Nicki Minaj To Lead Freevee Animated Series ‘Lady Danger’ In Works From Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Carlton Jordan And Crystle Roberson
Amazon Freevee has announced that Nicki Minaj is set to star in and executive produce Lady Danger, a new animated series based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name by Alex de Campi. Joining Minaj as executive producers are Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson under his G-Unit Film & TV banner, as well as Brian Sher, and Paul Young & Mike Griffin for Make Good Content. The animation studio responsible for the series is Starburns Industries.
The series, set in the year 2075, follows a government field agent who is left for dead by her team after discovering a dangerous secret. However, the agent is resurrected as Lady Danger, an afrofuturistic ass-kicking Agent of B.O.O.T.I (Bureau of Organized Terrorism Intervention), who must conceal her true identity while she fights villains who are destroying the earth and its vulnerable inhabitants. The series is written by executive producers Carlton Jordan and Crystle Roberson.
Jordan has worked as a writer, director, and producer on various projects such as Disney FairyTale Weddings for Freeform, Big Freedia: Queen Of Bounce for Fuse, and Mexican Dynasties for Bravo. He is also currently developing scripted projects with Regina King’s Royal Ties Productions and adapting his digital series Love Handles for HBO. Meanwhile, Roberson completed the Sony Diversity Directors Program and honed her craft by doing shorts and music videos with Columbus Short, Idris Elba, and others. She directed multiple episodes of Ambitions and Greenleaf for OWN/ Lionsgate as well as multiple episodes of Bigger and American Soul for BET. Most recently, Roberson was a producer and director on Queens for ABC and is currently slated to direct a block of BMF for Starz/G-Unit. As a writer, Crystle sold her spec pilot Love Handles to HBO with Regina King producing.
Jackson has produced a wide variety of content across numerous platforms, most notably the hit Starz series Power, which he starred in, executive produced, and directed. He has also served as an executive producer in the expansion of the Power universe with spin-offs Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and Power Book IV: Force, and the most recently announced projects in development: three BMF spinoffs, and the British boxing drama Fightland.
It’s an exciting time for the entertainment industry, with more and more creators breaking boundaries and bringing their unique voices to the forefront. Lady Danger is a perfect example of this trend, with a diverse cast and crew working together to bring this exciting new animated series to life. With Nicki Minaj on board as an executive producer and star, audiences are sure to be in for a treat. Stay tuned for more updates on Lady Danger and its production.
