Kerry Washington’s ‘UnPrisoned’ Series Renewed for Second Season

*Kerry Washington’s Hulu series “UnPrisoned” has been picked up for a second season as part of her renewed overall deal with ABC Signature.

The series stars Washington as Paige Alexander, “a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son,” per the synopsis. 

Delroy Lindo also stars as Edwin Alexander, Paige’s father, who has recently been released from prison. Washington and Lindo are executive producers on the series from Disney’s Onyx Collective and ABC Signature.

“Kerry is the gold standard for a what a multihyphenate should be — passionate, prolific and endlessly kind,” said Tracy Underwood, executive vp creative affairs at ABC Signature, per THR.

“She, Pilar and the Simpson Street team are incredible collaborators, and we’re so proud of our most recent Onyx Collective/Hulu series UnPrisoned and Reasonable Doubt, as well as our award-winning series Little Fires Everywhere. We look forward to many more years of their unparalleled creativity and talent,” Underwood continued.

“UnPrisoned” is based on the life of its creator and executive producer, Tracy McMillan. The cast includes Marque Richardson, Faly Rakotohavana, Jordyn McIntosh, Brenda Strong, and Jee Young Han.

“I wanted to show a family that every person in America would identify with, even though they’re facing very specific circumstances,” McMillan told Variety. “This is at its heart, a father-daughter story. It’s a story about a woman with a teenage son who’s trying to repair the relationship with her dad and everyone can relate to that.”

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