NBC has ordered 10 hour-long episodes of an upcoming unscripted family social experience series called Home Sweet Home, which will be produced by Warner Horizon Unscripted Television and ARRAY Filmworks.
When They See Us filmmaker Ava DuVernay created the series and will produce via her production company ARRAY Filmworks with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. DuVernay, who directed Oscar-winning civil rights drama Selma and is producing the fifth season of Queen Sugar, will exec produce alongside Sarah Bremner and Paul Garnes of ARRAY. DuVernay is currently under an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.
Each episode of the series will follows two families who lead very different lives go through a full-immersion cultural experiment. The show chronicles walking a mile in another person’s shoes by challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender and identity assumptions as participants exchange homes for a week and experience the life of someone unlike them.
“The idea for ‘Home Sweet Home’ came to me during the strange and important times we’re all experiencing,” DuVernay said in a statement. “The premise is that we are farther apart than ever, yet bound by what we have in common — concerns with health, safety, justice and community. These notions manifest in each of us in different ways, but nowhere more striking than in the privacy of our own homes. I’m thrilled that NBC and Warner Horizon embraced the challenge of this moment to celebrate the specificity of our differences as we discover the many beautiful things that we have in common.”
“We are honored to partner with Ava for the first time to bring ‘Home Sweet Home’ to life at NBC,” said Meredith Ahr, president of the alternative and reality group at NBC Entertainment. “Led by Ava’s powerful and hopeful creative vision, these stories will reveal genuine moments of change that we hope will spark thought-provoking conversations and encourage compassion, empathy and understanding.”
“Ava is an extraordinarily gifted and thoughtful storyteller,” said Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television. “This life-changing journey promises to be a rich experience affording families an opportunity to see life through a new lens.”
Brooke Karzen, EVP and Head of Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, added, “It’s a pure joy to be collaborating with Ava on her first primetime unscripted project. Her voice is perfectly suited for this moment in time.”
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I am from Houston, Texas where I graduated from Sam Houston State University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Political Science. I worked as Assistant Production Intern for 104.1 KRBE radio station where I produced two shows in the mornings and afternoons. I began writing my senior year of college for Cliche Magazine as an Entertainment Writer. After a year with Cliche Magazine, I began freelance writing for various online companies and became a staff writer for ScreenRant. After leaving ScreenRant, I started independent work again as a Contributor Entertainment Writer. On top of writing, I work as a Social Media Manager for Blessed Beatz Radio and Active Athlete Sneaker Company.