Fox has given a put pilot commitment to DiversityHire, a provocative single-camera workplace comedy from the Empire duo of Cameron Johnson and Felicia D. Henderson
is described as an irreverent workplace half-hour that will comedically explore our beliefs about race, class, and gender, while pushing the boundaries of political correctness. The show centers on Zenzi Baker, a brilliant, young, African-American, programmer whose life is turned upside down when her boss embroils his successful tech company in a publicity nightmare. To save face, Zenzi, a low-level coder, is plucked from obscurity and promoted to chief diversity and inclusion officer.
Henderson and Taja executive produce via Henderson’s 20th TV-based WaterWalk Entertainment banner. Johnson is co-executive producer.This marks WaterWalk’s second sale to Fox this development season. It joinsUnder the overall deal Henderson inked with 20th TV last summer to develop new projects with her longtime manager, Taja, as her producing partner, she joined the studio’s Fox drama serieslast season where she and Johnson met.
“I love working with the next generation of content creators. It scratches my mentoring itch,” said Henderson. “And Cameron has this amazing, special, unique voice that is irreverent, honest, and hilarious. Developing this show with him has been a ridiculous amount of fun.”, an FBI cyber-crime drama set to premiere in January 2020.
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