Before I Let Go
Before I Let Go is a series that is in pre-production with Universal Global Television, Universal Television and Blackmaled Productions and 5 others attached. Malcolm D. Lee (director), Tembi Locke (showrunner) and Attica Locke (showrunner) are attached. It is filming in Atlanta, GA. Production List last updated this listing on September 15, 2026.
Project Summary
Before I Let Go has received a series order at Peacock after several years in development. Based on Kennedy Ryan's bestselling novel from her Skyland series, the romantic drama follows Yasmen and Josiah Wade, a divorced couple navigating co-parenting and a shared restaurant business in Atlanta while confronting the lingering connection between them. Author Kennedy Ryan and director Malcolm D. Lee created the series and co-wrote the pilot episode. Attica and Tembi Locke, the sibling team behind Netflix's From Scratch, will serve as showrunners and writers alongside Ryan and Lee. The project is produced by Universal Global Television and Universal Television, with executive producers including Dominique Telson for Blackmaled Productions, John Legend and Mike Jackson for Get Lifted Film Co. , and Debra Martin Chase. With the series order now secured, the production moves into pre-production as the creative team prepares to bring Ryan's story of love, loss, and healing to the screen.
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The production office and crew contacts for Before I Let Go are on file at Production List, last updated September 15, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.
Cast & Crew
Production
| Showrunner | Tembi Locke |
| Producer | Kennedy Ryan |
| Producer | Malcolm D. Lee |
| Producer | John Legend |
| Producer | Mike Jackson |
| Showrunner | Attica Locke |
| Producer | Dominique Telson |
| Producer | Debra Martin Chase |
Writing
| Writer | Kennedy Ryan |
| Writer | Malcolm D. Lee |
Directing
| Director | Malcolm D. Lee |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Before I Let Go
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/before-i-let-go (last updated Sep 15, 2026).