Peacock is headed to Ancient Egypt with Cleo, a one-hour dramedy in growth from author Jessica Runck (Man With A Plan), Jane the Virgin developer/showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, TrillTV and CBS Studios, the place Urman is underneath an general deal.
Cleo revolves round Cleopatra, an overqualified younger girl who’s compelled to cover her intelligence behind make-up, garments and males to earn the respect she wants to hold on to her job: being queen of Egypt. A dramatic comedy set in historical Egypt that proves not a lot has modified in two thousand years, Cleo shares the feminist take of Urman’s Peabody Award-winning Jane the Virgin.