Stephen and Donald Glover.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty
Donald Gloveris returning to hisStar Warsroots — and he’s bringing his brother, Stephen Glover, along for the trek!
PEOPLE can confirm that after two-and-a-half years of workshopping and waiting, it was Donald and Stephen — the former of which is responsible for hit shows likeAtlantaandSwarm— will serve as lead writers on the upcoming Disney+Landoseries.
The brotherly duo’s deal was reached before the ongoingWGA strike,Varietyreported.
Donald Glover.J Olley/Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
J Olley/Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
“He’s like, ‘Just be charming,'” Glovertold PEOPLEof meeting Williams. “I took what he said … and amped it up.”
Meanwhile, Stephen has also been working as a screenwriter, collaborating with his brother for several episodes of Hulu’sAtlanta. His many other projects includeGuava Island,House Partyand even writing for his brother’s episode ofSaturday Night Live.
Just days before the announcement, formerly tapped writer Simien opened up toThe Directabout his progress on the show, which had infamously been stalled.
“I certainly poured my heart and spent a lot of time working with them to put together a really great show,” Simien said. “It feels like everybody loves it. And, you know, I was told we had to put a pause on it because of scheduling, and the next update I got [was in 2020], some years ago. So I don’t know, I have no idea what’s going on with it.”
Stephen and Donald Glover.John Sciulli/Getty
John Sciulli/Getty
While Donald may now be considered a television magnate, even running his own production company called Gilga, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the multihyphenate talent. In a recent interview withGQ, he opened up about the early days of his career, explaining the pain he went through when first writing on30 Rock.
“It definitely didn’t feel like I was supposed to be there,” Donald said. “I used to have stress dreams every night where I was doing cartwheels on the top of a New York skyscraper with the other writers watching me.”
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Landohas yet to be assigned a release date.
source: people.com
