Everything We Know So Far About 50 Cent's The Accomplice: Plot, Cast, and Release Window
In Da Club hitmaker 50 Cent is taking his pen to the screen, as Peacock develops a series based on Curtis Jackson’s novel The Accomplice, according to Variety.
50 Cent wrote a novel. Yes, really. And now Peacock is turning it into a series with Taraji P. Henson front and center. It is early days — no writer, no date — but the pieces are interesting enough to keep an eye on.
What we know so far
- Peacock is developing a TV adaptation of 'The Accomplice', the crime novel by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and co-author Aaron Philip Clark, published September 3, 2024 (per Variety).
- Taraji P. Henson will star as Nia Adams, a fearless Texas Ranger, and she is also on board as an executive producer.
- 50 Cent will not appear on screen, but he is executive producing.
- Production setup: UCP is the studio, with Henson producing via TPH Entertainment and Jackson via G-Unit Film & Television.
- Status check: the project is at a very early stage and currently does not have a writer attached. No release window yet.
The setup
The series centers on Nia Adams tracking master thief Desmond Bell, a guy who does not just rip off rich people — he weaponizes their secrets. When Bell goes after the Duchamps, a mega-wealthy American family, Nia’s investigation starts kicking up a much bigger conspiracy. The kind that forces a cop to choose between dragging the truth into the light or protecting the very system she swore to serve, even as the body count rises.
'He steals more than money; he steals the secrets of the rich and powerful and blackmails them for millions.'
That’s from the book’s synopsis, and it gives you the flavor. Casting for Desmond Bell is still unknown; right now, Henson is the only announced star.
Taraji stays booked
Henson’s no stranger to high-profile gigs — 'The Karate Kid' (2010), 'Hidden Figures', 'The Color Purple' — and she’s stacking deals too. Deadline notes she signed a two-picture deal with Netflix and a first-look pact with Fox Entertainment Studios covering both scripted and unscripted projects. Adding a Texas Ranger lead at Peacock feels like a savvy lane change with some bite.
50 Cent’s plate is full
On top of shepherding 'The Accomplice' for TV, Jackson is set to appear in the new 'Street Fighter' movie as Balrog. He’s also starring in and executive producing 'Fightland', a boxing film. And he’s involved with 'Hip Hop Cop', based on Ron Stallworth’s memoir 'The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop’s Crusade in Mormon Country'. Busy is an understatement.
The fine print
This one is still firmly in the 'development' bucket. Translation: exciting package, but don’t clear your calendar yet. If it comes together as promised — Henson hunting a secrets-stealing thief with ugly, institutional fallout — it could be a sharp, pulpy thriller with some welcome moral gray. I’m in for that version.