FX has ordered an untitled Snowfall spin-off about Leon (Isaiah John) and Wanda (Gail Bean) in series.
The next spin-off comes from Malcolm Spellman and the producers of Snowfall: Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Julie DeJoie, Michael London and Trevor Engelson. The series will stream on Hulu.
“In ’90s Los Angeles, shortly after the end of the original series, a recovering drug addict strives to popularize West Coast rap – while gang wars break out and record labels decide to exploit hip hop culture for their own profit,” reads the synopsis.
“This new series takes us back to one of the most formative eras in music with the birth of the West Coast rap revolution,” said Nick Grad, President of FX Entertainment. “We worked with Malcolm Spellman on the documentary series Hip-hop discovered and he has an encyclopedic knowledge of this material. This is a starring role for Gail Bean and as always, Isaiah John is great with the entire cast. Snowfall has been one of the most successful FX drama series of all time and we’re thrilled that Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme and other series veterans Snowfall The creative team is on board.
Bean and John will be joined in the spinoff by Asante Blackk, Peyton Alex Smith and Simmie Sims III. The spinoff series will be produced by FX Productions.
