Regina Hall strikes Showtime deal

US cablenet Showtime has signed Regina Hall (Black Monday, Girls Trip) to a first-look deal via which she will develop and produce television projects under her prodco.

Regina Hall

Already in development with Showtime and Hall’s Rh Negative is a one-hour comedy special featuring Hall as star and executive producer.

Hall has starred in the Scary Movie, The Best Man and Think Like a Man franchises, while her other credits include Girls Trip, About Last Night, People Places Things and The Hate You Give.

She currently stars in and serves as producer on Showtime comedy series Black Monday, which was recently renewed for a third season.

In addition, Hall is set to exec produce and star in occult drama Master, while she is currently in production on limited series Nine Perfect Strangers and can next be seen in Breaking News in Yuba County, set for release on January 29.

Amy Israel, executive VP of scripted programming at Showtime Networks, said: “Regina is an undeniable and brilliant force in Hollywood, both in front of and behind the camera. She is one of the most dynamic and fearless actors of our generation and in her work on Black Monday, she hilariously destroys every scene she’s in.”