Martin Lawrence Returns in First Look at 'Martin' Spinoff
Tommy Davidson returns as Varnell Hill in an eight-episode spinoff that follows a chaotic late-night show and debuts with two episodes.
- Paramount+ will globally debut The Varnell Hill Show on September 1, 2026, with Tommy Davidson returning as the titular talk-show host character nearly 30 years after the original series ended.
- The series originates from Martin, the hit sitcom that aired from 1992 to 1997 on FOX and starred Martin Lawrence as Martin Payne, with Lawrence returning as executive producer and making recurring guest appearances.
- Set behind the scenes of a fictional late-night talk show, Varnell fights to stay relevant amid network pressure, celebrity chaos, and his own outsized ego in a rapidly changing entertainment landscape.
- Following the two-episode September 1 launch, one new episode will drop every Tuesday through October 13; the series is produced by BET Studios, Runteldat Entertainment, and Harvest Studios with Bentley Kyle Evans as showrunner.
- The premiere aligns with Paramount+'s strategy to broaden appeal to women and genre viewers as executives rework the platform's identity following shifts in its creative leadership.
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Tommy Davidson is stepping back into one of his most memorable roles this fall, and new images from The Varnell Hill Show offer the first look at what audiences can expect when the comedy premieres next month. Davidson reprises Varnell Hill, the flashy television host first introduced during the original run of Martin. This time, Hill headlines his own series, picking up years later as he tries to keep his late-night program relevant while navig…
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Martin Lawrence is back in the first look at a brand-new Martin spinoff. Paramount+ has released the premiere date and first-look photos for The Varnell Hill Show, a half-hour workplace comedy spinoff of the classic sitcom Martin. This new show stars Tommy Davidson back as his same character from Martin, Varnell Hill. Additionally, Lawrence is set to make guest appearances as his titular role from the hit '90s sitcom. Lawrence and Bentley Kyle E…
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Martin Lawrence returns in first look at 'Martin' spinoff
Martin Lawrence and Tommy Davidson star as Varnell Hill in episode 1 of season 1 of ‘The Varnell Hill Show.’ (Paramount+) Martin Lawrence is back in the first look at a brand-new Martin spinoff. Paramount+ has released the premiere date and first-look photos for The Varnell Hill Show, a half-hour workplace comedy spinoff of the classic sitcom Martin. This new show stars Tommy Davidson back as his same character from Martin, Varnell Hill. Additio…
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