Buzzy Comedy 'Dreaming Whilst Black' Will Arrive on Showtime In September

Showtime has acquired the buzzy BBC comedy Dreaming Whilst Black, a six-part, half-hour comedy that hails from A24 and Big Deal Films. It will join several other U.K. series on the premium cable network, including Episodes and We Hunt Together. The show aired in the U.K. earlier this summer to strong reviews and aims to explore the specific struggles faced by Black creatives in the entertainment industry.

Loosely inspired by real events, Dreaming Whilst Black is based on the web series and BBC pilot of the same name, both of which earned critical acclaim in the U.K., including the 2022 BAFTA for Emerging Talent: Fiction and the Screen International Star of Tomorrow.

Co-created, co-written by, and starring Adjani Salmon, the series follows the story of Kwabena, an aspiring filmmaker stuck in a dead-end recruitment job who slowly begins to take the first steps toward achieving his dream of creating a TV show. Working by day and writing by night, he attempts to balance his personal life and adult responsibilities while still making time for his professional ambitions.