One community/streamer’s canceled present is one other one’s treasure, or nevertheless that saying goes. Free streaming platform, Tubi, all the time has a brand new method to reel in an viewers; its catalog contains every thing from basic motion pictures to tv exhibits, offering people with a free method to stream their favourite productions. It is also an effective way for unbiased and B-movie filmmakers to develop an viewers, as hundreds of these tasks are uploaded. Along with updating their catalog month-to-month with fan-favorites, the streamer additionally has Tubi Originals, and a scrapped AMC sci-fi comedy can be added to its web site after being canceled in 2023.
In accordance with Deadline, Demascus, created by playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and producer Mark Johnson, will premiere on Tubi on August 7. The collection will debut on the free streamer, owned by FOX, after FOX struck a cope with AMC Networks. Demascus can have six elements and follows a 30-something year-old Black man on a journey of self-discovery who makes use of an experimental reality-bending expertise. It stars actor and singer Okieriete Onaodowan (Station 19) as Demascus, Janet Hubert (The Recent Prince of Bel-Air), Caleb Eberhardt, and Shakira Ja’nai Paye. Legendary comic Martin Lawrence additionally seems in a recurring position. The characters within the present seem in several methods, relying on the lead character’s actuality.
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Tubi’s SVP Content material Acquisition and Partnerships, Samuel Harowitz, stated that the streamer is happy to deliver the collection to its viewers. “We’re excited to introduce audiences to Demascus — a daring, genre-bending mix of comedy and sci-fi that challenges conventions as a lot because it entertains. At Tubi, we champion tales that shock, provoke, delight and resonate deeply with engaged fandoms, and Demascus is strictly the sort of authentic storytelling we’re proud to highlight.” Mark Johnson added, “We thank AMC Studios for sharing our perception on this seriocomic collection and Tubi for its steadfast conviction that it belongs on the air.”
The Forged and Crew of ‘Demascus’ Waited Two Years for Good Information
In 2023, AMC Networks canceled the collection as half of a bigger cost-cutting measure. It was given a collection order in February 2022, and manufacturing was completed when it was canceled. Two years in the past, present creator Chisholm spoke to VIBE through the 2023 South By Southwest convention and competition about its uniqueness and the way they have been patiently awaiting a everlasting residence.
“It began out as a play. I form of fell in love with the character, as a result of it was me and my spouse and the folks I do know. And I had by no means seen them wherever. On the time, I used to be additionally a touring playwright, and I used to be going from one place to position. And I felt like in every location, I grew to become a distinct individual…I am simply hoping for a spot the place folks can see it [and] that is on a base degree. I feel the extra individuals who can see it, the higher. And I feel lots of people are going to see it and see themselves and see folks that they know and folks they have not seen on TV earlier than.”
Demascus will premiere on Tubi as a six-part collection on August 7, 2025.
Supply: Deadline, VIBE