Sherri Shepherd is headed back to ABC for Viola Davis-Larry Wilmore comedy pilot Black Don't Crack

The Hollywood Reporter

The former The View co-host and 30 Rock alum will star in the comedy from Insecure and The L Word: Generation Q writer Regina Hicks that counts Viola Davis and Larry Wilmore among its executive producers that has been in the works since 2017. "Black Don't Crack revolves around three sorority sisters who lost touch after college and reunite at a pivotal moment in their lives," according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Shepherd, who will also be a producer, will play Angela Wright, a single mom who put aside musical dreams to raise her son after the death of her husband. When she's confronted with a personal crisis, she reunites with her sorority sisters in hopes of recapturing the passion, ambition and sisterhood of their glory days."