Queen Latifah stars in new show

Queen Latifah is starring in a new drama pilot from filmmaker Lee Daniels, the co-creator of Fox TV’s Empire.

The untitled Fox pilot is about three young women trying to make it in the music industry. Latifah plays Carlotta, a beauty salon owner who becomes a surrogate mom to the trio, the network said. After open auditions, three newcomers were cast as the aspiring singers: Jude Demorest and Ryan Destiny, both from Detroit, Michigan, and Brittany O’Grady from Washington, D.C.