Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
The clippers are buzzing again—Barbershop is officially headed back to the small screen. Prime Video has handed a series order to Barbershop, a fresh television adaptation of the beloved film franchise, with comedian and actor Jermaine Fowler tapped to lead. The new series had been quietly brewing since last fall and was officially announced during […]
The gloves are officially off and the Creed-verse is just getting started. Amazon Prime Video has greenlit Delphi, a brand-new drama series set inside the iconic boxing gym featured in the Rocky and Creed films. The series comes from Creed star and filmmaker Michael B. Jordan, who’s executive producing through his Outlier Society banner, alongside […]
The gates are staying open. CBS has officially renewed Beyond the Gates, its groundbreaking daytime drama, for a second season. Since its February debut, the series has been shaking up CBS Daytime with a 48% jump in broadcast viewership during its time slot and a 67% increase in multiplatform viewing compared to last year. It’s […]
Peacock just dropped the curtain on its upcoming 2025-2026 slate, and it’s packed with new originals, returning hits, buzzy spinoffs, and live events—including everything from a The Office universe mockumentary to a true crime docuseries produced by 50 Cent. At NBCUniversal’s Upfront presentation in New York, the streamer previewed new scripted and unscripted content, including […]
Netflix just dropped the teaser trailer for Madea’s Destination Wedding, and the family reunion is headed straight to the islands. Tyler Perry returns to write, direct, and once again step into the heels of Madea in what marks the 13th installment of the beloved Madea film series. Set to premiere July 11, Madea’s Destination Wedding […]
NBC is clearing house—and if you blinked, chances are one of your favorite shows just got the axe. As part of a brutal reshuffling of its primetime slate ahead of the NBA’s move to Tuesday nights, NBC has handed out just two drama renewals: Brilliant Minds and The Hunting Party. Both freshman series are coming […]
Damson Idris and Anamaria Vartolomei are set to lead Miles & Juliette, a jazz-infused period romance that dives into the lesser-known love story between two young artists on the cusp of becoming icons—Miles Davis and Juliette Gréco. Directed by Love & Mercy filmmaker Bill Pohlad, the film follows 22-year-old Miles Davis (played by Idris) during […]
A powerful cast is coming together for a story that hits close to home for many. Old Gray Mare, the emotionally gripping short film written and directed by Courtney Glaudé (The Reading), stars Devale Ellis (Sistas), Tyler Lepley (Harlem, P-Valley), Charnele Brown (A Different World), and Larissa Dali. Old Gray Mare is a haunting, intimate […]
NBC has officially handed out a series order to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, a new single-camera comedy led by Tracy Morgan. This marks a major move for Morgan, who now has two series on the way—Reggie Dinkins at NBC and the upcoming The Neighborhood spinoff Crutch at CBS, where he takes on […]
Nicholas G. Sims and Amari Bacchus are set to lead the cast of Blood on the Books, a forthcoming limited series that revisits the tragic 1970 Jackson State College shootings—a pivotal yet often overlooked moment in civil rights history. Sims will portray Phillip Lafayette Gibbs, a 21-year-old pre-law student, husband, and father who was fatally […]