Will Sharpe & Ayo Edebiri Leading Apple TV+ Series ‘Prodigies’ About Two Former Child Stars

Two of the industry’s hottest prospects are teaming on an Apple TV+ romcom series about ex-child prodigies.

Will Sharpe has created and will star in Prodigies alongside The Bear breakout Ayo Edebiri, who is exec producing.

The pair play Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe), two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children. Now in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions of their relationship.

The show comes from Black Doves producer Sister, which has worked with Sharpe on the likes of Giri/Haji and Flowers.

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Sharpe and Edebiri are increasingly in demand. Sharpe, who appeared in Season 2 of The White Lotus, is currently working on a Sky series in

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