Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
The production studio behind Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is now turning its lens toward another icon gone too soon: Chadwick Boseman. Words + Pictures, the documentary outfit founded by longtime ESPN executive and 30 for 30 co-creator Connor Schell, is developing a project centered on the late actor’s life and legacy. The company has […]
Zack Morris (Goosebumps) has joined the recurring cast of HBO Max’s hit medical drama The Pitt ahead of its sophomore season, which is currently in production and set to premiere in January. Created by R. Scott Gemmill and produced by John Wells, the series follows the intense, real-time challenges of frontline healthcare workers at the […]
Lex Scott Davis, Iantha Richardson, Candace Maxwell, and Jasmine Ashanti are starring in While We…, a six-episode visual podcast premiering Fall 2025 on YouTube. The non-scripted series blends intimate, layered conversations with curated, hands-on experiences, creating a unique space where Black women can share, reflect, and connect. Each episode invites audiences into moments of vulnerability […]
HBO Max has unveiled the teaser trailer for the Emmy-nominated medical drama The Pitt Season 2, which returns in January. The new season once again plays out over the course of a single 15-hour shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency department — but this time, the shift falls on the Fourth of July. It […]
Nia DaCosta’s latest film Hedda is almost here. The adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play Hedda Gabler will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 before opening in select theaters on October 22 and arriving on Prime Video October 29. Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer, giving audiences a glimpse […]
The trailer for Beauty in Black dropped and The Bellaries are back with even more betrayal, power, and revenge and a new woman in charge. Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black returns for Season 2 on September 11, with Taylor Polidore Williams, Crystle Stewart, Ricco Ross, Amber Reign Smith, Xavier Smalls, Julian Horton, Steven G. Norfleet, […]
Proximity Media has officially appointed veteran marketing executive Terra Potts as its new Chief Marketing & Operations Officer. In this newly created leadership role, Potts will oversee all marketing and communications across the company’s film, television, unscripted, and audio divisions. She will also lead operational efficiencies, resource planning, and organizational development. Potts will report directly […]
Vivian Elizabeth Ayers Allen, the Pulitzer Prize–nominated poet, playwright, and cultural activist—and mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad—passed away on August 18, 2025. She was 102. A Legacy in Words and Culture Born in 1923 in Chester, South Carolina, Ayers was educated at the historic Brainerd Institute and later attended Barber-Scotia and Bennett College. […]
Next spring, Broadway welcomes two powerhouse talents making their debuts: Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle and Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe winner Ayo Edebiri. The duo will lead the first New York revival of David Auburn’s Proof, the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton), the limited engagement begins […]
Sky has officially renewed Gangs of London for a fourth season, extending the saga of London’s criminal underworld. The news was confirmed at the Edinburgh TV Festival, where the network also announced a third season of Mr Bigstuff. Created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery and produced by Vice Studios Group’s Pulse Films, Gangs of […]