Variety has exclusively learned that Ilyasah Shabazz, the third eldest daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, is in the works with Sony Pictures’ TriStar on a television show about her father.

Based on the novels X: A Novel and The Awakening of Malcolm X, both written by Ilyasah Shabazz, and co-written by Kekla Magoon (X: A Novel) and Tiffany D. Jackson (The Awakening of Malcolm X)—the as-yet-to-be titled series will aim to follow the Nation of Islam leader’s life from his childhood to his time in prison to ultimately when he emerges as a member of the NOI as Malcolm X.

Shabazz will executive produce the series along with George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give, For Life) as well as 3 Arts Entertainment’s Jermaine Johnson and Molly Madden. Jay Marcus and Bob Tietel of State Street Pictures will serve as co-executive producers with Ron Baldwin producing.

State Street currently has a first-look deal with Sony.

It marks an interesting time in the Black creative space for television and film, as projects of similar nature are taking shape and embarking on production. Should this series move forward, it would mark another moment in time where Malcolm X has graced the screen. Most famously, Denzel Washington played him in the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, for which Washington received an Oscar nod for Best Actor. And most recently, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Nigél Thatch played him in One Night in Miami and Godfather of Harlem, respectively.

The former was nominated for an Oscar.

Shabazz has continued to champion her father’s vision, utilizing the creative space to speak on tours about his life and impact, as well as writing books celebrating his life. Growing Up X, the children’s book Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X, and Betty Before X all are available for those to read and share with others.

A noted educator and motivational speaker, she is a world-renowned activist and co-chair of The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center located at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York, which was the site of her father’s assassination in 1965.