Thirst HBO Series About Hip-Hop Vampires in the Works – /FILM

This week in projects that sound like theyve been put together through a game of Mad Libs, weve got a hip-hop vampire drama that is in the works at HBO. Yes, you read that right. TitledThirst, the original supernatural drama series comes from Macro Television Studios and formerEmpire writersLeah Benavides Rodriguez and Carlito Rodriguez, and tells the story of a cocky Atlanta rapper who discovers that hip-hops hottest group is actually a secret cabal of vampires.

Variety reports that HBO is developing the hip-hop vampire dramaThirstfrom writing team Lean Benavides Rodriguez and Carlito Rodriguez, former writers on Foxs hit hip-hop dramaEmpire. The show comes from MACRO Television studios and is based on an original concept byby former VH1 creative directorKevin Jordan, who has a first-look deal with the indie studio. Here is the logline per The Hollywood Reporter:

Thirsttells the story of a brilliant but cocky Atlanta rapper who thinks hes found his way to stardom when he links up with hip-hops hottest group but has no idea that theyre hiding a terrifying secret: They are a family of vampires with roots going back centuries. Blending a vibrant journey through the world of music with a sweeping, new vampire mythology, the show explores the price of fame and legacy in America and asks the eternal question: Who would you become if you could live forever?

Music has been integral to both our lives, and Thirst is the perfect opportunity to blend genres, while exploring the intersection of fame, culture and what it means to be American, Benavides Rodriguez and Rodriguez said in a joint statement. Were excited to bring it to life with Macro Television Studios and the rest of our dope team, and thrilled it has found its home at HBO.

Its certainly a weird blend of genres, and may just be weird enough to catch attention in the increasingly crowded TV landscape. Hip-hop musical drama meets supernatural is something that FXsAtlanta has touched on, to a degree, though Donald Glovers surreal Emmy-nominated drama has never gone so far as vampires. But with HBO backing the series, perhaps it will be a success. Why not!

Benavides Rodriguez and Rodriguez will serve as writers, executive producers and showrunners onThirst. Jordan will executive produce under his first-look deal with Macro, along withexecutive producers Malcolm Spellman and Nichelle Tramble Spellman, who worked on HBOs scrappedConfederate series. Also executive producing areBen Watkins viaBlue Monday Productions, andCharles D. King and Marta Fernandez for Macro.

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