EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe, Emmy, and NAACP Award-winner Anthony Hemingway (The Individuals v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, The Wire) is ready to direct and government produce the primary episode of the CBS Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue, led by Donnie Wahlberg.
As Deadline introduced in February, the Blue Bloods Universe was established because the community gave Boston Blue a straight-to-series order. Within the new collection, from writers Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis, Wahlberg will reprise his function as NYPD Detective Danny Reagan as he takes a place with the Boston PD. As soon as in Boston, he’s paired with Detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a distinguished legislation enforcement household.
Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced will be part of Wahlberg in Boston Blue as Detective Peters. Boston native Wahlberg appeared with Martin-Inexperienced for the primary time final week to advertise the collection at CBS Fest in Los Angeles.
Hemingway is finest identified for his work on the critically acclaimed collection: Genius: Aretha, The Individuals vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, Energy, Energy E-book II: Ghost, Underground, The Wire, and his function debut Purple Tails. He directed the pilot and served as the chief producer on the CBS collection, True Lies. On the documentary entrance, Hemingway will subsequent produce Sugar Daddy, a documentary specializing in the devastating well being penalties of sugar overconsumption focused at Black People.
In 2016, Hemingway directed and co-executive produced the FX hit-series The Individuals v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, for which he obtained an Emmy Award for “Excellent Restricted Collection,” a Golden Globe for “Finest Miniseries or Tv Movie,” a BAFTA TV Award for “Finest Worldwide Programme,” a PGA David L. Wolper Award for “Excellent Producer of Lengthy-Kind Tv,” a NAACP Picture Award for “Excellent Tv Film, Restricted-Collection or Dramatic Particular,” and an Emmy nomination within the “Excellent Directing for a Restricted Collection, Film or a Dramatic Particular” class.
Subsequent on the TV entrance, he’ll direct and function EP on Ryan Murphy’s All’s Truthful for twentieth Tv and Hulu. Additionally for twentieth and Hulu, Hemingway will direct Hip Hop Cop, a TV collection adaptation of Ron Stallworth’s memoir The Gangs of Zion. Most not too long ago, Hemingway served as director and Govt Producer on Mara Brock Akil’s Judy Blume adaptation, Endlessly, for Netflix. On the function facet, he’ll direct, co-write, and produce No Proper Manner, starring Omari Hardwick.
Hemingway is repped by UTA, M88, and legal professional Tom Hoberman.
