HBO has given
the green light to a half-
hour comedy pilot from
former Late Night With
Jimmy Fallon writers/
performers Diallo Riddle &
Bashir Salahuddin, which is exe
cutive produced by Late Night
exec producer Lorne Michaels .
Written by Riddle and
Salahuddin, the untitled project
stars the duo as Bashir and
Diallo, two 30-year old-
reporters, as they try to make
it big in the burgeoning black mecca of
contemporary Atlanta, aka the New South. Riddle,
Salahuddin and Michaels executive produce the
pilot with Dave Flebotte who serves as
showrunner. Andrew Singer co-executive
produces.
Source: deadline
Source: deadline
