2006 film to become sitcom
By Melissa Merli
Saturday April 28, 2007
CHAMPAIGN – Writer/director/actor Hadjii is back at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival and has good news to report to fans of "Somebodies," a film that he wrote, directed and starred in, which was shown at last year's festival.
Black Entertainment Television will begin shooting a situation-comedy series based on "Somebodies" in July in Athens, Ga. The network bought 1030-minute episodes; the first will likely air in late October. As with the movie, Hadjii will write, direct and star in the series, which will also be titled "Somebodies."
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