The 24 star is teaming up with This Is Us duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra for the streaming series.
The 10-episode first season will be produced by CBS Studios, Akil Productions, and Grammnet NH Productions for Paramount+.
In this new chapter, the action is relocating from San Diego to Las Vegas with a mix of new and familiar faces sharing stories of modern-day Black culture through the lens of pro football. The team will tackle racism, sexism, classism, and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect, and love. Theyâll also try to maintain their souls while playing the game.
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Paramount+ has given the greenlight to a ten-episode reboot of The CW and BET dramedy
The Game. According to Deadline, the new show, which will relocate from San Diego to Las Vegas, will include original cast members
Wendy Raquel Robinson and
Hosea Chanchez in their original roles of sports agent Tasha Mack, and Chanchez, as footballer Malik Wright, respectively. The series will also have its creator,
Mara Brock Akil, back as executive producer, with additional cast members to make appearances.
The Game
Press Release
May 13, 2021 Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced that its revival of THE GAME has been ordered to series with original cast members Wendy Raquel Robinson (“Insecure”) and Hosea Chanchez (“Black Lightning”) reprising their roles as sports agent Tasha Mack and footballer Malik Wright, respectively, with several other legacy cast members making special appearances. The half-hour series will be executive produced by original show creator Mara Brock Akil, showrunner and writer Devon Greggory (“American Soul”), Salim Akil (“Black Lightning”), and original executive producer Kelsey Grammer (“Girlfriends”) and Tom Russo (“Black-ish”) of Grammnet NH Productions. The 10-episode first season of the new series will be produced by CBS Studios, Akil Productions and Grammnet NH Productions exclusively for Paramount+.
‘The Game’ Revival Officially Moving Forward at Paramount+
The Game revival is a go at Paramount+. The network ordered 10 episodes.
Original stars Wendy Raquel Robinson and Horsea Chanchez will reprise their roles as Tasha and Malik. Other series regulars are expected to return. Creator Mara Brock Akil also returning.
The original run of the show began in 2006 on the CW. It was cancelled after three seasons and moved to BET in 2011. The show ended in 2015.
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