Prime Video has unveiled the teaser of its upcoming original series ‘I’m A Virgo’ and its one fun filled coming-of-age drama. Helmed by award winning filmmaker Boots Riley (‘Sorry To Bother You’), ‘I’m A Virgo’ will premiere this summer only on Amazon Prime Video.
The teaser for ‘I’m A Virgo’ shows how a couple deals with the situation of having a kid who isn’t normal and is in fact a giant. While his mind is all age appropriate, he grows way to big for his age, at times causing difficulties for his parents. Concerned about how people would react, his parents don’t allow him to go out much but when he does he wishes to live an adventure filled life.
‘I’m A Virgo’ is a darkly-comedic fantastical coming-of-age joyride about Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), a 13-foot-tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, passing time on a diet of comic books and TV shows, he escapes to experience the beauty and contradictions of the real world. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, the real life superhero named The Hero, played by Walton Goggins (Hateful 8, Righteous Gemstones). ‘I’m A Virgo’ is a mythical odyssey that questions the purpose of the mythical odyssey.
Created, directed, written and executive produced by Boots Riley, ‘I’m A Virgo’ stars Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome (‘When They See Us’, ‘Moonlight’), Brett Gray (‘On My Block’, ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’), Kara Young (‘The Punisher’), Allius Barnes (‘Cruel Summer’), Olivia Washington (‘Breaking’), Mike Epps (‘The Upshaws’, ‘Dolemite Is My Name’) and Carmen Ejogo (‘True Detective’, ‘Fantastic Beasts’).
Amazon Studios and Media Res Studio have produced ‘I’m A Virgo’. Boots Riley and Tze Chun (Gotham) are the series co-showrunners and serve as executive producers, alongside Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer for Media Res Studio (‘Pachinko’, ‘The Morning Show’), Rebecca Rivo (‘Escape Room’) and Jharrel Jerome. ‘I’m A Virgo’ will start streaming soon only on Prime Video.
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