‘Dreaming Whilst Black’: Showtime Acquires Buzzy BBC Comedy From Big Deal Films & A24

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‘Dreaming Whilst Black’: Showtime Acquires Buzzy BBC Comedy From Big Deal Films & A24
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EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has picked up the BBC’s BAFTA-winning buzzy breakout comedy Dreaming Whilst Black from Big Deal Films and A24. The move is the latest step in the show’s ascent, havi…

The move is the latest step in the show’s ascent, having started life as a web series before moving to BBC pilot, then series and subsequently being picked up by A24 for distribution in the space of several years.’s comedy launched last week on BBC Three and has garnered highly favorable reviews.

It follows Kwabena, played by Salmon, an aspiring filmmaker stuck in a dead-end recruitment job who takes the first step to achieving his dream of creating a TV show. However, he is quickly confronted with the tribulations of balancing finances, love and his own sense of reality, while the show deals with themes including racism, microaggressions and elitism.

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