One person is ambitious, while the other is restless.

One is ready to commit, while the other debates the merits of relationships.

One is Black and one is white.

Ava DuVernay, Lauren Ridloff, and Joshua Jackson

(L-R) Ava DuVernay, Lauren Ridloff and Joshua JacksonCourtesy of ARRAY; Erik Carter; Leigh Kelly

One is deaf and one is not.

DuVernay was to oversee the writing for the series through her Peabody Award-winning narrative change collectiveArrayFilmworks.

Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television was to produce the project for Starz.

Ava DuVernay

Deadlines sister pub Variety was first to report the news.