Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Disney and Higher Ground, the production company founded by former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, have greenlit an original animated fantasy series called Journey for Disney+, marking the first major production partnership announcement for Higher Ground since the company parted ways with Netflix earlier this year. The series is produced by ICON Creative Studio […]
From prestige dramas to beloved comedies to long-running talk shows, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most significant years for TV endings in recent memory. Whether canceled outright or wrapping on their own terms, more than 50 shows across broadcast, cable and streaming have been canceled or endings announced this year. Here […]
Netflix is not done vacationing with its ensemble comedy just yet. The streamer announced Monday that The Four Seasons has been renewed for a third season, with the news coming roughly two weeks after Season 2 made its debut. Jinny Howe, Netflix’s Head of Scripted Series for the US and Canada, shared the announcement during […]
The Urbanworld Film Festival, the Oscar qualifying festival that turns 30 this October, is marking the milestone by wading into one of Hollywood’s most contentious debates. Rather than sidestep the question of artificial intelligence in filmmaking, the New York-based festival is leaning in, announcing a new initiative called UrbanworldAI that will screen AI-generated films, host […]
Tyra Banks filed a federal lawsuit against Netflix on Saturday, alleging that the streaming platform manipulated her interview footage to create a false and defamatory portrayal of her in the docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.” The lawsuit, filed in California and obtained by multiple news outlets, names Netflix, production companies 89 Blocks […]
For the first time in over two decades, the Ingalls family is coming back to television. Netflix dropped the debut trailer for its reimagining of Little House on the Prairie on June 11, offering audiences their first real look at what promises to be a grittier, more expansive version of the classic American story. The […]
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has approved Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing one of the most closely watched media merger reviews in recent memory of federal antitrust concerns without requiring any divestitures, behavioral remedies, or concessions. The decision, announced Friday, follows an eight-month investigation that included a review of more than […]
The Jaafar Jackson-starring film overtakes Bohemian Rhapsody’s record as it debuts in Japan and sets its sights on history Eight weekends in and the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is still making history. The film has officially become the highest-grossing music biopic of all time, surpassing the $911 million worldwide lifetime gross of Bohemian Rhapsody with […]
Mike Colter and Joanna “JoJo” Levesque are joining forces for The Very Thought of You, a music-driven romantic drama that will explore love, healing, and redemption through the lens of Los Angeles’ jazz culture. The pair will not only headline the feature but will also serve as executive producers. Penned and produced by John Zaring, […]
Jordan Tortorello makes his directorial debut with an independently financed thriller about identity, performance, and the collapse of reality Production has wrapped in Burbank, California on Crowbar, an upcoming psychological drama from first-time director Jordan Tortorello. Patrick Walker, John Pyper-Ferguson, and Emma Kenney lead the cast, with Briana Cuoco, Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew, Rafael Cebrián, Josh […]