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Jean Smart To Produce Confederate Flag Drama Series In Works At Max With Kristen SaBerre Set To Write & EP


Jean Smart is producing a drama series in development at Max about John Hawkins, who refused to carry a Confederate flag onto a football field.

Jean Smart and Kristen SaBerreGetty/Ben Gordon EXCLUSIVE: The true story of John Hawkins, the first Black cheerleader at Ole Miss, who refused to carry a Confederate flag onto the football field in the 1980s, is the basis of a drama series in development at Max, Deadline has learned. SaBerre most recently developed a series adaptation of the bestselling suspense novel Pretty Little Wife at Amazon Studios, alongside Meredith Lavender and Marcie Ulin, with Gabrielle Union attached to star and executive produce. Smart is a five-time Emmy winner, including back-to-back Lead Actress in a Comedy Series trophies for her role as Deborah Vance on Max’s Hacks, which is heading into its fourth season.

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