Justin Timberlake is set to release a four-part docuseries on Apple TV in December, described by sources as a “tell-all,” Variety reports. One source told the outlet that Janet Jackson will appear in the series discussing the 2004 Super Bowl halftime incident, while another source said Timberlake also addresses recent comments made by former girlfriend […]

As millions of Americans prepare to vote in the 2026 midterm elections, Native Land Pod and The Breakfast Club are joining forces for “The People’s Election Night,” a four-hour live broadcast from New York City on Tuesday, November 3, running 8 p.m. to midnight ET. The broadcast will stream on partner YouTube channels, including Native […]

Comedian and influencer Druski has signed a multiyear development and licensing deal with Netflix through his company, 4Lifers Entertainment. Netflix describes the arrangement as covering a specific number of projects rather than a traditional overall or first-look structure. The first project under the deal, Collect & Praise, premieres December 1. The semi-scripted comedy series expands […]

Ascension Adds T’Nia Miller, Amanda Plummer, Christopher Chung to Cast The cast for Apple TV’s Ascension, the new cult horror series inspired by Adam Nevill’s novel Last Days, continues to grow. Deadline reports that T’Nia Miller, known for The Haunting of Bly Manor and Generation Z, has joined as a series regular alongside Amanda Plummer, […]

November brings both the start of holiday season and one of the year’s biggest months for new releases. In theaters, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping finally arrives, along with David Fincher’s Cliff Booth sequel, a heist comedy from David Leitch, and Disney’s latest animated film. On streaming, Prime Video premieres The Greatest, its […]

Chicago filmmaker Ben F. Locke has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the remainder of The HOA‘s first season, following a successful earlier campaign that fully funded and completed the show’s pilot episode. Locke describes The HOA as “Insecure meets Living Single,” a character-driven comedy rooted in their own love for shows like A Different […]

Guerilla Film Group, the independent production company led by Chris M. Rutledge, has released the official trailer for Love & Death: A Reckoning in Harlem, a seven-minute proof of concept for a planned Black film noir series. Filmed entirely in Atlanta, the project follows Charlie Goolsworth, a 1950s Harlem gangster and jazz club owner confronting […]

Marcia Ann Gillespie, the pioneering journalist who led ESSENCE through its formative years and later became the first Black woman to serve as editor-in-chief of a mainstream American magazine, has died. She was 82. Her death was announced October 31, with tributes pouring in from colleagues who remembered her as brilliant, forthright, and endlessly supportive. […]

Criminal Minds: Evolution will end with its upcoming 20th season on Paramount+, Variety reports. The decision marks the first official cancellation under new Paramount+ leadership, Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer for Skydance Direct to Consumer Casey Bloys, though sources say the call followed a recommendation from the previous Paramount+ regime, which had given the show […]