Netflix announced Tuesday that it will be premiering Ali Wong’s new comedy special, “Don Wong,” on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
The special is Wong’s third with Netflix, following 2016’s “Ali Wong: Baby Cobra” and “Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife” in 2018. “Don Wong” was filmed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in New Jersey in November 2021, and features Wong discussing her deepest fantasies, the challenges of monogamy and her feelings about single people.
The project is the latest addition to a slate of projects between Wong and Netflix, including the 2019 film “Always Be My Maybe” and the upcoming series “Beef.” Wong also voices characters on animated shows including Netflix’s “Ask the StoryBots,” “Ada Twist,” “Scientist” and the Emmy-winning adult comedy “Big Mouth.”
“Don Wong” is directed by Nahnatchka Khan, with Wong serving as executive producer alongside Ravi Nandan, Inman Young, Alli Reich and Corey Deckler for A24.
The special is Wong’s third with Netflix, following 2016’s “Ali Wong: Baby Cobra” and “Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife” in 2018. “Don Wong” was filmed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in New Jersey in November 2021, and features Wong discussing her deepest fantasies, the challenges of monogamy and her feelings about single people.
The project is the latest addition to a slate of projects between Wong and Netflix, including the 2019 film “Always Be My Maybe” and the upcoming series “Beef.” Wong also voices characters on animated shows including Netflix’s “Ask the StoryBots,” “Ada Twist,” “Scientist” and the Emmy-winning adult comedy “Big Mouth.”
“Don Wong” is directed by Nahnatchka Khan, with Wong serving as executive producer alongside Ravi Nandan, Inman Young, Alli Reich and Corey Deckler for A24.
- 2/1/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Landmark Studio Group will put the entertainment industry’s most notable Bipoc artists in the spotlight with its new series Inside the Black Box, created and hosted by Emmy-winning actor Joe Morton and Tracey Moore.
Set to premiere on Crackle Plus on Juneteenth, June 19, Inside the Black Box will see Morton and Moore share deep conversations with industry names including Debbie Allen, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Phylicia Rashad, Shonda Rhimes, Sherri Shepherd, Tamara Tunie. Named after an industry reference to an experimental theatre space, the new series will feature hour-long episodes of performance, workshops and discussions about the role race plays in the entertainment world.
“Inside The Black Box is an innovative, interactive, interview show that brings fresh perspectives and insights of the entertainment industry through the experiences of people of color,” said Joe Morton.
“I’m grateful and excited to have a phenomenal team to produce Inside the Black Box, a...
Set to premiere on Crackle Plus on Juneteenth, June 19, Inside the Black Box will see Morton and Moore share deep conversations with industry names including Debbie Allen, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Phylicia Rashad, Shonda Rhimes, Sherri Shepherd, Tamara Tunie. Named after an industry reference to an experimental theatre space, the new series will feature hour-long episodes of performance, workshops and discussions about the role race plays in the entertainment world.
“Inside The Black Box is an innovative, interactive, interview show that brings fresh perspectives and insights of the entertainment industry through the experiences of people of color,” said Joe Morton.
“I’m grateful and excited to have a phenomenal team to produce Inside the Black Box, a...
- 1/12/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
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