Matthew A. Cherry's Oscar-winning Hair Love to be expanded into HBO Max animated series Young Love

Variety

Earlier this year, Cherry won the Oscar for best animated short with Hair Love, about the bond between an African-American father and his daughter as he does her hair for the first time. The 12-episode Young Love, based on the characters from Hair Love, takes “an honest look into the world of the Young family – including millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri and her pet cat Rocky – as they juggle their careers, marriage, parenthood, social issues, and multi-generational dynamics all while striving to make a better life for themselves.” Issa Rae voiced the mother in Hair Love, but it's unknown if she'll return for the HBO Max series. Last month, Cherry signed a TV deal with Warner Bros. TV.