Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Jeff Friday, founder of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) and CEO of Nice Crowd, has launched Ask Jeff, a new mentorship platform designed to provide free career advice and professional guidance to African American college students — especially those attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) — who are interested in pursuing careers on […]
I just watched STAY, the supernatural thriller from writer-director Jas Summers starring Mo McRae and Megalyn Echikunwoke — and yeah, I’m rocking with it. At its core, STAY centers on a couple at the painful end of their marriage. Kiara (Echikunwoke) is packing up their home when strange, unexplainable things start happening — whispers, flashes […]
Netflix’s All the Sinners Bleed continues to round out its cast with two new series regulars. All American star Daniel Ezra and Mayans M.C. alum Andrea Cortés have joined the upcoming Southern Gothic thriller, alongside Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Nicole Beharie, and John Douglas Thompson. We previously reported that Dìrísù leads the adaptation as Titus Crown, the […]
Apple TV+ has officially renewed its lavish historical drama The Buccaneers for a third season. Inspired by Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel, the series follows a group of spirited young American women who upend British high society in the 1870s — with friendship, heartbreak, and scandal in equal measure. Series creator Katherine Jakeways shared her […]
Hulu is gearing up for courtroom chaos and champagne toasts with the release of the first trailer for All’s Fair — Ryan Murphy’s new legal drama that’s anything but by the book. The stylish first look teases exactly what you’d expect from a Murphy production: powerhouse women, slick suits, sharp tongues, and breakups that cost […]
Lady London’s story has always been one of discipline, duality, and determination — qualities that shine throughout her new three-part docuseries Always, Lady London, premiering on Tubi, Oct 10. Produced by MACRO Television Studios and directed by Erika Bryant, the series follows the rapper and poet as she records her debut album To Whom It […]
Mubi has released the official trailer for Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay’s highly anticipated psychological thriller that stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. The film hits theaters on November 7, 2025, following its acclaimed debut at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. The film follows Grace and Jackson (Lawrence and Pattinson), a hopeful young […]
ALLBLK just released the trailer for its bold new original series G.R.I.T.S., and it’s already giving heart, hustle, and hella Southern charm. Created by Deji LaRay and led by Jasmine Sargent, Ashanti Harris, and Aja “Slimeroni” Canyon, the eight-episode drama premieres Thursday, October 30, exclusively on ALLBLK. Standing for Girls Raised in the South, G.R.I.T.S. follows […]
For filmmaker Jas Summers, STAY began as a reflection — one rooted in family, spirituality, and the kind of love that both heals and haunts. The supernatural thriller, premiering October 8 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ as part of Huluween, follows a couple — played by Mo McRae and Megalyn Echikunwoke — trapped in […]
Disney’s Andscape and Hulu deliver something unexpected with STAY — a supernatural thriller that’s as psychological as it is spiritual. Directed by Jas Summers, the film follows a couple, Miles (Mo McRae) and Kiara (Megalyn Echikunwoke), whose marriage has reached a breaking point. But as they pack up their home and prepare to separate, the […]