85 South Media and Tubi Deepen Ties With New Streaming Deal, Including 10-Episode Collection of The Best of 85 South Show

85 South Media, the Atlanta-based independent media company behind The 85 South Show, has struck a distribution deal with Tubi, Deadline reports exclusively. A curated collection of 10 episodes, The Best of The 85 South Show, featuring Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, and Chico Bean, will launch soon on the free streaming platform, with additional […]

2026 Gotham Film Awards Nominations: Mahershala Ali, Adia, Aleshea Harris Among Nominees

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced nominations for the 36th Gotham Film Awards, recognizing 42 feature films and 25 performances across 11 categories. All of a Sudden, Clarissa, La Gradiva, The Invite, and Tender Loving Care led all nominees with four nominations each, while Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother earned three nominations, including […]

An Audience of 4,000 Showed Up for Jimmy Jenkins’ God With Us Premiere in the DMV

More than 4,000 people gathered at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for the premiere celebration of God With Us, a faith-based drama, in an event billed by organizers as “historic” ahead of the film’s select theatrical release November 13. The evening brought together cast, filmmakers, and supporters for an early look […]

‘One of Them Days’ Lawrence Lamont to Direct Ice Cube’s ‘Friday’ Sequel, ‘Last Friday’

Lawrence Lamont, who directed last year’s One of Them Days, has been tapped to direct Last Friday, the first new installment of New Line’s Friday franchise in 25 years, The Hollywood Reporter reports exclusively. Ice Cube wrote the script and will produce and star, alongside producers Bob Teitel and CubeVision’s Michael Gruber, with Jeff Kwatinetz […]

Creatorverse Incubator: Tubi Selects 12 TikTok Creators to Turn Short-Form Content Into Full TV Series

Tubi and TikTok have revealed the first cohort of the Tubi x TikTok Creatorverse Incubator, the program first announced in March designed to move creators from short-form TikTok content into long-form television series. Twelve creators will develop 10 original series exclusively for Tubi, marking the streamer’s largest investment to date in creator-led programming, reaching its […]