The series, starring Imani Pullum, follows a 15-year-old girl (Pullum) whose life is uprooted when she is forced to leave her home in the United States to live with her father in South Africa.
Prime Video revealed more about the series in the press release below:
"Classified follows rebellious teen Ella (Pullum) as she is uprooted from her home in Oakland, California and forced to move in with her estranged father in South Africa. Upon her arrival, Ella's world is turned upside down, and she finds herself in a very different reality than the one she's known—one filled with mansions, elite private schools, and secrets around every corner.
The series, starring Imani Pullum, Christine Horne, Sule Rimi and created by Kagiso Lediga, comes from Skybound Galactic, a joint venture between Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, and Johannesburg-based producer Diprente.
All eight episodes will be available on Thursday, August 22, exclusively on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee in the U.S.
Lediga is the creator, showrunner, lead director and writer. Tebogo Malope and Karabo Lediga is also set to direct. Karabo Lediga, Camilo Saloojee, Meja Shoba, Christopher Steenkamp and Nomawonga Khumalo complete the writing team.
The project is produced by Skybound Galactic and Diprente and led by Kagiso Lediga, Diprente's Tamsin Andersson, Skybound's Robert Kirkman, David Alpert and Rick Jacobs. Sean and Bryan Furst will also executive produce. Spycraft Entertainment, a global production company led by former senior intelligence officers, is co-producing and advising the series. Sony Pictures Television is handling international distribution outside of the U.S. and Africa.
The trailer for the new Prime Video series is below.