HomeABC EntertainmentDamon Wayans Jr. reportedly producing a female-driven reboot of ‘The Honeymooners’Damon Wayans Jr. reportedly producing a female-driven reboot of ‘The Honeymooners’Fri, January 7, 2022 by ABC NewsSHARE NOW John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesDeadline reports that Damon Wayans Jr. and his Two Shakes Entertainment are producing a “reimagining” of the classic family comedy The Honeymooners — with “a bold, female-driven” twist.CBS Studios is producing the project, which is being written by Lindsey Shockley, a veteran of ABC’s black-ish spinoff Mixed-ish.According to Deadline, the network says the project centers “around new wife Ruth and her husband Alex who are determined to have a marriage where they are true equals in every way.”The description goes on to tease, “But what happens when a marriage has two heads of the household?”Of course, the original Honeymooners starred Jackie Gleason, and was spun from one of his classic sketches from The Jackie Gleason Show.Gleason played hot-headed bus driver Ralph Kramden, and Audrey Meadows co-starred his wife, Alice — who usually outwitted her scheming “King of the Castle.” Art Carney famously portrayed Ralph’s buddy and bumbling neighbor Ed Norton. Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
