BET has announced that Boomerang, based on the 1992 Eddie Murphy movie of the same name, and their Don Cornelius-infused period drama American Soul, will be back for second seasons on the network.
The news came ahead of the airing of the season finale of American Soul which was followed by a special episode of Boomerang written by Jenny Lee and Emmy award winner Lena Waithe, who serves as executive producer of the series alongside Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, who appeared in the original film.
Boomerang takes place about 25 years after the events of Marcus Graham’s (who was played by Eddie Murphy in the original feature) womanizing adventures and the gloriousness of Lady Eloise and Strangé. It centers on Marcus and Angela Lewis’s (played by Berry in the film) daughter Simone Graham (Tetona Jackson) and Bryson Broyer (son of Jaqueline Broyer, who was played by Robin Givens in the movie). The two are making moves as marketing professionals — like their parents. While they attempt to step out of their parents’ shadows, they try to navigate the terrain of relationships with their friends.
American Soul dives into what became of one of the most prominent and groundbreaking television shows for African-American culture: Soul Train. Starring Sinqua Walls (Power, The Breaks) as a young Don Cornelius, the series also features Grammy-nominated singer Kelly Price, Jason Dirden (Greenleaf), Iantha Richardson (This Is Us), Christopher Jefferson, Katlyn Nichol, and Jelani Winston.
