Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Peacock’s new take on The ’Burbs arrives with a clear mission: keep the paranoia, update the perspective, and let a new kind of neighbor lead the chaos. The eight-episode dark comedy thriller reimagines the 1989 cult favorite made famous by Tom Hanks, trading in a bored suburban husband for a new mother trying to figure […]
“This is the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.” That’s how the newly released season seven trailer for Netflix’s beloved small-town drama opens, setting the tone for what looks like an emotional return to Virgin River when the series premieres March 12. After finally tying the knot in last season’s finale, Mel […]
Sherri Shepherd is facing the end of her daytime run with gratitude, humor, and a whole lot of fight. Returning to the purple couch after taking time away due to a COVID diagnosis, the comedian, actress and host opened Monday’s episode by confirming that her syndicated talk show will not be renewed beyond its current […]
Hulu is keeping the conversation around Paradise all in the family. Just ahead of Season 2, Variety announced an official companion podcast for Paradise, hosted by Ryan Michelle Bathé — who also happens to be married to series star and executive producer Sterling K. Brown. Bathé will also appear onscreen this season in a mysterious […]
Anthony Mackie is set to lead the feature adaptation of Speed-the-Plow, the biting Hollywood satire written by David Mamet, who will also direct from his own screenplay. After spending nearly a decade trying to mount the film, Mamet finally has cameras ready to roll. Production begins February 18, 2026 in Atlanta. Joining Mackie is an […]
Coco Jones brought fashion, history, and intention to the Super Bowl stage. Ahead of kickoff at Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8, 2026, the singer delivered ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ in a custom Karl Kani-designed ensemble that pulled from the cultural memory of Whitney Houston’s iconic 1991 Super Bowl look. In an exclusive […]
Huncho Henderson is set to star in and write the upcoming comedy feature Weekend Security, with filmmaker Eboni Price attached to direct. Weekend Security centers on two under-qualified security guards who are unexpectedly tasked with protecting a billionaire’s daughter during her 21st birthday weekend. What begins as a straightforward security job escalates as the pair […]
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A new romantic short set within the world of Black Southern cowboys is on its way to audiences. Darren & Anissa will star Jemarcus Kilgore, who also wrote the screenplay, and Mona Swain as two young people navigating love against the backdrop of family rivalry and community legacy. Candy McLellan directs the film, with Autumn […]
The Amazon MGM Studios series adaptation of Sunny Hostin’s Summer on the Bluffs is moving forward, with Norman Vance Jr. officially coming on board as showrunner. The project remains in development. Based on Hostin’s 2021 novel, the series is set in the historically Black beach community of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard and centers on […]
Lifetime is rolling out a new batch of pulse-pounding originals for the winter season — and viewers now have their first look at The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story, Double Double Trouble, and Pushed Off a Plane and Survived, the three films leading the February lineup. The network unveiled trailers for the trio, […]