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Martin Lawrence Joins The Cast Of ‘Demascus’

The sci-fi series will also include Janet Hubert.

Martin Lawrence is officially joining the cast of Demascus.

The sci-fi comedy series was created by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm, who was a writer for 2020’s Boomerang, and follows a Black man named Demascus, played by Okieriete Onaodowan, who is navigating a world of alternate realities. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lawrence will be in three of the series’ six episodes and plays Uncle Forty, a sick relative of Damascus who is struggling with his role as patriarch of the family.

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The show also includes Janet Hubert.

Demascus will air on AMC. No premiere date has been set.

If you need a ​​Martin Lawrence fix now, watch Martin: The Reunion special, currently streaming only on BET+.

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