Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Reginald Hudlin is bringing one of the original superheroes back to life. A live-action TV series based on The Phantom is officially in development, with Hudlin set to direct and produce. The project is being developed under King Features, which manages the iconic comic property. Created by Lee Falk in 1936, The Phantom—aka “The Ghost […]
Season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection is expanding its world with two major additions. Bokeem Woodbine and Nona Parker Johnson have officially joined the Paramount+ Premium drama as series regulars. They join a growing cast led by Michael C. Hall, alongside Jack Alcott, Uma Thurman, Brian Cox, and Dan Stevens. Season 1 of Dexter: Resurrection picked […]
Michael B. Jordan brought style, spectacle, and a touch of nostalgia to CinemaCon, unveiling the first look at his reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair—and confirming that Jon Batiste will compose the film’s score. Batiste helped set the tone with a live piano performance of The Windmills of Your Mind, the Oscar-winning track from the […]
A new biopic centered on the rise, fall, and reinvention of lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart is officially in the works—with Cate Blanchett set to star and Janicza Bravo in the director’s chair. Titled Good Thing—a nod to Stewart’s signature phrase, “It’s a good thing”—the film will trace the complex legacy of one of the most […]
The Law & Order universe is officially getting smaller. Law & Order: Organized Crime has been canceled after five seasons, with no return planned at either NBC or Peacock. The news doesn’t come as a major shock. The series’ fifth season debuted on Peacock in 2025 before getting a secondary run on NBC later that […]
The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 19th Television Academy Honors, recognizing six standout programs that use television to spotlight urgent social issues and spark cultural conversation. This year’s honorees include four scripted series and two non-scripted projects selected for their impact across topics ranging from social media harm and disability rights to […]
The first trailer for Man on Fire has officially arrived, giving audiences a gritty and emotionally charged look at Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as John Creasy in the upcoming Netflix reimagining of the iconic story. Released by Netflix, the teaser introduces Abdul-Mateen as a visibly worn-down Creasy—disheveled, battle-scarred, and still dangerous—signaling a version of the character […]
The CW is officially preparing to close the book on All American with a special retrospective event ahead of its final season. The network announced Thursday that the long-running football drama will return for its eighth and final season with a two-hour premiere on Monday, July 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Leading into the farewell […]
The ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® is expanding its creative leadership for 2026, announcing Mara Brock Akil, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Nina Compton as its newest Cultural Curators. They join previously announced Chief Curator Teyana Taylor, helping shape the festival’s storytelling, culinary, and cultural programming. Each curator will oversee a distinct pillar of the […]
Paramount+ is officially clearing the runway for SkyMed Season 4, with the returning medical drama set to premiere on May 21 across Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Latin America, Brazil, Australia, and select European territories. The series, which follows a team of pilots and flight nurses delivering high-risk air ambulance rescues in the remote wilderness […]