Jaden Smith to play Kanye West in new Showtime series
Kanye West is making his first major move in television by producing a new project with Showtime.
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The half-hour anthology series, titled "Omniverse," will "examine the many doors of perception," according to Deadline. During season one, the show will explore ego through an "alternate reality" Kanye West, who will be portrayed by Jaden Smith.
It will be executive produced by West, Scooter Braun and Lee Sung Jin. Lee will also serve as the writer on the project.
“I’m honored and thrilled to be collaborating with everyone involved to present an alternate world through the eyes of a young man somewhere in the multiverse who happens to also be a Kanye West,” Lee said. “Omniverse is not set in our world nor about our world’s Kanye West as we aim to add a new spin on alternate realities, consciousness, and push the limits of half hour narrative.”
No word yet on when the show will air.
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