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 […]
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Quinta Brunson’s Teacher Comedy Gets ABC Commitment
From dominating social media to dominating the TV screen. Quinta Brunson’s teacher comedy gets a put pilot commitment at ABC in a competitive situation. Brunson is creating and starring in the single-camera show. She is also executive producing alongside Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker’ via their Ehsugadee Pros. Warner Bros. TV is the studio. READ: Samuel […]
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Gina Torress Joins 911: Lonestar As Series Regular
Gina Torres is going from high heels to high boots. Gina Torres joins 911: Lonestar as a series regular for its second season. 911: Lone Star is a spin-off of the original Fox hit 9-1-1, which is based in LA and starring Angela Bassett. The spin-off is based in Austin, Texas. Gina Torres joins 911: […]
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Caleeb Pinkett is Producing Movie Based on Alyssa Keli Rose’s Article The Dunbar Heist
Caleeb Pinkett is producing a movie based on Alyssa Keli Rose’s Medium article “The Dunbar Heist,” which is based on the infamous true story of the Dunbar Armored facility heist. It was the largest cash robbery to have occurred in the United States. The article is based on the 1997 robbery that took place at […]
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Ciera Payton and Morocco Omari Cast in Wendy Williams Biopic Wendy Williams: The Hot Topic
There’s a Wendy Williams authorized biopic in the works over at Lifetime and they already found their leading couple. Ciera Payton and Morocco Omari are set to star as Wendy Williams and her ex-husband Kevin Hunter in Wendy Williams: The Hot Topic (working title). READ: Jason Mitchell to Star in Sean Bell Biopic 50 Shots […]
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Must See: Chadwick Boseman Performing in Holler If You Hear Me Musical Workshop
You may not have known that Chadwick Boseman started his career in the theatre. And a few years ago he was close to starring as the lead in the Broadway musical ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me.’ However, he landed the role of James Brown in Get On Up, so he exited the role just before […]
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Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris Join They Cloned Tyrone
Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris join They Cloned Tyrone alongside John Boyega in the socially conscious sci-fi film for Netflix. Creed II screenwriter, Juel Taylor, is making his feature film directorial debut in a script he co-wrote alongside Tony Rettenmaier. The film will center on a series of eerie events that thrust an unlikely trio […]
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Jamie Foxx to Star in Netflix Family Series Dad Stop Embarrasing Me
Jamie Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, budding actress, Corinne Foxx has inspired Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, a new Netflix comedy series. Foxx is starring and executive producing the comedy. Corinne and Alex Avant are producing with Bentley Kyle Evans serving as showrunner and executive producer. Ken Whittingham will direct all episodes. David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, […]
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Where to Stream All Chadwick Boseman Movies
Let’s celebrate his life and stream all Chadwick Boseman movies. On Aug 28th, Chadwick Boseman passed away from stage four colon cancer. He was 43 years young. While his time in Hollywood was brief, his impact was legendary. He gave us some of the best retellings through biopics and he was our very own superhero […]