‘Queen Sugar’ Author to Develop Novel ‘Friends and Family’ Into Series With UTV, Mary J. Blige, Gina Prince-Bythewood — Wire Chronicle | Wire Chronicle

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By Wire Chronicle Bureau•Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 04:00 PM1 min read

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‘Queen Sugar’ Author to Develop Novel ‘Friends and Family’ Into Series With UTV, Mary J. Blige, Gina Prince-Bythewood

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Universal Television is developing a series take on the Natalie Baszile novel “Friends and Family,” Variety has learned. The TV version is currently titled “Good People.” Should the project go forward, it would be the second series based on...

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