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NBC Sitcom ‘Superstore’ Opening African Outlet Through Showmax Remake

NBC's 'Superstore' will be remade at Showmax, the African streamer that is part-owned by NBCUniversal.

African streamer Showmax has ordered a local version of the NBCUniversal format show, which began life exactly ten years ago, when NBC picked up a pilot for the U.S. sitcom. Showmax’s will be a Zulu-language adaptation produced locally by Barkers Media, which is known for shows such as Killer Front Page, Shebeen Queens and How to Manifest a Man in association with Universal International Studios. The U.S. version, created by Justin Spitzer ( The Office) ran for six seasons, starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman among an ensemble cast of workers at mid-American superstore Cloud 9.

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