Astronomy Club team developing Sherlock Homies, a comedy set in Harlem’s first all-black detective agency

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Shawtane Bowen, one of the eight members of the Astronomy Club sketch comedy troupe whose Netflix show was recently canceled, is developing the series described as Curb Your Enthusiasm-meets-Reno 911. Bowen said that the show was informed by living in Harlem for eight years. “I had a lot of interactions with the cops,” he says. “I thought it’d be interesting to do a show on Harlem’s first and last all black detective agency.” The show, which doesn't have a network, will feature black historical figures. "We’ve got a chance to show people our history," adds Astronomy Club's Jerah Milligan. "A lot of people didn’t know about Tulsa, Oklahoma until Watchmen came out so we have an opportunity with this show to go beyond what the normal civil rights activist people know, we can bring up everything from our heritage and put it on display in a fun way." Bowen adds: “Like Reno 911, it allows all eight of us to play different characters each week and there’s an opportunity for us to bring in lots of guest stars and up and coming and established black comedians and actors.”