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Prime Video’s Barbershop Series Adds Punkie Johnson, Brett Gray, Roy Wood Jr. and E.J. Bonilla

Original film co-writer Marshall Todd returns to steer the Prime Video adaptation.

Overview

  • Johnson will play Stella, Gray will play Kofi, Wood Jr. will play Robert, and Bonilla will play Fernan as new series regulars.
  • Jermaine Fowler leads the cast as Travis “Trav” Porter, who seeks to honor his grandfather’s legacy at Calvin’s barbershop in Chicago.
  • Deadline reports Robert is an ex-con turned barber, Stella is skeptical of Trav’s return, Kofi is flamboyant and outspoken, and Fernan is a Bronx-born ally.
  • Marshall Todd serves as writer and co-showrunner alongside Max Searle, linking the series to the original film’s creative roots.
  • Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat is among the executive producers, with Amazon MGM Studios producing for Prime Video, and no premiere date announced.