Harvest Studios has greenlit Boo’d Up, a four-episode multi-camera comedy blending romance, heartbreak, and supernatural chaos, from Bentley Kyle Evans and Duane Martin.
The series stars Carl Anthony Payne, who also serves as a producer, and Apryl Jones, alongside Duane Martin. The ensemble also includes Vanessa Bell Calloway, Varonica Mitchell, and Kaden J. Quinn.
At the center of the series is Reggie (Payne), a man starting over after a difficult divorce who believes love may have passed him by—until he meets Zoe (Jones), a widowed mother of two. But their growing relationship takes an unexpected turn when Zoe’s late husband, Jake (Martin), a former NBA superstar, remains present as a ghost—determined to maintain his place in the family.
What follows is a high-concept multi-camera comedy exploring love, loss, and an unconventional blended family dynamic where the past refuses to let go.
The series is executive produced by Evans, Harvest Studios co-founder Trenten Gumbs, and Martin, with Evans also set to direct all four episodes. Production will take place at Harvest Studios’ Northridge, California soundstages.
“This is a full-circle moment for me,” Martin said in a statement. “Comedy is where I started, and getting to return to it in a fresh, unexpected way—with Bentley and Trenten’s Harvest Studios—feels like the right project at the right time.”
Evans added, “We believe there’s a major opportunity to re-establish multi-camera comedy as appointment viewing. Boo’d Up is exactly the kind of show that studios and streamers need and that audiences have been missing. We’re not just creating shows, we’re making a pipeline and looking for strategic distribution partners to help build with us.”
Evans, known for shaping classic sitcoms like Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show, continues expanding Harvest Studios’ scripted comedy slate. He is also executive producing the upcoming Martin spinoff Varnell Hill starring Tommy Davidson for BET, as well as Savannah State of Mind, AspireTV’s first original scripted series.
For Martin, Boo’d Up marks a return to sitcom storytelling following dramatic roles in Bel-Air and L.A.’s Finest.