Exclusive: Keke Palmer’s KeyTV Network Debuts First Episode of Digital-First Scripted Series ‘Sportsfan’

Keke Palmer’s KeyTV Network, the platform she created to amplify diverse creators, is premiering its new scripted series, Sportsfan, co-created, written, and produced by the actress.

This new digital-first series is filmed entirely on a smartphone, and according to KeyTV, this is also the first time a short scripted series has been filmed for a network entirely on an iPhone. Complex is exclusively debuting the first episode in full, which also stars Palmer’s boyfriend and co-creator, Darius Jackson, whom she is expecting her first child with. Jackson plays CJ, a passionate football fan who streams about his favorite team, the Beagles, which is a source of frustration pregnant wife, Lila (Britney Winbush).

Episode 1, which has a runtime of seven minutes, introduces the couple and their friends and family as CJ alternates between hosting his wife’s baby shower and watching a game. The remainder of the series will follow as CJ finds a way to navigate and balance his priorities and what matters most to him. Sportsfan also stars Adriel Lara-Cea, Amanda Michelle and Kenneth Whitted.

Palmer founded KeyTV Network in the fall of 2022 with the goal of providing a platform and a stage for underrepresented voices in front of and behind the camera. The network’s programming slate features a variety of scripted and unscripted series and short films created, produced, and directed by talented creators of color, including Unlabeled, Dear Keke, Heaux and Tell, Make It Make Sense, and The Edible Always Wins.

Sportsfan premieres every Sunday on KeyTV’s Facebook and YouTube.