Netflix just released the official trailer for It’s Bruno, a new series set to premiere on May 17, 2019. The series was created by filmmaker Solvan “Slick” Naim and features Rob Morgan (Mudbound, Daredevil, Luke Cage) and Shakira Barrera (GLOW, Lethal Weapon, Queen of the South). Naim stars in, wrote, directed, and executive produces.
Season one of the Netflix and Stage 13 series consists of eight episodes shot in Bushwick, New York. Molly Conners, Amanda Bowers, and Vincent Morano are on board as producers.
Details on It’s Bruno, Courtesy of Netflix:
“There’s just no coming between a man and his dog, as the Netflix/Stage 13 new scripted series It’s Bruno attests. It’s the brainchild of Solvan ‘Slick’ Naim, whose entry into filmmaking started with music. As a kid, whenever he would hear a song he loved, he would create characters and a narrative to go with it. Before he turned to filmmaking, he was pursuing a career in music as a rapper. In a way, it’s what makes Slick’s visual style so dynamic. It’s Bruno plays like vibrant, pulsing and visual beats surrounding the tight bond between a man and his dog.
As he began making independent films which segued into directing episodes for such popular shows as Blacklist, Animal Kingdom, Power, and Snowfall, he started to have dogs in his life – which was a new experience for him. He was working a lot from home so it was a joy to have company. He ended up adopting three rescue dogs, among them Bruno, a puggle mutt.
One day while editing to some music, Slick turned around to see Bruno’s expressive face and started cracking up. This inspired him to recruit some friends to go shoot a proof of concept featuring Bruno and himself and their ridiculous adventures in their neighborhood of Bushwick.”
