Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
OWN is expanding its digital footprint this July with two new creator-led series designed for and by women. Dating Download with Kendra G and Glow Up in 5 with Zoe Spencer both premiere this month exclusively on OWN’s digital platforms. Dating Download, premiering July 29, taps media personality Kendra G, who goes by “Kupid with […]
There’s no shortage of short films and episodics out there. What’s missing is somewhere to watch them: a room, a crowd, a reason to show up. Most of this work just lives online, waiting to be found by an algorithm that’s rarely looking. We wanted to build that room ourselves. That’s Keep It Short Sundays […]
Tomi Adeyemi, the bestselling author behind the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy, has publicly distanced herself from the upcoming Paramount Pictures adaptation of her debut novel Children of Blood and Bone, revealing she has not seen the finished film and will not watch it. In a video posted on her TikTOk, Adeyemi offered no specific explanation […]
Prime Video has set Wednesday, November 4 as the premiere date for The Greatest, its upcoming Muhammad Ali limited series, and released the first teaser for the show. The announcement was made Saturday during a special presentation on the mainstage at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, moderated by ESPN and ABC News […]
Before franchise filmmaking took over the summer, one man had a different kind of hold on Hollywood’s hottest holiday weekend. For over a decade, July 4th belonged to Will Smith. But before the holiday dominance, there was a different kind of proving ground. In 1995, Smith first defied Hollywood’s expectations alongside Martin Lawrence in Bad […]
The first trailer has landed for The Angry Birds Movie 3, and Red’s biggest battle this time isn’t against the pigs, it’s parenthood. Jason Sudeikis returns as the once hot-headed Red, now navigating life as a full-time dad to three kids: teenage daughter June, adventurous son Glider, and chaotic hatchling Olly. “I’m a professional, full-time […]
What is the difference between right and wrong? For FBI agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum), the answer becomes increasingly unstable in “Furious,” a new crime thriller that follows a federal agent searching for a murderer while also confronting questions about her own identity. Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Lola Petticrew, Scoot McNairy, and Jake Lacy co-star. The […]
Idris Elba, Little Simz, and Danai Gurira have joined the producing team for the North American premiere of “Shifters,” the acclaimed play by Olivier Award-nominated writer Benedict Lombe, set to open at A24’s Cherry Lane Theatre in New York this summer. The news also comes as the play is in the early stages of a […]
Asjha Cooper has joined the cast of Power Book III: Raising Kanan for the show’s fifth and final season, playing a character introduced as Tiana, a call girl working for Flossie Siegel (Leslie Grossman). The July 3 episode revealed that Tiana’s legal name is Jarita, a reveal that will resonate with longtime fans of the […]
The African American Film Critics Association has named its winners for the eighth annual AAFCA TV Honors, with Paradise and Shrinking taking the top drama and comedy prizes, respectively. Hulu’s Paradise claimed Best Drama for the second consecutive year, with Sterling K. Brown also defending his title as Best Actor for his role in the […]