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Wednesday, August 5 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Woke (Pilot)

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Inspired by the life and work of artist Keith Knight, comedy series Woke takes an absurdly irreverent look at identity and culture as it follows Keef (played by Lamorne Morris), an African-American cartoonist finally on the verge of mainstream success when an unexpected incident changes everything. With a fresh outlook on the world around him, Keef must now navigate the new voices and ideas that confront and challenge him, all without setting aflame everything he’s already built. The series stars Morris, T. Murph and Blake Anderson.

Woke is developed by Marshall Todd and Keith Knight. The co-creators serve as executive producers alongside showrunner Jay Dyer, Maurice “Mo” Marable, Aeysha Carr, Richie Schwartz, John Will, Will Gluck, and Eric Christian Olsen. Kate Schumaecker will serve as executive producer on the pilot. The comedy is a co-production between ABC Studios and Sony Pictures Television Inc.
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Tiffany Dena Loftin

National Director, Youth & College, NAACP
Tiffany Dena Loftin serves as the National Director for the Youth and College Division at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Her mission, is to train, organize and uplift young Black leaders everywhere who fight for the racial, social, and economic... Read More →

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Lamorne Morris

Actor (Keef), "Woke"
Lamorne Morris (“Keef”) was tapped as the lead of the hybrid live-action/animated Hulu series Woke, inspired by the life and art of cartoonist Keith Knight. Morris most recently appeared in the Netflix comedy film DESPERADOS alongside Anna Camp, Robbie Amell, Nasim Padrad and... Read More →
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Keith Knight

Co-Creator/Executive Producer, "Woke"
Keith Knight is an award-winning cartoonist whose “Knight Life Chronicles,” and “(th)ink” strips ran for more than a decade in such newspapers as the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Boston Herald. Knight’s funny yet hard-hitting cartoons fuel a comic... Read More →
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Marshall Todd

Co-Creator/Executive Producer, "Woke"
Marshall Todd currently serves as Executive Producer and co-creator of the Hulu series Woke.Todd’s big break came after the sale of his screenplay TWILIGHT'S LAST FADING (aka ONE NATION) to producers Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. Since then Todd has become a highly sought-after... Read More →
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Maurice “Mo” Marable

Executive Producer/Director, "Woke"
Maurice “Mo” Marable is an experienced Emmy® nominated producer and director. Marable most recently executive produced and directed the entire last three seasons of IFC’s Brookmire with Hank Azaria. He spent several years working as HBO’s in-house Creative Director where... Read More →
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Jay Dyer

Executive Producer / Showrunner, "Woke"
Jay Dyer began his career as a development executive at Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he helped shepherd multiple projects to the screen and stage. Dyer has written for numerous television series, including Californication, Half and Half, Andy Richter Controls the Universe... Read More →

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Wednesday August 5, 2020 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
NAACP Online
  Screening, Civic Engagement; Arts & Entertainment