EXCLUSIVE: Desean Terry (The Morning Show) and Nikkole Salter (playwright, In The Continuum) are partnering to adapt and executive produce Salter’s acclaimed play Lines in the Dust into a feature film under Terry’s Think Switch Entertainment banner. Terry is also set to direct the feature.

Loosely inspired by real-life cases, Lines in the Dust shines a light on the issue of school residency fraud against the backdrop of Newark, New Jersey. The play, like its film adaptation, delves into this silent crime prevalent across America, particularly in communities of color. The film will tell the story of a Black woman facing prosecution for this crime, highlighting the systemic inequities and challenges faced by marginalized communities in accessing quality education for their children.

Salter, Los Angeles-born, OBIE Award-winning actress and dramatist arrived onto the professional scene with her co-authorship and co-performance with Danai Gurira (Black Panther) of the Pulitzer Prize nominated play, In The Continuum. Salter, recently identified on the Broadway Women’s Fund’s 2024 women to watch on broadway listing, currently serves as the Chair of the Theatre Arts Department within the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University.

Terry, best known for portraying morning anchor Daniel Henderson on Apple TV+ critically acclaimed series The Morning Show. Terry recently directed The West Coast premiere of Lines in the Dust which garnered rave reviews and featured Emmy nominee Kelly Jenrette, Erica Tazel and Tony Pasqualini in starring roles.

Terry is represented by Talent Works, Charlton Blackburne Management and Nina Shaw at Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang. Salter’s repped by Professional Artists and managed by Red Letter Entertainment.