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[08/22/25 - 11:06 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 18-22
Updates include: "Dexter: Original Sin" no longer returning for season two; Nicolas Cage in talks for HBO's "True Detective"; and ESPN shutters Colin Kaepernick documentary series from Spike Lee.

[04/15/25 - 05:59 PM]
BET+ Greenlights "Martin" Spinoff "Varnell Hill" Starring Actor and Comedian Tommy Davidson
The straight-to-series order will showcase a mixture of exciting new characters and celebrity guest cameos.







VARNELL HILL (BET PLUS)
Premieres in TBA 2026 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
STATUS:
new in 2025/2026 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from BET's press release, April 2025) BET+ has greenlit "Varnell Hill," a workplace comedy series based on the beloved character made famous by actor and comedian Tommy Davidson from the original series "Martin," which starred Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Tommy Davidson as Varnell Hill
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andy Horne as EP
· Bentley Kyle Evans as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Dionne Harmon as EP
· Jason Harvey as EP (BET+)
· Jesse Collins as EP
· Martin Lawrence as CRTR/EP
· Rae Proctor as EP
· Robert Lawrence as EP
· Rose Catherine Pinkney as EP (BET+)
· Stacy Lyles as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available