Colman Domingo to Adapt His Play ‘Dot’ as TV Series for AMC Studios, Allblk

Colman Domingo, known for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Fear the Walking Dead” and “Zola,” is adapting his award-winning play “Dot” as a dramedy entitled “West Philly, Baby.” The series, a co-production between AMC Studios and the AMC Networks-owned streamer Allblk, is one of the first projects from Domingo’s Edith Productions to be developed under its first-look deal with AMC Studios.Domingo will write, direct and executive produce the series, which follows “a Philadelphia family forced to grapple with their matriarch’s declining memory amidst uncovering long held family secrets that shake the foundation of their home,” according to the studio. ...