Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
David E. Talbert’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey on Netflix was a huge success. Now Talbert is set to bring another musical project to our screens, ‘Twas’ the Night’ which is a musical anthology series in development at Disney+. Becky Hartman Edwards will executive produce the show, which will see Santa Claus, now retired to […]
ABC is welcoming back Anthony Anderson, star and executive producer of the hit sitcom Black-ish, to its scripted side with a new single-camera comedy pilot called Public Defenders. The show follows four public defenders who are in debt due to their student loans, as they work together to protect their clients from going to jail. […]
David E Talbert is adding a new sports-inspired, single-camera comedy show to ABC’s lineup with Overtime. He will write and executive produce the series that centers on a retired NBA player. He returns home to play positions he avoided throughout his 12-year career: father, husband, neighbor, friend. After being pampered his entire adult life, he […]
Jonathan Majors has already lined up a new project, Da Understudy. Majors, who has two back-to-back #1 movies in theaters right now is set to star in “Da Understudy” with Amazon Studios. He will also produce the movie under his Tall Street Productions banner, in collaboration with Westbrook Studios and Amazon. In addition to Majors, […]
John Boyega has been announced as the lead in the upcoming sci-fi romance film, The Freshening. The movie will be directed by Cathy Yan, best known for her work on Birds of Prey and Dead Pigs, and is inspired by a short story by Rachel Khong that explores a near-future world where the US government […]
UPDATE: This is the type of things we like to see! Tyler Perry is not the only person eyeing BET’s majority ownership. According to Deadline Byron Allen said he wants to buy BET as Paramount Global is looking at sale of the asset. “Byron Allen is interested in buying BET, and he will be pursuing […]
Blair Underwood and Alicia Witt have joined the cast of the horror-thriller ‘Longlegs’ alongside Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe. The film, directed by Osgood Perkins from his own script, follows FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) as she investigates an elusive serial killer (Cage) and uncovers evidence of the occult. Underwood will play a yet-to-be-announced role. […]
It’s a new week, and that means a new batch of trailers and movie releases to look forward to! Here are the exciting TV and movie trailers and releases that dropped this week, Feb 20, 2023. Check out the trailers and let us know what you are looking forward to watching. PS. We’re adding new […]
Michael B Jordan’s directorial debut with Creed III makes sports movie history. Amazon Studios had a record-breaking weekend with the wide theatrical release of MGM/UAR’s Creed III, which brought in $58.6 million in its first two days. The film opened to $22 million on Friday and $21.4 million on Saturday, making it the highest opening […]
Isaiah Washington has announced his retirement from acting, but also seems like he’s immediately had a change of heart. Washington took to Twitter on Feb. 28 to make the announcement, saying he was leaving the entertainment industry with a “heavy heart and a sense of relief.” He cited “haters, provocateurs and the Useful Idiots” as […]