Famous Amos is making its streaming debut. Ferrero North America has announced Famously You, the brand’s first original streaming series, premiering exclusively on The Roku Channel on July 24.
Created and hosted by musician and NAACP Image Award-winning author Rev Shawn Amos, the son of late Famous Amos founder Wally Amos, the show celebrates the courage it takes to be unmistakably yourself through original music, conversation and live demonstrations. Each episode features a real person with an extraordinary passion, from rhythmic pen-tapping to championship cup-stacking and speedcubing, who joins Rev for a deeper conversation about their journey before a surprise celebrity guest drops in.
Gabrielle Union serves as executive producer through her production company I’ll Have Another, joining co-creators Jesse Murphy and Rev Shawn Amos under Murphy’s branded entertainment banner Presented By Media. Emmy-nominated head writer and Broadway playwright Douglas Lyons also executive produces alongside Kian Gass for I’ll Have Another and Alex Levine for PBM.
Season one celebrity guests include comedian and former SNL cast member Rachel Dratch, Shrinking actor Michael Urie, award-winning singer and actress Naturi Naughton-Lewis, two-time Top Chef winner Buddha Lo, actor Robert Ri’chard and legendary tap dancer Savion Glover.
“My dad built Famous Amos on the belief that everyone has a special gift to offer the world,” said Rev Shawn Amos. “This show is a real celebration of him and all the people who run with their ideas, no matter the odds.”
Famously You premieres July 24 exclusively on The Roku Channel.