Nas Biopic Series Heading to BET Following 'The New Edition Story' Success

BET is following last week's three-part biopic The New Edition Story with Street Dreams, a series based on the life and 1990s times of Nas. The project was announced as an Xbox Entertainment Studios show three years ago; months later, Microsoft shuttered that content-creation endeavor. BET has purchased the pilot after getting its best ratings ever with The New Edition Story.

Nas is executive producing. The hourlong series comes from Jonathan Levine, writer/director of The Wackness, The Night Before and Warm Bodies. He co-created 2014's ill-fated doctor-drama series Rush