Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Harry Belafonte, a well-known singer, actor, and activist, has passed away at the age of 96 due to congestive heart failure, as confirmed by his spokesperson to the New York Times. He was 96. At a time when segregation was still widespread and Black faces were still a rarity on screens large and small, Mr. […]
The highly anticipated movie “Shooting Stars,” based on the book by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, has dropped its first teaser trailer, offering a glimpse into the origin story of a basketball superhero. ‘Shooting Stars’ arrives June 2, streaming only on Peacock. Starring Marquis “Mookie” Cook, Caleb McLaughlin, Avery S. Wills Jr., Khalil Everage, and […]
Amazon Studios has announced that they are developing a TV series based on Darby Kane’s international bestseller “Pretty Little Wife,” with Gabrielle Union set to star and executive produce. The project will be written and executive produced by Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin, and Kristen SaBerre for Prime Video, in association with A+E Studios and Range […]
Check out the teaser trailer and first look images for Jahmar Hill’s upcoming crime drama Sisters. The film, which stars Lil Mama, Columbus Short, Cocoa Brown, Tobias Truvillion and more will premiere on BETPlus and on BET, this summer. Sisters also stars K.D. Aubert, Ciera Angelia, Alisa Reyes, De’Aundre Bonds, Jensen Atwood and Christine Lakin. […]
Paramount+, Paramount Pictures, and SEGA of America have just unveiled the full cast of their upcoming Knuckles spinoff series, led by Idris Elba. The live-action show, which is currently being produced in London, is a spinoff of Sonic The Hedgehog, the popular animated film franchise. Idris Elba, who first appeared as Knuckles in the second […]
With wedding bells ringing, love and laughter are set to heat up this summer as Prime Video’s original series, With Love, returns for its second season. Created by Gloria Calderón Kellett, the show follows a Latino family’s journey through different forms of love. After a successful first season, With Love was renewed in April of […]
The 2023 American Black Film Festival is back and ready to shine brighter than ever before! This year, the festival has received a record-breaking number of submissions from the US, UK, and Mexico, making it the perfect platform to showcase diverse and empowering stories from emerging filmmakers. From June 14-18, Miami Beach, Florida, will be […]
Four more actors have been added to the cast of NBC’s upcoming medical drama pilot, Wolf. Spence Moore II, Ashleigh LaThrop, Aury Krebs, and Alex MacNicoll will join previously announced star Zachary Quinto in the show. Inspired by the books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars by […]
Netflix has announced that Part 3 of its popular heist series, “Lupin,” starring Omar Sy, will launch on October 3. Louis Leterrier, who has been tapped to direct the next installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, returns to the director’s chair for Part 3, which comes more than two years after Part 2 premiered […]
Vertical Entertainment has secured global rights to distribute the sci-fi thriller ‘Parallel’ starring Danielle Deadwyler, Aldis Hodge, and Edwin Hodge. This marks the first production of Hodge Brothers Productions and is set to hit theaters later this year. Directed by Kourosh Ahari and written by the Hodge brothers and Jonathan Keasey, the film is a […]