler, how to walk, talk and act like a billionaire in order to con her employer’s super-wealthy friends into using their money to help the less fortunate.
