Prime Video has canceled Spider-Noir after a single season, ending Nicolas Cage’s run in his first-ever regular television role. The eight-episode series will not return for Season 2. The cancellation lands just days before the first weekend of Emmy ceremonies, where Spider-Noir heads in with 11 nominations — the most of any Prime Video program this year. […]

The American Black Film Festival is taking its programming on the road. NICE CROWD, the company behind ABFF, has announced the full slate for its second annual Pop Up Tour, a four-city national experience bringing film screenings, celebrity conversations, industry panels and community programming to Washington D.C., New York, Atlanta and Houston this fall. The […]

Oprah Winfrey Network has greenlit a second season of “Dating Download,” its digital dating series hosted by dating and singles expert Kendra G. The renewal reflects OWN’s continued support of the show, which brings a digital-first perspective to modern dating and relationships. Season 2 will continue exploring compatibility, dating culture and the realities of finding […]

Julanne Chidi Hill, Mildred Marie Langford, Chanell Bell, and Sierra Nicolette Smith have been cast in New York Times bestselling author LaDarrion Williams’ upcoming stage play Coco Queens, which will make its debut this fall in Los Angeles. Directed by Jessica E. Williams, the production opens at Outside In Theatre with previews beginning October 19 […]

Mansa Studios has unveiled the cast for its newest scripted microdrama releases, I Married the King of the Streets and My Twin Sister Stole My Life, which premiered Friday on the Mansa App and through TikTok’s serialized content experience. I Married the King of the Streets stars Serayah McNeill (Empire, Ruth & Boaz) and Thomas […]

Mr. T came to promote his new Netflix documentary. He ended up trashing it instead. In a candid interview with The Guardian ahead of the September 8 premiere of Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool, the 74-year-old A-Team and Rocky III star made clear he is not happy with how his life has been […]

Abbott Elementary is heading back to school and bringing some serious nostalgia with it. Ahead of the ABC comedy’s Season 6 premiere on October 7, the network released an animated teaser titled Abbott House Rock, channeling the beloved Schoolhouse Rock! educational cartoon series that taught generations of kids grammar, math and civics through catchy tunes. […]

Halle Berry and Zoë Kravitz are set to star together for the first time in Otherwise Engaged, a romantic comedy directed by Suzanne Farwell, opposite Colin Firth and Jack Whitehall. Farwell co-wrote the script with Gabriel Mizrahi. The pairing is a natural one, with Berry and Kravitz sharing a Catwoman legacy, Berry having played the […]

Wayne Brady is heading to the Behavioral Analysis Unit. The comedian and performer is set to guest star in the eighth episode of Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 20, alongside Selma Blair. The casting marks a TV reunion of sorts for Brady and Blair, who both competed on Season 31 of Dancing with the Stars. Details […]