Adult Swim To Air ‘Black Dynamite’ Musical

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Adult Swim’s animated Black Dynamite series will air a movie musical special Jan. 10, the network said.

The movie musical, titled The Wizard Of Watts, will follow the main superhero character (Michael Jai White) and his band of eccentric associates through the 1970s through a parody of The Wizard Of Oz, said network officials.

The series, which just finished its second season, is produced by Ars Nova, N-Bomb Squad and Cartoon Network Studios.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.