Oscar-Winning Short Film ‘Hair Love’ Gets HBO-Max TV Series
The most recent Oscar-Winning short film Hair Love will get a 12-episode season on HBO Max. The HBO Max TV series will be named Young Love, and it will be based on the characters of Hair Love. Matthew A. Cherry, the creator of the short film, is back again to direct the new series, along with Carl Jones, the animation creative of Moondocks and Black Dynamite. As of now, there is no set premiere date for the series.
Cherry expressed his joy to Variety and said, “I am beyond excited to continue telling the story of Stephen, Angela, and Zuri and further explore the family dynamics of a young Black millennial family we established in our short film Hair Love as an animated series.”
Dear Black voice over actors…#YoungLove, a new animated series which is based on the characters from our Oscar-winning animated short film #HairLove, is now open for business at @hbomax https://t.co/cGPsJhUiuY
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 7, 2020
Hair Love examines the relationship between an African-American father and his daughter Zuri. Throughout the short film, it shows the father attempting to style Zuri’s hair while his wife is undergoing chemotherapy. Hair Love received heartwarming responses from critics and audiences alike, and many praised the representation of textured Black hair portrayed in the film.
We will continue to see the family dynamic of the Young family which includes millennial parents Stephen and Angela, along with their daughter Zuri and her pet cat Rocky. Throughout the season, we’ll see how the Youngs juggle life with common themes such as marriage, parenthood, social issues, careers, and generation gaps.
Hair Love deeply touched our hearts and Young Love will surely do the same. We will be on the lookout for more news of this series, including the premiere date, and hope you will be, too.
