Many of us were saddened that The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore came to an end. Luckily, we knew that this would not be the last we heard from Wilmore, and now, we know what his next move is!
Wilmore has signed a multi-year, overall deal with ABC Studios. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the deal will allow Wilmore to "develop material for his own projects as well as supervise others and work with ABC Studios in targeting upcoming talent for the studio."
This sees Wilmore return to ABC Studios, where he developed black-ish with Kenya Barris before leaving as its showrunner to headline The Nightly Show. Wilmore, who also worked on The Bernie Mac Show and The P.J.'s, co-created and is an executive producer for HBO's hit show Insecure.
In a statement, Wilmore said, "I'm excited beyond words to be back at ABC and look forward to this creative partnership. Disney took a chance on me as a young writer years ago and so I'm thrilled to return to the Mouse House. I hope my room still looks the same."
ABC studios president, Patrick Moran said: "We’re thrilled to welcome Larry Wilmore back to ABC Studios. We worked closely with Larry while we were developing Black-ish and are looking forward to what’s coming next from this incredibly talented writer-producer."
Great news! Congrats Larry! We can't wait to see what's to come!
