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Starz network has announced a new romantic drama series in development that will star Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff, who will play polar opposites that are romantically drawn to each other. The untitled project has received a three-season script-to-series commitment from the network, meaning that all 18 half-hour episodes (six per season) will air if […]
Congratulations are in order! Venus and Serena Williams and Ava DuVernay’s portrait will soon hang in the Smithsonian. They are among seven recipients to receive such an honor. “We are proud to introduce the 2022 Portrait of a Nation Honorees who embody creativity, individuality, excellence, and service to the people of our country,” the Smithsonian […]
Ava Duvernay’s Array is getting animated. Duvernay is producing a 10-episode animated series based on author Tui T. Sutherland’s best-selling book series Wings of Fire. The series, which will consist of 10, 40-minute episodes, is described as an epic fantasy saga that appeals to the whole family. Wings of Fire is based on Scholastic’s planned […]
Ava DuVernay’s drama Queen Sugar season 6 has added a few new characters and directors. Tammy Townsend joins as a new series regular while Paula Jai Parker, Marquis Rodriguez, and McKinley Freeman join in a recurring capacity. Based on Natalie Baszile’s book, the series centers on the Bordelon siblings (Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Rutina Wesley, and […]
Thanks to the LA Times’ investigation, it is safe to say the Golden Globes is bullshit.#TIMESUPGlobes According to their report on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the non-profit organization that selects Golden Globe winners, it alleges corruption, bullying, and self-dealing to the tune of millions of dollars by members. It also revealed there isn’t a […]
The CW gave a pilot order to Ava DuVernay’s superhero drama Naomi. The series is based on one of DC Comics’ newer characters. DuVernay has teamed up with ‘Arrow’ writer and co-executive producer Jill Blankenship on the DC adaptation. The show follows a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights […]
Ava DuVernay is developing Naomi, a superhero series for Th CW. She has teamed with Arrow writer and co-exec producer Jill Blankenship to write and exec produce the project. Naomi is a fairly new superhero as she debuted as a comic book series in 2019 with Naomi: Season One, which was co-written by Brian Michael […]
Ava DuVernay and her arts advocacy collective ARRAY are diving into the realm of reality for Home Sweet Home. NBC ordered 10 hour-long episodes of Home Sweet Home, a social experiment docu-series. This series marks as DuVernay’s first primetime unscripted project. Each episode of Home Sweet Home taps two families who lead very different lives […]