Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Lena Waithe can add ambassador for the 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) among her long list of accolades. Waithe will help the annual event dedicated to empowering Black talent and showcasing film and television content by and about people of African descent. In its 27th season, the 2023 ABFF season will be held June […]
Looking for some movies to watch in November, check out these movies to add to your must-watch list this month. —– The Independent It’s the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president (Ann Dowd) or its first viable independent candidate (John Cena). […]
Lupita Nyong’o is headed to another successful franchise. Nyong’o is in final negotiations to lead A Quiet Place’s spinoff A Quiet Place: Day One for Paramount Plus. Pig helmer Michael Sarnoski is directing the spinoff which is based on an original idea from John Krasinski. Krasinski directed and co-starred in the first two A Quiet […]
Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola and Hunter Parrish have been cast as series regulars in the Hulu x Onyx Collective series The Other Black Girl. The series is an adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris’ debut thriller novel of the same name. The novel is described by Cosmopolitan as “Get Out” meets “The Devil Wears […]
The original cast of Enchanted, Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel, and James Marsden, are back for a disenchanting adventure. And they are welcoming a few new faces for the ride. Maya Rudolph, Gabriella Baldacchino, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Jayma Mays are joining the fun for the sequel, Disenchanted which premieres November 18, exclusively on […]
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mateen II is in talks to lead the Disney+ series Wonder Man as Simon Williams, who’s alter-ego is the titular superhero. Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) is developing Wonder Man with head writer Andrew Guest. Guest is head writer of […]
Jerrika Hinton, William Jackson Harper, Chanté Adams, Aml Ameen, and more have been cast in Netflix’s limited series A Man in Full. They will star opposite leads Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane. The series comes from David E. Kelley and Regina King and is based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel of the same name. The […]
Yaya DaCosta is joining the Netflix legal drama series The Lincoln Lawyer season 2. The series follows the redemption of Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), a Los Angeles attorney who regains much of what he lost due to addiction with hard work and hustle. His success is also thanks to his devoted supporters which include his […]
Following the cancellation of City on a Hill, Aldis Hodge has already lined up his next TV gig. Hodge has been cast as the titular character in Amazon Studios upcoming Alex Cross series. The streamer has given a series order to the drama series based on James Patterson’s series of novels by the same name […]
City on a Hill is no more. Showtime canceled the 90’s-dated drama series after three series, turning its recent third season into its final season. The third season launched in September. “City On A Hill concluded its successful run on Showtime with its Season 3 finale,” Showtime said in a statement. “We have had nothing […]