Lionsgate and Collider have released the first official images from Above the Below, the sci-fi survival thriller marking Idris Elba’s second feature as a director, co-directed with Martin Owen. Elba made his directorial debut in 2018 with Yardie, a crime drama adapted from Victor Headley’s novel. Elba also stars in Above the Below, alongside Hero […]

Hattie Hoskins and Mark Lane III have joined One Night Out, George Tillman Jr.’s thriller for Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter reports. They join previously announced stars Aldis Hodge and Wunmi Mosaku, along with recent additions Rory Culkin and Oona Roche. Written by Nelson Greaves, based on his own short story, with […]

Lifetime has set its 2026 It’s a Wonderful Lifetime holiday slate, rolling out 11 original films alongside two vertical microseries across the network’s app and cable channel starting next month. The lineup features stars including Brandy Norwood, Vivica A. Fox, Tia Mowry, and Jana Kramer anchoring some of the season’s most anticipated titles. The rollout […]

Lil Kev, the adult animated series inspired by Kevin Hart’s childhood, has been renewed for a second season, premiering all ten episodes Wednesday, December 9, exclusively on Paramount+. Set in 1993 North Philadelphia, the series follows twelve-year-old Kev, voiced by Hart, as his ambition and wild imagination turn everyday problems into elaborate schemes, all while […]

Netflix has released the first trailer for Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas, a holiday drama starring Fantasia Barrino Taylor and Durrell “Tank” Babbs, premiering November 11. Written and directed by Perry, the film follows a struggling pastor who inherits his family’s church in a troubled New York neighborhood and must fight to save it, […]

William Stanford Davis, who stars as Mr. Johnson on Abbott Elementary, is turning his life story into a memoir titled Don’t Mess With the Fat Kid. The book traces his life and career across three parts: his childhood in the 1960s in The Ville, a predominantly Black neighborhood in St. Louis; his young adulthood arriving […]

Imitation of Life, the new John Legend-Lynn Nottage musical, has completed its cast ahead of its Off-Broadway world premiere at The Shed, beginning November 21 with an official opening December 3. The limited six-week engagement runs through January 3, 2027. Scarlett London Diviney, Aleyse Shannon, and Michael Luwoye are among the new names joining the […]

Mother Knows Murder, the previously untitled true crime video podcast from Niecy Nash and her daughter Dia Nash, will stream exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu one day ahead of its wider release, premiering November 9. The series is part of Pave Studios’ Crime House sub-brand and marks one of two Crime House titles, alongside Clues, […]

Hulu and ESPN announced Tuesday that Spectacle: Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl, a new documentary chronicling Jackson’s 1993 Super Bowl XXVII halftime performance, will premiere in February 2027 on both platforms. Directed by Bao Nguyen, the film draws on never-before-seen footage of Jackson and his team preparing for the Rose Bowl performance that redefined […]

Urban One has released the trailer for Power & Influence, a new scripted microseries premiering exclusively on TikTok October 19 through BOSSIP’s account before expanding across the company’s broader digital, television, streaming, and audio platforms. The series is written by Dreux Dougall, whose credits include Lovecraft Country, and directed by Jamal Simmons, known for Married […]