Jordin Sparks

Today, Freeform began production on its highly-anticipated upcoming comedy series Unrelated (formerly known as “Besties”), with actor and director Michael McDonald (MADtv, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) set to direct the first episode. Created by Ranada Shepard, Casey Johnson and David Windsor and executive produced by Kenya Barris, the series follows Becca (Jordin Sparks) and her newly discovered …

Today, Freeform announced that Jordin Sparks (Sparkle), Matt Shively (The Real O’Neals) and newcomer Brooks Brantly have been cast in the new comedy series Besties (working title). Sparks will play Becca, an ambitious overachiever from a hard-working, conservative African-American family, who learns that her birth mother is actually white. Shively will portray Matt, a former athlete …