NBC To Produce New Spinoff Series 'Law & Order: HBCU'
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Sources are confirming that Universal Studios has greenlit a new spinoff series from Executive producer Dick Wolf titled Law & Order: HBCU.
“He just wanted to try something new," said one of Wolf's assistant producers. "It was really just a joke I made during a blue-sky meeting. It got weird when he stood up, leaned forward, and whispered 'now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.'”
As a cultural phenomenon, the hour-long police procedural will follow in the same vein as its predecessor, Law & Order: Criminal Intent. However, it is still unclear how the show will proceed and what possible storylines it could follow. Casting selections are already underway with a heavy amount of auditions coming from current and past members of MTV variety show Wildin’ Out and CBS police procedural Blue Bloods. Nick Cannon has already been asked to not audition.
“I feel terrible for even saying anything. I was high that day and, man, I feel mad as hell for even saying those words,” the source continued. “I was cc’d on several emails between executives and producers and one that made me throw up was the president of development on NBC rescinded with 'let’s get this made... yesterday.' This is going to be a disaster."
The source provided internal emails that show Executive Producer Dick Wolf will be handing over directorial control to Ta-Nehisi Coates, stating: “If this goes sideways, God help us.”
Cancellations of previous green-lit Law & Order spin-offs, namely “Law & Order: Hate Crimes," and “Law & Order: SVU But Even More Pedophile Stuff,” had damaged the morale of Wolf Entertainment and Universal Studios, who both jointly produce all IP under the umbrella of the popular television franchise. However, with the green light to HBCU, Dick Wolf is already planning for two more spinoffs set to be released in Fall 2022.
“Look. When I make one joke, I like to punch it up. So besides saying Law & Order: HBCU, I also mentioned what if there was a Law & Order: Thin Blue Line, or Law & Order: Kid Unit. The shit just sounds funny. I don’t even know how you could run with those ideas. Fuck, I just said it and I’m sorry! I guess we gotta make 'em now."
A spokesperson for Dick Wolf and Wolf Studios stated they felt black representation within police institutions was necessary, and it would be unfair to not shine a light on Institutionalized whiteness and systemic racism from the point of view of those with badges, even if they’re also people of color.
At press time, leaks of the pilot script—penned by a reportedly shitfaced Lena Waithe—were posted to Twitter, with one storyline being a man accused of being a q-dog and barking all night long; and another in which Benson and Stabler crossover to help the detectives solve the crime of someone beaten to death with a Kappa Alpha Psi paddle. It's very bad.
