Showtime Adapting Mat Johnson’s Novel ‘Loving Day’ As Comedy About Racial IdentityPosted in Articles, Arts, Autobiography, Media Archive, Passing, United States on 2015-08-20 14:53Z by Steven |
Showtime Adapting Mat Johnson’s Novel ‘Loving Day’ As Comedy About Racial Identity
Deadline Hollywood
2015-08-17
Nellie Andreeva, TV Editor
In a competitive situation, Showtime has acquired the rights to Mat Johnson’s recently published semi-autobiographical novel Loving Day as a potential comedy series. Talks are underway with high-end writers to collaborate with the author on penning the adaptation.
Loving Day offers a satirical look at a biracial man’s experiences with race, identity and fatherhood. It tells the story of Warren Duffy, an Irish/African-American living in Wales who returns to America after his comic book store closes, his marriage falls apart and his father dies. Now in possession of his late father’s deteriorated Philadelphia mansion – which might be haunted – a new surprise emerges: Duffy learns he has a teenage daughter who thinks she’s white. Spinning from these upheavals and revelations, Duffy sets off to remake his life with a reluctant daughter in tow and a litany of absurdly funny moments together as they bond over their newfound relationship and discoveries of their individual cultural identities…
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