Notorious B.I.G. Based Scripted Series ‘Think B.I.G.’ Picked Up By TBS

TBS is developing a scripted series based on the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G.

Think B.I.G. is a scripted series chronicling the misadventures of an inner-city teen desperately trying to create a better future for his daughter and infant son. The plot lines for Think B.I.G. will be loosely based on the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G. The project is being produced and created by Mass Appeal, in partnership with Wayne Barrow of Bystorm Films and Voletta Wallace for Notorious B.I.G. Inc.

TBS has also green lit another series from Mass Appeal called Storyville, a digital animated series featuring funny, absurd, weird and unique stories straight from the mouths of top celebrities. A teaser with Questlove narrating a Prince story was released back in January, before the Purple One’s death.

TBS has already ordered 10 episodes of Storyville which will premiere this fall across TBS digital and social platforms.

“Storyville and Think B.I.G. speak to the types of projects we will cultivate with Mass Appeal moving forward,” said Brett Weitz, executive vice president of original programming for TBS. “Mass Appeal is a leader in developing unique stories with diverse voices. There’s no better partner for us to connect with this vibrant, impassioned audience.”

“The new direction that the good folks at TBS are taking is inspiring and totally akin to our position on popular culture,” said Sacha Jenkins, Mass Appeal partner and chief creative officer. “In essence, Mass Appeal’s strength lies in our ability to articulate the innermost feelings of artists and revolutionaries who are in the throes of their most potent creative moments, in a manner that is true to the creators and the movements they help spawn. I think our marriage will produce programming that will inspire a huge cross-section of people to tune in, interact and, in the case of TBS, laugh their asses off.”