The 4th Annual HBCU First LOOK Film & TV Festival returns to Howard University November 5-7, with Starz serving as presenting sponsor for the first time. This year’s theme, “How to Be the Next,” centers the festival around turning HBCU talent into industry decision-makers through screenings, master classes, and direct conversations with alumni working across […]

HBO’s Rooster has added five guest stars to its second season: Lamorne Morris, O-T Fagbenle, Zavior Phillips, Sutton Foster, and Michael Urie, Variety reports. Morris plays Caleb, Fagbenle plays Hayes, Phillips plays Sam, Foster plays Marti, and Urie plays Larry. Details about the characters themselves have not yet been made public. Set at Ludlow College, […]

Janelle James has announced her debut hour-long stand-up special, How Romantic, premiering globally on Netflix November 10, Deadline reports exclusively. The special touches on topics ranging from body counts and bank accounts to why women should wrestle men. James wrote, performed, and executive produced the special, with Matt Schuler producing and Marcus Russell Price directing. […]

Omar Benson Miller will star alongside Tyrese Gibson in writer-director Deon Taylor’s horror film Don’t Open the Door, Deadline reports. Oscar-nominated producer Shannon McIntosh and NFL star Cameron “Cam” Heyward are partnering with Taylor and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group to produce the film, with McIntosh producing through her own McIntosh Films banner […]

Charlese Antoinette Jones confirmed she served as costume designer for the pilot episode of Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot for Hulu, replying directly to a fan thread on Threads. The series stars Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as two new FBI agents investigating unexplained phenomena, with guest stars including Steve Buscemi, Amy Madigan, and Ben Foster. […]

A Lit Space Production has added NAACP Award winner Tyrese Gibson, Emmy winner Rome Flynn, and Oscar winner Van Lathan as executive producers on the short film Talk To Somebody. The addition marks Flynn’s first-ever executive producer credit. Directed by Jamal Akakpo, Talk To Somebody follows Elliot Jones, a 17-year-old one wrong choice away from […]

Kandi Burruss and Tabitha Brown are joining CBS daytime soap Beyond the Gates, with their first appearances airing Thursday, October 22. Burruss will play Kalista Kilroy, while Brown debuts as Tia Allen, according to Michael Fairman TV. Both names appeared in the show’s closing credits earlier this week ahead of the announcement. Their arrival coincides […]

Updated with trailer. Netflix has released the first teaser trailer and a batch of new first-look images for Bass X Machina, the upcoming steampunk sci-fi Western from creator LeSean Thomas and Studio Mir, setting a November 2026 release on the streamer. The visuals make a strong first impression. The steampunk aesthetic is dialed up across […]

IShowSpeed, the streamer born Darren Watkins Jr., has partnered with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground and Breakwater Studios to bring Ben Proudfoot’s documentary The Eyes of Ghana to theaters for a one-night-only screening on October 28, Variety reports exclusively. Participating theater chains include Regal, AMC, Cinemark, and select independent cinemas across the U.S. and […]

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 […]