Paper Made, the upcoming martial arts feature directed by Ryan Watson, has released its first trailer and movie poster, timed to Juneteenth, offering fans their first look at the film. Principal photography wrapped March 20 on the film, which was shot at a fictional HBCU in Tampa, Florida. The story follows Tavon Watkins, played by […]

Saweetie is heading to boarding school. The rapper has joined the cast of Netflix’s teen psychological drama Bet alongside series star Miku Martineau, as the show’s second season begins production in Toronto. Bet follows students at an elite boarding school where underground gambling determines the social hierarchy. Martineau plays Yumeko, a mysterious transfer student whose […]

HBCU Week Foundation has launched two new scholarship initiatives aimed at expanding access and opportunity for HBCU students and graduates, announced during the organization’s 7th Annual HBCU Week Awards Gala at the historic Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware. Co-hosted by Foundation founder Ashley Christopher and Emmy Award-winning actor and Golden Globe nominee Anthony Anderson, the […]

Producer Autumn Bailey-Ford has partnered with South African executives Simo Kubheka and Damien Brown of NV Film Studios and Services to launch AfriNova Entertainment Group, a new international production company with operations spanning the United States and Africa. AfriNova will focus on international film and television production, co-productions between Africa and global markets, talent development, […]

Film 4 Good Fund has selected Silent Partner, a legal thriller examining systemic racism, as its flagship feature film investment, marking a significant milestone for both the impact-focused nonprofit and Black Man Films, the Harlem-based production company behind the project. Silent Partner centers on a Black defense attorney facing an impossible moral choice: mounting a […]

Tracee Ellis Ross is packing her bags again. The Roku Channel has set a July 20 premiere for the second season of Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, the unscripted travel series that became the most-watched unscripted Roku Original ever within its first two weeks of release, measured by unique viewers. The first season followed […]

Fresh off his Oscar win for Sinners, Ryan Coogler is bringing his television operation to a new home. Proximity Media Television, the banner Coogler founded with his wife Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, has signed a multi-year exclusive deal with Netflix to develop series, departing Disney where the company had been under a five-year overall […]

Quinta Brunson is starting a new chapter. After her four-year overall deal at Warner Bros. Television ran its course, the Abbott Elementary creator, executive producer and star has signed a five-year overall deal with 20th Television for her production banner Fifth Chance Productions rather than renewing at her former home. Under the new pact, she […]

A new music-driven animated feature is heading to Annecy with a starry voice cast in tow. Groove Tails, from Twilight producers Imprint Entertainment and director Bob Logan, has assembled an ensemble starring Halle Bailey, Ludacris, JB Smoove, CeeLo Green, Alan Ritchson, Ansel Elgort, and international recording artist and actress Agnez Mo. Set in New York […]

The Pogues are back for one last ride. Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for the fifth and final season of Outer Banks, set to premiere August 20 with all 10 episodes dropping at once. The teaser, set to alt-J’s “Left Hand Free,” the anthem that became a viral sensation when the show debuted, […]