Martin Lawrence To Produce Drama Prequel Series 'Young Martin'

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Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence has been making moves this year from announcing a new comedy tour to going on a press run for his latest released installment of Bad Boys.

According to Deadline, the star will co-produce a hour-long drama series “Young Martin” under his production company RunTelDat and Marvin Peart’s WonderHill Studios.

‘Young Martin’ centers on a teenage Martin Payne in Detroit ‘navigating the complexities of transitioning from youth to adulthood’. The series reimagines the character played by Lawrence on the show “Martin” which aired on Fox from 1992-1997.

Deadline says ‘Young Martin’ will mirror what Lawrence’s Bad Boys co-star Will Smith did with the remake of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’.

“Out of all the hit shows during the 90’s, there was only one Martin — a show that defined culture and positivity. Martin reflected a real group of friends from our community that wound up on TV screens all over the world,” WonderHill CEO Marvin Peart said.

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