FORE THE FAMILY LLC · ORIGINAL STORIES & CREATIVE WORKS
FORE THE
FAMILY
Family is more than the one you are born into.
Two families. One unexpected home. A story of grief, hope, ambition, and the bonds that make us family.
EVERY STORY HAS ROOTS.
THE PUBLISHED NOVEL
A story of love, loss, and the long game.
After losing his wife, Jamal Richardson is raising his gifted young golfer, Malik, while trying to keep their dreams alive. When Mei Lynn and her two children move into their home, a practical arrangement becomes the beginning of an unexpected family.
Set in suburban Detroit, Fore the Family explores fatherhood, cultural connection, healing, and the courage it takes to begin again.
By Michael “MABS” Brown
TELEVISION SERIES · IN DEVELOPMENT
Five lives. Two families. One new beginning.
Based on the novel, Fore the Family is being developed as a one-hour ensemble family drama, following Jamal, Malik, Mei Lynn, Kai, and Lilly as they navigate clashing personalities, complicated histories, and the possibility of belonging.
With warmth, humor, and emotional stakes, the series explores what it means to choose family—and what it costs to let someone in.
Created by Michael “MABS” Brown · Series in development
MEET THE FAMILY
Every person has a story.
An ensemble of five characters, each bringing their own hopes, wounds, and dreams to the same household.
Jamal
A widowed father holding his family together.
Malik
A gifted young golfer chasing a big dream.
Mei Lynn
A protective mother rebuilding her life.
Kai
A teenager finding his place in a new home.
Lilly
A quiet child with a story of her own.
THE CREATIVE HOME
Every Story Has Roots.
Fore the Family LLC is the home of stories about connection, imagination, resilience and the people who shape our lives. The novel is where it began. The television series brings its world to the screen. The Writer’s Corner is where other creative voices and stories grow.