Brockton, Massachusetts native, Jean Elie looks to create a lane of his own following an introduction of sorts on Insecure. Elie serves as lead actor, co-creator and executive producer for the new Send Help series on ALLBLK. The series premieres on August 11th and will air weekly on Thursdays.

Elie partnered with writer and co-creator, Mike Gauyo to develop Send Help. Gauyo also serves as an executive producer for the series. Guayo also served as the story editor on Insecure.

Here’s your first look at the Send Help series:

Send Helps series synopsis

This half-hour dramedy follows Fritz Jean-Baptiste Jean Elie, a first-generation Haitian American actor, who is on top of the world since landing a starring role on fictional hit TV show, This Can’t Be Us…all while being the sole support system for his incredibly demanding Haitian family, and also reeling from a recent tragedy. Fritz is firing on all cylinders, until he receives a fateful call delivering the news of his shows’ cancellation. As Fritz struggles to conquer his feelings of imposter syndrome, the Hollywood community, and high maintenance family, he leans on his closest friends and confidantes… Patrick Cantave (Catfish Jean, Survivor’s Remorse), Nicole Cooper (Courtney Taylor, Insecure) and Sebastian “Simp” Gauyo (Amin Joseph, Snowfall), whose presence serves as a guide for Fritz. They help him navigate the difficult and often comical scenarios in his life. Now unemployed, will Fritz be able to keep his family afloat, while struggling to overcome the challenges of, once again, “making it” in Hollywood?

Additional cast includes Karina Bonnefil (Snowfall, David Makes Mann), Karen Obilom (Games People Play, upcoming House Party reboot) and Kimiko Singer (Emily the Criminal), and a fresh new face, Ana Bowen.