Tyler Perry Making Live Action Family Series For Nick

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Nickelodeon and Tyler Perry Studios said the were developing and producing a live-action series for kids and families that will star 10-year-old rapper Young Dylan.

Young Dylan got the news from Perry Wednesday during The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The series, written by Perry, is about a family whose nephew, an aspiring hip-hop star, moves in unannounced.

Perry has a long-term pact with Nickelodeon’s parent company Viacom and is producing original series for Viacom’s BET. Tyler Perry Studio’s is also in a joint venture with BET on the streaming service BET+.

Young Dylan has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show before and appeared in the revival of Nick’s All That. He has a talent deal with Telepictures, which produces Ellen.

“I’m excited to work with...the team at Nickelodeon and find creative ways to reach new audiences,” said Perry. “I love creating comedy television and can’t wait to work with the talented Young Dylan.”

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.