Jaden Smith will play a young Kanye West in Showtime series

Kanye West is developing a television show. In typical Kanye fashion, the main character will be Kanye — but it won't be West starring.

Jaden Smith has signed on to play young Kanye in the series, which will air on Showtime, writes The Hollywood Reporter. Titled "Omniverse," the show will be a half-hour anthology series examining "the many doors of perception."

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Smith will also serve as an executive producer on the show, along with West. The show marks West's first foray into television.

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Marianne is The Weekâ€™s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.