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The 25th annual BET Awards is pulling out all the stops for Culture’s Biggest Night. The network just announced that four entertainment powerhouses—Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin, and Snoop Dogg—will each receive the prestigious Ultimate Icon Award during the live broadcast on June 9 at 8pm ET/PT. This year’s honorees span decades of groundbreaking […]

Teyana Taylor is making her return to the musical spotlight with a double visual that’s sure to have everyone talking. After a five-year hiatus, the multitalented artist has dropped the trailer for Escape Room, a project that’s as much an album as it is a cinematic short film. Written, directed, produced, and led by Teyana […]

Issa Rae is heading back to the big screen with Good People, Bad Things, a comedic thriller she’s set to star in and produce. MRC has signed on to finance the project, marking Rae’s third time teaming up with the studio—she previously worked with them on the Oscar-winning American Fiction and Netflix’s The Lovebirds. Scottish […]

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) just dropped its winners list for the 7th Annual AAFCA TV Honors—and it’s a full-on celebration of excellence in Black storytelling. The awards will be handed out at a glam ceremony on August 23, 2025, at the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. This year’s winners include smash hits like […]

Update with new trailer. Lionsgate has just dropped the first trailer for Good Fortune, the high-concept comedy marking Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut. Hitting theaters on October 17, the film brings together a delightfully oddball cast: Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Sandra Oh, and Keke Palmer. Good Fortune centers on Gabriel (Reeves), a well-meaning but clueless […]

Apple TV+ is set to launch an intense new thriller series, based on the best-selling Joona Linna novels by Lars Kepler, starring Zazie Beetz, Liev Schreiber, and Stephen Graham. The yet-to-be-titled series has been given a 10-episode order and is produced by A+E Studios in collaboration with Range Studios. Schreiber portrays Jonah Lynn, a former soldier […]

Prime Video’s upcoming limited series The Greatest, which chronicles the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, has added two more talented actors to its cast. Reno Wilson and Erica Tazel have been cast in recurring roles. Giovanni Ribisi and Aleks Puanovic have also joined the cast. The Greatest is an eight-episode series that will explore the […]

BET+ has unveiled the official trailer for its new original series Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas, the first project under Tyler Perry’s expanded multi-year deal with BET Media Group—one of the biggest content partnerships ever signed with a Black creator. The show premieres Monday, June 9, on BET with a special sneak peek airing during the […]

Paramount+ with Showtime is giving Chicago’s South Side even more room to breathe: The Chi has officially been renewed for an eighth season. The news follows a record-breaking debut for Season 7, which drew two million cross-platform viewers in its first seven days, making it the most-streamed premiere in the series’ history—up 2% from last […]

The crew is back and bigger than ever: Netflix has confirmed that filming for the second season of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is officially underway in the UK. The British crime drama is making waves with an expanded cast that includes some fresh and surprising faces. Season 2 sees returning stars Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, […]