FirstLadyB | Connecting Faith and Hollywood
Pastors Toure and Sarah Jakes Roberts have a comedy headed to ABC that’s inspired by their life.
Starring, Leslie Odom Jr., the comedy is also being co- executive produced by the couple.
About the series:
Leslie, played by Odom, and Hope are joint pastors at a young, hip, diverse church in L.A. They are experts at uniting people across different races, genders, orientations and opinions. But when it comes to uniting the people in their blended family, they are way out of their comfort zone — and as a result, the teachers often find themselves the pupils.
And if that wasn’t enough, the project hails from Kerry Washington, writer Saladin K. Patterson and ABC Studios, where Washington’s Simpson Street banner is based.
“While many people were questioning the intentions of Hollywood, I chose to speak into the good that I knew was there, Toure shared on Instagram. Fast forward to now being able to co-executive produce an inspiring sitcom with some of the most talented people in the industry is beyond mind-blowing. Over the past several years I’ve been offered many opportunities to produce and be a part of several projects – all of them I turned down in search of the right one. When I was presented with this one I knew that the right one I had finally found,” he concluded.
Embed from Getty Images“We’ve been praying for creative ways to translate the power of God to transform, restore, and love everyone into the vision He had in mind when creating them, Sarah shared. What better way to share that truth than through our own experiences. We’re very excited to be co-executive producers and the inspiration behind the journey of modern pastoring and blending a family as told through the lens of Leslie and Hope.”
