Universal Pictures’ Snoop is adding more familiar faces from hip-hop history to its growing roster. Laya DeLeon Hayes, Olly Sholotan, Corey Champagne and Jonica Booth have joined the biopic, with production set to begin mid-September in and around Los Angeles. DeLeon Hayes will portray Shante Broadus, Snoop’s wife. Sholotan will play rapper Kurupt. Champagne will […]

Tyler Perry is opening a new door for independent filmmakers. The mogul has launched Maxscene, a new specialty division of Tyler Perry Studios dedicated to expanding theatrical opportunities for filmmakers with distinctive voices, Variety exclusively reports. The division will be overseen by Antoinetta Stallings, Head of Development and Acquisitions at Tyler Perry Studios, who previously […]

The cast of Universal Pictures’ upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic continues to take shape. Algee Smith has been set to play Warren G and Camron Jones will portray Tupac Shakur in Snoop, the definitive biopic of the entertainment mogul and rap legend, set for release August 6, 2027. The film chronicles the life of Calvin Broadus […]

The Top Boy universe is expanding in two directions at once. Netflix has greenlit both a spinoff centered on Jaq and a prequel series following Jonny McGee, with both projects announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday. First up, Jasmine Jobson (MobLand, In the Shadows) will reprise her BAFTA-winning role as Jaq in the […]

WOLV3S ONLY FILMS has announced Expect Me Tomorrow, an emotionally charged dramatic feature written, directed by and starring Tyris Terrell McKnight, set for release in 2027. Set in New Orleans, the film follows Gregory Marks, a Vietnam War veteran whose life after combat has been shaped by psychological wounds, fractured relationships and years of unresolved […]

Roland Buck III is returning to the Wolf Entertainment universe. The actor has been cast as FBI Special Agent Isaiah Green in CBS’s hit drama FBI, stepping in as the new partner to longtime series lead Missy Peregrym’s Agent Maggie Bell when the show returns for Season 9. FBI is the flagship drama from Wolf […]

Netflix has set a December 16 premiere date for Give Me Some Sugah, formerly titled ‘Tis So Sweet, the faith-driven drama directed by Tasha Smith and starring Taraji P. Henson, as we previously reported. Formerly titled ‘Tis So Sweet, the film is inspired by the viral real-life journey of Chicago baker Lenore Lindsey. Based on […]

Thirty years after his debut album Reasonable Doubt changed rap forever, Jay-Z is ready to talk about all of it. HBO has dropped the official trailer for Jay-Z in 8, an eight-part documentary series featuring an intimate, career-spanning conversation between Jay-Z and legendary producer and director Rick Rubin, premiering September 18. The series marks Rubin’s […]

Netflix has set an October 2 premiere date for Tyler Perry’s Doing Life, the latest film from the prolific writer, director and producer. The gritty urban drama follows a single mother (Naomi Baker) fighting to survive and a reformed ex-convict (Jay Reeves) with untapped talent who forge an unexpected bond, exploring themes of resilience, second […]

Jax Stewart is back in the fight. Hulu has set an October 6 premiere date for Season 4 of Reasonable Doubt and released the first look images, exclusively via Essence, at what lies ahead for the high-powered Los Angeles defense attorney and the world closing in around her. Season 4 picks up in the aftermath […]