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[08/05/26 - 09:01 AM]
Varnell Hill Is Back in the Spotlight: First Look at the Long-Awaited Comedy Series "The Varnell Hill Show," Premiering Globally September 1 on Paramount+
The eight-episode first season will make its global debut on Paramount+ with two episodes on Tuesday, September 1, followed by one new episode every Tuesday through October 13.
[09/19/25 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 15-19
Updates include: "Daredevil: Born Again" set for third season at Disney+; CBS extends newcomer "DMV" to 20 episodes; and Justin Theroux, Darius Fraser board Apple's "Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy."
[09/12/25 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 8-12
Updates include: second two of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" on indefinite hold; Ego Nwodim announces "SNL" exit; and Hulu sets cast of "Don't Get High" comedy pilot.
[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 SHOW, THE (PARAMOUNT PLUS)
Premieres Tuesday, September 1
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/1/26 - ???
STATUS:
new this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 3:01 AM-3:30 AM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from Paramount+'s press release, August 2026) Paramount+ today unveiled first look photos and announced the premiere date for The Varnell Hill Show, a new half-hour workplace comedy executive produced by Martin Lawrence and Bentley Kyle Evans, and starring and executive produced by Tommy Davidson as the unforgettable talk show host first introduced in the iconic sitcom Martin. The eight-episode first season will make its global debut on Paramount+ with two episodes on Tuesday, September 1, followed by one new episode every Tuesday through October 13.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Kym Whitley as Kim Jones
· Neil Brown Jr. as Thad Metcalf
· Nick Cafero as Jonah Michaelson
· 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