Tracy Morgan Paramount+ Comedy Series ‘Crutch’ Casts Adrianna Mitchell
Adrianna Mitchell has been cast in the upcoming Tracy Morgan comedy series “Crutch” at Paramount+, Variety only learned.
Mitchell is the newest addition to the series’ cast, joining the recently announced Jermaine Fowler. The show was originally announced in May with Morgan in the lead role and would be set in the same world as the CBS comedy “The Neighborhood.” Production begins this month in New York.
The official logline for the series reads: “Francois ‘Frank’ Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by ‘Crutch,’ is a brash, yet beloved store owner in Harlem whose world is turned upside down when his elite son (Fowler) and liberal. .. The feisty daughter (Mitchell) moves back to the parental home.”
Mitchell’s character is called Jamilah. She is described as “a free-spirited, naturalista with a dry humor and sharp tongue. The most consistent part of her life, notoriously volatile, was her ten-year marriage and the cozy suburban life she built for her husband and two children in the suburbs of Minneapolis. But when that starts to fall apart, she finds herself and her children Lisa, 12, and Mase, 9, back in Harlem, on Crutch’s doorstep.
Mitchell’s best-known television role to date is playing Tanosse in the hit FX drama “Snowfall.” She has also appeared in shows such as ‘Evil’, ‘The Good Fight’, ‘Little America’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. She recently made her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham,” starring Mitchell Opal.
She is represented by Artists & Representatives and Wright Entertainment, Inc.
“Crutch” was developed by Owen Smith, who serves as executive producer and showrunner. “The Neighborhood” star Cedric the Entertainer produces with Eric C. Rhone under the A Bird and a Bear Entertainment banner. Morgan will also executive produce in addition to starring. Kapital Entertainment’s Aaron Kaplan and TrillTV’s Wendi Trilling also serve as executive producers. CBS Studios produces. Paramount Global Content Distribution will distribute the series.
