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Druski Sets Netflix Series ‘Collect & Praise’ Based on Megachurch Sketch, Signs Multi-Year Deal With Streamer
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Newly announced as the first project under Druski’s multi-year Netflix deal, *Collect & Praise* will bring his viral megachurch pastor character to a semi-scripted comedy series. The show, starring Druski and Mike Epps, is due to premiere on 1 December and marks Druski’s first long-form television adaptation of one of his online characters.
Epps plays the pastor’s deacon as the pair scheme through scandal, chaos and controversy. Through his 4Lifers Entertainment company, Druski will make original content exclusively for Netflix, which will also license selected titles and sketches from his catalogue; his YouTube series and comedy skits have generated more than 1 billion views combined.
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In short
- Druski’s first Netflix series premieres on 1 December.
- Mike Epps co-stars as the pastor’s deacon.
- Netflix deal includes original shows and selected back catalogue.
How this story developed
- 2 hours ago Comedian Druski will star with Mike Epps in *Collect & Praise*, a semi-scripted Netflix comedy based on Druski’s viral megachurch pastor character. The series premieres on 1 December and follows the pastor and his deacon as they scheme through scandals and controversy.
- 2 hours ago Newly announced as the first project under Druski’s multi-year Netflix deal, *Collect & Praise* will bring his viral megachurch pastor character to a semi-scripted comedy series.
Full account
Comedian Druski, whose stage name is Drew Desbordes, has signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to develop original programming through his 4Lifers Entertainment company. The agreement makes Netflix the exclusive home for new projects under the partnership. The streamer will also license a selection of his existing work, including the shows Coulda Been Love, Coulda Been Daddy and Coulda Been Records Auditions, as well as comedy sketches. Those online series have drawn more than a billion views combined, according to one report.
The first project is Collect & Praise, a semi-scripted comedy series starring Druski and Mike Epps. It expands on Druski’s megachurch pastor character, which gained attention in an online sketch and was reprised when he hosted the BET Awards earlier this year. Druski will play the pastor, described as money-hungry, while Epps plays his deacon. The pair are said to scheme amid scandal, chaos and controversy. Netflix has announced a 1 December premiere date.
The deal marks a move from Druski’s independently distributed online comedy towards a major partnership with a streaming service. He has built an audience through character sketches and self-produced shows, and has also taken on acting and hosting work. In a statement, he said the agreement would help him bring his comedy to a wider international audience and develop new programming. Netflix executive John Derderian said the series was the start of the partnership and praised Druski’s character work.
Both reports describe the agreement and series as a significant step in Druski’s career, and both mention his BET Awards appearance and forthcoming Saturday Night Live hosting role. Their emphasis differs: one frames the deal as his first major partnership within the Hollywood studio system and gives more detail about his credits and the scale of his online catalogue; the other presents him as a crossover figure in the creator economy and foregrounds the deal’s exclusive development arrangement. The reports also differ in how they describe his SNL milestone: one calls him the first true digital creator to host, while the other says he will be the first online creator. The first gives the series’ 1 December release date; the second does not.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
Source 1 says Collect & Praise premieres on 1 December; Source 2 gives no release date.
Source 1 calls Druski the first “true digital creator” to host Saturday Night Live, while Source 2 calls him the first “online creator”; Source 2 specifies 7 November.
Source 1 says Netflix will license select catalogue material and reports more than one billion combined views for the listed online series. Source 2 lists some of the same shows but does not give a total view count.
Source 1 emphasises Druski’s first major Hollywood studio partnership and includes more detail about his acting credits. Source 2 stresses his crossover status in the creator economy.
Explained simply
Druski is a comedian whose short online sketches have reached a large audience. One recurring character is a megachurch pastor, a church leader whose services can attract large congregations; the new series develops that character into a longer comedy story.
Mike Epps is an actor and comedian who plays the pastor’s deacon, a church assistant. Druski’s production company, 4Lifers Entertainment, is also part of a multi-year arrangement with Netflix to make original programmes and supply selected older sketches and titles.
The project illustrates how streaming services work with online creators to develop popular characters for television. It also brings Druski’s comedy to viewers who may not know his online work.
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