Dwayne Alexander Smith is the author of Forty Acres, which is in development as a Feature Film at Netflix, with Luke Cage's Cheo Hodari Coker attached to write, and Jay-Z attached to produce. Pamela has been widely published across genres, and many of her characters have legal backgrounds that mirror hers. Netflix is also developing Pamela's work, having optioned the first two books in her Vernette Henderson series. Felicia D. Henderson is attached as Executive Producer (Empire, Everybody Hates Chris, Sister Sister). Dwayne and Pamela both received an NAACP Image Award in 2014: Dwanye received one for Forty Acres, and Pamela won for her novel Anybody's Daughter won an award that year as well.