Add television producer to Dwyane Wade’s portfolio of accomplishments. A comedy series called Three The Hard Way and based on the NBA superstars relationship with his two sons has been put into development by Fox.
Deadline reports:
Fox has put in development Three The Hard Way, a comedy inspired by NBA superstar Dwyane Wade and his bestselling book A Father First, in which Wade reflects on being a father to two boys. Written by Ben Watkins (Burn Notice), the Fox project, from Sony Pictures TV, centers on NBA superstar Daryl Wade and his entourage of eccentric friends as they find themselves parenting by committee when he gets full custody of his two young sons.
The premise draws parallels to the 2011 Fox comedy pilot Council Of Dads starring Kyle Bornheimer. Watkins and Wade are executive producing Three The Hard Way with Mike Tollin of Mandalay Sports Media and Justin Lin, Danielle Woodrow, and Troy Craig Poon through Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment. The project was originally set up at Fox by Wade and Tollin earlier this year. Lin joined in June drawn by his love for basketball and his own experience raising a young son. Tollin then brought in Watkins, with whom he has a long-standing relationship, as writer.
Three The Hard Way, which has been in development since 2012, is the first TV venture of Wade’s ZZ Productions.
Wade has custody of his sons after a bitter divorce from ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches.
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Photo: ZZ Productions
