Whiskey Matriarch
As of November 3, 2026, Whiskey Matriarch is a series that is in development. Five production companies are attached, including Amazon, Universal Television and TPH Entertainment. Attached are director Malcolm D. Lee; creator Alesia Dangerfield; writers Tembi Locke and Attica Locke; and executive producers Taraji P. Henson, Jamila Jordan and 1 other. Production List last updated this listing on November 3, 2026.
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Project Summary
Whiskey Matriarch is a drama series in development at Amazon, created by writer Alesia Dangerfield. The project stars and is executive produced by Taraji P. Henson, marking a reunion with writer Attica Locke, who previously collaborated with Henson on Fox's Empire. The series sold to Amazon competitively after being set up at Universal Television. The producing team includes Blackmaled, TPH Entertainment, and Third Road Production, with Malcolm D. Lee attached to direct and executive produce alongside Dominique Telson. Sisters Attica and Tembi Locke join Dangerfield as writers and executive producers. Henson and Jamila Jordan executive produce via TPH. Plot details remain under wraps as the project moves through development, with no production timeline yet announced.
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Cast & Crew
Writing
| Creator | Alesia Dangerfield |
| Writer | Alesia Dangerfield |
| Writer | Tembi Locke |
| Writer | Attica Locke |
Directing
| Director | Malcolm D. Lee |
Production
| Executive Producer | Taraji P. Henson |
| Executive Producer | Alesia Dangerfield |
| Executive Producer | Tembi Locke |
| Executive Producer | Malcolm D. Lee |
| Executive Producer | Jamila Jordan |
| Executive Producer | Attica Locke |
| Executive Producer | Dominique Telson |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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