Overview

• The series was created by playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and Better Call Saul executive producer Mark Johnson to blend sci-fi and comedy around a Black man’s quest for self-discovery with reality-bending technology.
• AMC Networks shelved Demascus in January 2023 during a broader budget-cutting drive after production wrapped but before broadcast.
• Okieriete Onaodowan stars as the eponymous protagonist alongside Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt and Shakira Ja’nai Paye, with Martin Lawrence in a recurring role.
• Tubi’s acquisition was brokered by Benin Mtume and AMC’s Mark Dee-Shapland, marking a rare example of a completed, unaired network series finding a second life on free streaming.
• Scheduled for an August 7 premiere as a Tubi Original, Demascus exemplifies the platform’s strategy to expand its original slate with reclaimed and genre-bending content.