Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Lifetime announced its upcoming January and February slate which kicks off with the Ripped from the Headlines movie, “Girl in the Video,” starring Cush Jumbo and Tia May Watts. This project is apart of Lifetime’s January and February movie slate. Other projects airing are there’s “Dying in Plain Sight” starring Raffa Virago and Nicola Correia-Damude […]
Dave Chappelle’s ending the year with a new stand up special on Netflix and when we say ending the year, it will premiere on the last day of 2023. Dave Chappelle is set to close out 2023 with a bang, as Netflix announced a new stand-up special premiering on December 31. The untitled special was […]
Blavity Inc. is set to enhance its streaming capabilities through a strategic partnership with “In The Black Network” (ITBN), as announced in a press release shared by Essence. The digital media platform, known for its focus on Black experiences, sees this collaboration as a pivotal moment in its mission to amplify Black voices. With a […]
Station 19’s farewell season is set to premiere on Thursday, March 14, at 10 PM ET/PT. ABC’s hit series, Station 19, is set to bid farewell with its upcoming seventh season. The decision, made early in production, aims to provide the show’s producers the opportunity to craft a fitting conclusion for the first responder drama, […]
Freeform, a Disney-owned basic-cable network, has announced the cancellation of the anthology series Cruel Summer after its two-season run. Additionally, the spinoff Good Trouble, concluding its fifth season, will wrap up with the second half of its upcoming fifth season. Both shows were among Freeform’s last remaining scripted originals, following the cancellation of Praise Petey […]
Ellen Holly, a trailblazing actress renowned for being the first Black lead in a soap opera, peacefully passed away in her sleep at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York, at the age of 92. The news was confirmed by her publicist, marking the end of a remarkable career that significantly shaped the landscape of […]
Peacock has officially greenlit a second season for the high-octane action-comedy series, “Twisted Metal.” Anthony Mackie, the series star and executive producer, made the announcement during The Game Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show has garnered significant attention and is currently nominated for Best Adaptation. “I have to give a Sweet […]
WNBA’S Brittney Griner has teamed up with Disney’s ESPN and ABC Signature to bring her life story to a global audience. Griner’s narrative will focus on her challenging 10-month detainment in a Russian prison on cannabis charges during the 2022 WNBA offseason. The story will be brought to life through an ESPN documentary and a […]
As December draws to a close, brace yourself for the crime thriller “Breakwater,” starring Dermot Mulroney, Alyssa Goss, Sonja Sohn, Celia Rose Gooding, Mena Suvari, and Darren Mann. Scheduled for release on December 22 in theaters, digital, and on-demand platforms, this exclusive trailer, shared by Collider, promises a gripping narrative with twists and turns that […]
Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry, recently featured at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, shared with Variety updates on her upcoming projects. In a career-spanning conversation, Berry revealed that her flight to Saudi Arabia served as the catalyst for her next directorial venture: “It’s a love story at its core but it deals […]