Tubi to finally bring canceled AMC series Demascus to the screen

“Welcome to the business. This sucks. But it’s happening EVERYWHERE,” showrunner Kirk A. Moore Moore wrote on Twitter (back when it was still called Twitter!) at the time. “It’s wild that no one gets to see all the very good work everyone has put into this project because of finances and issues beyond our control.”

Now, they finally will. Demascus stars Okieriete Onaodowan (Station 19 as well as Hamilton‘s original Hercules Mulligan/James Madison) in the titular role. The series follows Demascus, a 33-year-old Black man, as he uses the reality-bending technology in question to embark on a “mission of self-discovery,” per Deadline. The show also promises to explore the “gulf between Black male perspectives.” Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt, Shakira Ja’nai Paye, and Martin Lawrence also star.

“We’re excited to introduce audiences to Demascus—a bold, genre-bending blend of comedy and sci-fi that challenges conventions as much as it entertains,” Samuel Harowitz, an SVP at Tubi, said in a statement. “At Tubi, we champion stories that surprise, provoke, delight and resonate deeply with engaged fandoms, and Demascus is exactly the kind of original storytelling we’re proud to spotlight.”

The show is executive produced by Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul‘s Mark Johnson, who lauded Chisholm for answering the question “What does it take to be a good man?” with “some of the most surprising and nuanced revelations one could expect,” in his own statement. He continued, “We thank AMC Studios for sharing our belief in this seriocomic series and Tubi for its steadfast conviction that it belongs on the air.”