Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Warner Bros. Pictures has officially acquired With the 8th Pick, a spec screenplay centered on the behind-the-scenes drama of Kobe Bryant’s entry into the NBA during the 1996 draft. Written by Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen, the script is described as a mix of Moneyball, Air, and The Social Network—part sports thriller, part character study. […]
The doors of The Institute aren’t closing anytime soon. MGM+ has officially renewed the thriller series, adapted from Stephen King’s 2019 novel, for an eight-episode second season. King himself announced the news, teasing that even darker dangers await. The series launched earlier this year as the most-watched premiere in MGM+ history, and its return is […]
The production studio behind Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is now turning its lens toward another icon gone too soon: Chadwick Boseman. Words + Pictures, the documentary outfit founded by longtime ESPN executive and 30 for 30 co-creator Connor Schell, is developing a project centered on the late actor’s life and legacy. The company has […]
Zack Morris (Goosebumps) has joined the recurring cast of HBO Max’s hit medical drama The Pitt ahead of its sophomore season, which is currently in production and set to premiere in January. Created by R. Scott Gemmill and produced by John Wells, the series follows the intense, real-time challenges of frontline healthcare workers at the […]
Lex Scott Davis, Iantha Richardson, Candace Maxwell, and Jasmine Ashanti are starring in While We…, a six-episode visual podcast premiering Fall 2025 on YouTube. The non-scripted series blends intimate, layered conversations with curated, hands-on experiences, creating a unique space where Black women can share, reflect, and connect. Each episode invites audiences into moments of vulnerability […]
HBO Max has unveiled the teaser trailer for the Emmy-nominated medical drama The Pitt Season 2, which returns in January. The new season once again plays out over the course of a single 15-hour shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency department — but this time, the shift falls on the Fourth of July. It […]
Nia DaCosta’s latest film Hedda is almost here. The adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play Hedda Gabler will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 before opening in select theaters on October 22 and arriving on Prime Video October 29. Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer, giving audiences a glimpse […]
The trailer for Beauty in Black dropped and The Bellaries are back with even more betrayal, power, and revenge and a new woman in charge. Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black returns for Season 2 on September 11, with Taylor Polidore Williams, Crystle Stewart, Ricco Ross, Amber Reign Smith, Xavier Smalls, Julian Horton, Steven G. Norfleet, […]
Proximity Media has officially appointed veteran marketing executive Terra Potts as its new Chief Marketing & Operations Officer. In this newly created leadership role, Potts will oversee all marketing and communications across the company’s film, television, unscripted, and audio divisions. She will also lead operational efficiencies, resource planning, and organizational development. Potts will report directly […]
Vivian Elizabeth Ayers Allen, the Pulitzer Prize–nominated poet, playwright, and cultural activist—and mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad—passed away on August 18, 2025. She was 102. A Legacy in Words and Culture Born in 1923 in Chester, South Carolina, Ayers was educated at the historic Brainerd Institute and later attended Barber-Scotia and Bennett College. […]