Ramy Youssef and Steve Way, collaborators on the Peabody Award and Golden Globe-winning Hulu comedy Ramy, are set to reteam with longtime friend and collaborator Jon Braylock on a disability-themed body swap comedy.
Currently untitled, the film revolves around a man with muscular dystrophy (Way) who swap bodies with his burly caregiver with hilarious consequences. In addition to starring, Way is co-writing the script with Braylock.
Youssef will produce via his Cairo Cowboy production banner, alongside Way, Braylock, Inevitable Studios and Give Not Take Media.
A Golden Globe winner for his semi-autobiographical comedy Ramy, drawing on his experiences as a first-generation Egyptian-American millennial, Youssef is currently in production on his feature directorial debut Martha and Muhammad for A24, in which he will star opposite Sharon Stone. He released his third HBO stand-up special, Ramy Youssef: In Love, in April. Youssef is represented by WME, Entertainment 360 and Yorn Levine.
Way recently garnered critical acclaim for a supporting turn opposite Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew in Elizabeth Meriwether’s hit Hulu series Furious, which has been renewed for a second season. He starred opposite Youssef on Ramy and, as someone born with congenital muscular dystrophy, has been speaking publicly about his experience with the condition since the age of 10, most notably with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He is represented by Steven C. Schecter.
Braylock co-created and starred in Netflix’s Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show, with writing credits including Grown-ish and The G Word With Adam Conover. He also co-hosts the podcast Black Men Can’t Jump in Hollywood and is repped by IAG, Mainstay Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello.
Inevitable Studios is the production banner of Inevitable Foundation, led by co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska. It’s focused on film & TV told through a surprising and subversive disability lens.
Give Not Take Media develops film, TV, digital entertainment projects that authentically engage with the experiences of 130 million Americans impacted by care — from parenting to disability and aging, to care work, life in the sandwich generation and more. The company is owned by Caring Across Generations, a national organization that has been working to transform U.S. systems and culture of care since 2011.
