Gugu Mbatha-Raw is starring in her second Apple TV+ show. The Morning Show star to lead the new psychological thriller series Surface from High Fidelity co-creator and exec producer Veronica West. There are no other character or plot details about the series, as of yet, but the streaming platform gave ‘Surface’ a straight-to-series pickupd. Reese […]
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Forty Acres Adaptation Heads to Neflix With Cheo Hodari Coker, Jay-Z and Mike Epps Attached
Cheo Hodari Coker is writing and producing the feature adaptation of Dwayne Alexander Smith novel ‘Forty Acres’ for Netflix. A young black attorney confronts issues of race and power as he uncovers a shocking conspiracy in the most page-turning and provocative thriller since The Firm. Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out […]
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Amber Riley To Star In Dream Musical Comedy Series From Lisa Muse Bryant & Neil Meron
Amber Riley has two things to celebrate: her engagement and a new series. The ‘Glee’ alum is set to star in the musical comedy series, ‘Dream’, which is currently in development at NBC. The single-camera project follows a former teen mom, Dream Morgan (played by Riley), who turns her life upside down […]
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12 Favorite Sanaa Lathan Roles, Ranked
12 Favorite Sanaa Lathan Roles, Ranked. Sanaa Lathan is rather versatile in her movie choices. She does romance, dramas, thrillers, and horrors. She’s not afraid to play the bad person nor is she afraid to go against extraterrestrial. She’s pretty badass and so are her movie choices. And when she commits to her role, she […]
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14 of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Most Memorable Roles
14 of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Most Memorable Roles Pinkett Smith has been gracing us with her presence on the big and small screen since 1990. Back when she was rocking braids or a short cut and didn’t Smith to the end of her name. And just like her iconic hairstyles, her early roles were […]
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Regina King, Zazie Beetz, Lakeith Stanfield and More Join Idris Elba and Jonathan Majors in The Harder They Fall
The cast alone has me very excited for The Harder They Fall. Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Zazie Beetz, Lakeith Stanfield, Edi Gathegi, Danielle Deadwyler, and RJ Cyler join Idris Elba and Johnathan Majors in the Netflix western. The Harder They Fall follows an outlaw by the name of Nat Love (Majors). He discovers the man […]
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13 Times The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Got Very Real
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air wasn’t just a funny sitcom with a catchy-intro. Will, Jeffrey and The Banks were apart of our family. And while every episode was full of laughs, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air got very real with real issues as well. Many issues that weren’t part of mainstream discussion. And […]
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Mara Brock Akil Inks Overall Deal With Netflix
Congratulations are in order for Mara Brock Akil who just inked an overall deal with Netflix. As part of the multi-year agreement, Akil has inked a multiple-year pact with the streaming giant and will develop new scripted and other creative projects for the company. “It is a dream to partner with the force of Netflix, […]
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Old-ish — Black-ish Spin-off in the Works — Starring Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis
There’s Black-ish, Grown-ish, Mixed-ish, and now…Old-ish. The latest spin-off of the Kenya Barris’ Black-ish franchise has been put into development. ABC is bringing Old-ish to life with Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis reprising their Black-ish roles. Barris will pen the new series, which is currently in development at the Alphabet network. He will also serve […]
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DeVon Franklin Executive Producing Closure, a Funeral Home Drama Based On Andre Dawson’s Life
DeVon Franklin is producing a funeral home drama entitled Closure. The one-hour drama is based on the life of baseball Hall of Famer-turned-funeral home owner Andre Dawson. The show comes from Samantha Corbin-Miller, DeVon Franklin and his Franklin Entertainment and CBS Television Studios, where Franklin is under an overall deal. Corbin-Miller wrote the script for […]