Mark Wahlberg producing TV show based in Boston

Los Angeles: Mark Wahlberg has inked a deal to make a documentary series set in his native Boston, Massachusetts. The actor will serve as executive producer on the as-yet-untitled series, about four friends from Boston trying to overcome their working-class roots. Wahlberg has been given the green light to make six episodes of the show, reported Deadline. It`s not the only TV project Wahlberg currently has in the pipeline - he is also making a show about retired athletes living in Miami, Florida, and signed up his Pain & Gain co-star Dwayne `The Rock` Johnson for the cast. PTI