Barbershop (TV series)

Barbershop: The Series is an American sitcom which made its debut on the Showtime cable network in August 2005. It is based upon the Marc Brown–created characters from the popular films Barbershop (2002) and Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), and was developed for television by screenwriter John Ridley. It starred Omar Gooding as Calvin Palmer, Jr., the proprietor of an African-American barbershop on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.

Barbershop
Based onCharacters
by Marc Brown
Developed byJohn Ridley
Starring
Composers
  • Steve Hampton
  • John Adair
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • State Street Pictures
  • International Famous Players Radio Pictures Corporation
  • Cube Vision
  • MGM Television
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseAugust 14 (2005-08-14) â€“
October 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)
Related

The series was produced by Barbershop and Barbershop 2 producers George Tillman, Jr. and Robert Teitel, along with original Barbershop star Ice Cube. It lasted for only one season, and ten episodes were aired (seven of which were written by Ridley).

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