The short film, Hair Love, the brain child of Matthew Cherry, a former NFL wide receiver turned filmmaker is being picked up by HBO Max. After winning an Academy Award in the best animated short film category, HBO Max is adapting the film, Hair Love into a 12-episode TV series called Young Love.
The 2020 Academy Award winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry is a Chicago native and a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens.
His Hair Love, which centers on a father's effort to do his daughter's textured hair for the first time, resonated with both families and young children. The story was based on his book by the same name. Cherry stated that he was inspired to create Hair Love to counter stereotypes about Black fathers, and to increase positive images of Black hair.
According to a press release by Warner Media Group, "the all-new animated series Young Love expands on the family introduced in Hair Love—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." Young Love will be a 12-episode 2D animated series available on HBO Max. Hopefully, this new series will follow the premise of Hair Love with its heart felt message, and explore issues relevant to Black families.
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