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EXCLUSIVE: Starz has given a pilot green light to half-hour comedy _Run the World,_ which has cast Amber Stevens West (_The Carmichael Show_) and Bresha Webb (_Marlon_) as two of its four

leads. The project hails from_ Boomerang_ writer Leigh Davenport; _Dear White People_ co-showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser; and Lionsgate TV, where Bowser is under an overall deal. Millicent

Shelton (_black-ish, P-Valley_) is set to direct. Created, written and executive produced by Davenport, _Run the World_ is the story of a group of four black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best

friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about friendship and not only surviving — but thriving

together. West will play Whitney, the kind of woman who’s so perfect it’s driving her insane. She’s a type-A investment banker who never misses a SoulCycle class and is on track to marry the

love of her life — if she can forget the other guy she just woke up with. Webb will play Renee, a walking firecracker of cynicism and in-your-face realness. She’s ready to go to war for her

girls and her beliefs, and she’s not exactly concerned about collateral damage. Bowser executive produces via her Lionsgate TV-based SisterLee Productions. The comedy, whose title likely 

was inspired by Beyonce’s anthem, had been on fact-track development at Starz, West has been in high demand for TV series following her breakout role as the female lead opposite Jerrod

Carmichael on NBC’s praised _The Carmichael Show_. She has starred in two more broadcast comedy series since the 2017 end of _The Carmichael Show_ after three seasons —_ Ghosted_ on Fox and

_Happy Together_ opposite Damon Wayans Jr.  on CBS. West, recently seen in ABC’s Emmy-winning _Live In Front of a Studio Audience,_ is repped by UTA, manager Robert Enriquez and attorney

Fred Toczek. Webb starred opposite Marlon Wayans on comedy series _Marlon,_ which aired on NBC for two seasons. She next will be seen in_ A Fall from Grace._ Webb is repped by Greene &

Associates Talent Agency, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Attorney Karl R. Austen. Bowser is executive producer and co-showrunner on Netflix’s _Dear White People_, recently renewed for

a fourth and final season by Netflix. She previously created_ Living Single_ and also worked on_ Black-ish, For Your Love, Lipstick Jungle_ and _A Different World_ . Davenport is a writer

on BET’s _Boomerang_ and penned the feature script_ The Perfect Find,_ which has Gabrielle Union attached to star. Shelton is repped by ICM Partners, Rain Management Group and attorney Nina

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