Overview

• Set between 1989 and 1993, the series follows Wayne “Silk” Perry, the D.C. enforcer tied to New York dealer Alpo Martinez.
• Wale is developing the project with his management company EQT and will executive produce with Kazz Laidlaw and C. Edwards.
• Wale acquired an ownership stake in Perry Industries, which controls Perry’s life rights for the adaptation.
• Producers say the drama will foreground underrepresented Washington stories, from the homicide surge to the city’s go-go music scene.
• The project is in early development with no announced release date or platform, and Billboard describes it as Wale’s producer debut.