It is the start of the top of an period for “The Greatest Man” franchise. Our beloved pal group — Harper (Taye Diggs), Lance (Morris Chestnut), Jordan (Nia Lengthy), Robyn (Sanaa Lathan), Shelby (Melissa De Sousa), Quentin (Terrence Howard), Candace (Regina Corridor), and Murch (Harold Perrineau) — has come a great distance for the reason that wedding ceremony that nearly did not occur within the 1999 movie, and their eventful Christmas extravaganza in 2013’s “The Greatest Man Vacation.” Now, over 20 years later, Peacock is closing the e-book on the ’90s cult basic in a restricted sequence titled “The Greatest Man: The Closing Chapters,” which catches up with the forged one final time as they navigate evolving relationships and previous grievances of their older years.
In accordance with the present’s first teaser trailer launched on Oct. 29, the forthcoming sequence will convey the franchise and its forged full circle as Harper’s notorious, best-selling “Unfinished Enterprise” novel is about to get a film adaptation. On prime of that, the crew will grapple with how a lot they’ve modified during the last 20 years because the “unpredictable phases of midlife disaster meet midlife renaissance,” per the present’s logline.
“The Greatest Man: the Closing Chapters,” created by Malcolm D. Lee (who additionally created the franchise’s movies), is an eight-part sequence that may debut this winter, simply in time for Christmas. Lee serves as coshowrunner and govt producer for the restricted sequence alongside Dayna Lynne North (“Insecure”), each of whom are excited to present this cherished basic a correct sendoff.
“Followers of the franchise have constantly requested me (and the stellar forged) when are we going to inform them what’s occurred with this group of associates? And what higher method to do this than to present them what they need (and extra) in a restricted sequence,” Lee stated in a press assertion. “Given the second that we’re in, that is the proper time to revisit Harper, Lance, Murch, Quentin, Jordan, Robyn, Candace, and Shelby and go on the wild, emotional, hilarious trip with them, as they cope with their very own journeys by way of parenting, activism, outdated love, new love, and the complexities of being Black in twenty first Century America.”
Of the present’s full-circle plot, North, in a press release, stated: “The variation of ‘Unfinished Enterprise’ organically connects all the crew, and infuses scrumptious enjoyable and pressure, as we see the fallout and unintended penalties of Harper’s choice. It was additionally vital to me to, not solely broaden the sequence POV to incorporate extra of the ladies characters’ perspective, however to additionally deal with problems with gender and identification. I am proud to play a component in transferring these tales and characters ahead.”
Learn forward for all the things we find out about “The Greatest Man: The Closing Chapters,” together with its launch date.
