The upcoming Barbershop series at Prime Video has cast four additional stars alongside series lead Jermaine Fowler.

The series has added Punkie Johnson, Roy Wood Jr., Brett Gray and E.J. Bonilla to its series regular cast. While character details are not known right now, per Variety, Gray will play Kofi, Johnson will play Stella, Wood will play Robert, and Bonilla will play Fernan.

The series, based on the film franchise of the same name, was announced to first be in development back in May. As we previously reported, Marshall Todd, who co-wrote the first film, is writing and executive producing this series. Max Searle is the co-showrunner and also executive produces the project, while Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, Prominent Productions, State Street Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios are behind it.

What’s the plot of the new ‘Barbershop’ series?

Here’s the official description:

The television adaptation of the franchise revolves around Travis “Trav” Porter (Fowler), who endeavors to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber at the iconic “Calvin’s” barbershop in Chicago. And while the barbers are new, the shop remains just as lively, the customers just as argumentative, and the fades are still the dopest in the city — because at Calvin’s, the community comes together for way more than just a haircut.

The prior ‘Barbershop’ films and series

As we previously reported, the first Barbershop film was released in 2002, directed by Tim Story. The cast was led by Ice Cube as Calvin Palmer Jr., and also starred Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Keith David, Leonard Earl Howze and Cedric the Entertainer.

A second film, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, was quickly released in 2004, adding Queen Latifah and Harry Lennix to the starry ensemble. Over a decade later, much of the original main cast reprised their roles in 2016’s Barbershop: The Next Cut, which introduced Regina Hall, Common, Nicki Minaj and more

Aside from the main films, a spinoff film with Queen Latifah’s character, Beauty Shop, was released in 2005. Also, the first Barbershop TV series, which saw different actors playing the characters, ran for one season on Showtime in 2005. Omar Gooding and Gbenga Akinnagbe led the cast.

Roy Wood Jr.

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