Black-Ish Creator Bewitches ABC

Creator of ABC’s award-winning, now defunct series Black-ish is launching a remake of the classic 1960’s ABC series Bewitched. Barris’ spin on the series will be a fresh take and aim to bring diversity to the silver screen. Barris intends for this single-camera comedy to follow a hard working witch who marries a mortal slacker. The original lead witch Samantha was played by actress Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery in the original series.

Subsequent attempts to bring the series to the small screen have been unsuccessful. CBS and NBC have tried to breath new life into the series but those shows never made it to air. A feature adaptation produced by Sony Pictures and starring Nichole Kidman in the title role and funnyman Will Ferrell as the oaf failed to cast any spell at the box office, outside of conjuring a Razzie for Worst Screen Couple.

Barris’ version of Bewitched plans to cast an African American in the lead role of Samantha. Her husband will be of a different race. No words on who will be cast in either of these roles. Scripting duties were handled by Barris and Black-ish writer-producer Yamara Taylor. Production is to be handled by Barris’ Khalabo Ink Society Banner. This will be Barris’ final project before his exlusive Netflix deal takes effect. You may recall that back in August 2018 Barris signed a deal with Netflix worth $100 million dollars. This came after Barris and ABC arrived at a crossroads back in July 2018 over a pulled episode that examined race relations in the United States.

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SOURCES: The Hollywood Reporter

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