Tracy Morgan Paramount+ Comedy Series ‘Crutch’ Casts Adrianna Mitchell (EXCLUSIVE)
Adrianna Mitchell has been cast in the upcoming Tracy Morgan comedy series “Crutch” at Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively.
Mitchell is the latest addition to the series’ cast, joining the recently announced Jermaine Fowler. The show was originally announced back in May with Morgan in the lead role and is said to be set in the same world as the CBS comedy “The Neighborhood.” Production is set to begin this month in New York.
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The official logline for the series states, “Francois ‘Frank’ Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by ‘Crutch,’ is a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son (Fowler) and free-spirited daughter (Mitchell) move back into the family home.”
Mitchell’s character is named Jamilah. She is described as “a free spirited, naturalista with a dry wit and sharp tongue. Notoriously fickle, the most consistent part of her life was her 10-year marriage and the cozy suburban life she built for her husband and two kids in the Minneapolis suburbs. But when that starts to fall apart, she finds herself and her children Lisa, 12 and Mase, 9 back in Harlem at Crutch’s doorstep.”
Mitchell’s best known television role to date is playing Tanosse on the hit FX drama “Snowfall.” She has also appeared in shows like “Evil,” “The Good Fight,” “Little America,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” She recently made her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham,” in which Mitchell played Opal.
She is repped by Artists & Representatives and Wright Entertainment, Inc.
“Crutch” is developed by Owen Smith, who serves as executive producer and showrunner. “The Neighborhood” star Cedric the Entertainer executive produces along with Eric C. Rhone under their A Bird and a Bear Entertainment banner. Morgan will executive produce in addition to starring. Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and Wendi Trilling of TrillTV also executive produce. CBS Studios produces. Paramount Global Content Distribution will distribute the series.
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