Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Nicole Beharie and John Douglas Thompson are the latest additions to Netflix’s upcoming Southern Gothic thriller All the Sinners Bleed. The two will star alongside Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Gangs of London, Black Rabbit), who was previously announced as the lead. Based on S.A. Cosby’s bestselling 2023 novel, the nine-episode series follows Titus Crown (Dìrísù), the first […]
Lifetime is expanding its acclaimed Black Girl Missing anthology with a powerful new installment: Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie. The film, executive produced by and starring Garcelle Beauvais, will premiere Saturday, October 25 at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime. Beauvais stars as Kai, a tough and determined trucker who co-owns […]
It’s been three years since P-Valley last graced Starz with new episodes, but according to Gail Bean, the wait may soon be over. The actress, who stars as Roulette in the hit drama, shared an exciting update during our sit-down at HBCU Week—along with a tease about her highly anticipated Snowfall spinoff. “P-Valley is finished. […]
Lifetime isn’t letting up with its fall slate of ripped-from-the-headlines thrillers. The network just released the official trailer for The Widow’s Payback, a dark and suspenseful story that asks the question: how far would you go when justice fails you? Premiering Saturday, October 18 at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime, The Widow’s Payback stars Bianca […]
Law & Order: SVU opened its 27th season with a gut punch, killing off one of its original characters. In the premiere episode, Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) attends the wake of her old boss, Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek). Cragen has been part of the Law & Order universe since 1990, appearing in the […]
Death came to Fairmont Crest this week. CBS’ Beyond the Gates delivered its first major character exit on Thursday, killing off former surgeon Doug McBride, played by Jason Graham, in a fiery car wreck. Doug, who has been married to Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli) since the show’s premiere in February, perished in what initially appeared […]
Assata Shakur, the Black liberation activist who lived in Cuba under political asylum for more than four decades, has died at the age of 78. Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed her passing Thursday, citing “health conditions and advanced age” as the cause. Shakur’s story has long been one of polarizing perspectives. To supporters, she […]
9-1-1 is no stranger to outrageous emergencies — earthquakes, tsunamis, and yes, even the infamous “bee-nado.” But Season 9 is taking things to a whole new level. Literally. The first teaser for the upcoming season, premiering Thursday, October 9 at 8/7c on ABC, shows Athena Grant-Nash (Angela Bassett) and Henrietta “Hen” Wilson (Aisha Hinds) in […]
The latest installment in Ryan Murphy’s ever-expanding first responder franchise is ready to light up Music City. ABC has unveiled the official trailer for 9-1-1: Nashville, premiering Thursday, October 9 at 9 p.m. ET, starring Chris O’Donnell, Jessica Capshaw, Hunter McVey, LeAnn Rimes, Michael Provost, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Hailey Kilgore, and Juani Feliz. The three-minute preview […]
BET+ has unveiled the official trailer for its upcoming original film War Dawgz, which will premiere exclusively on the streamer Thursday, October 16. The cast is stacked with familiar faces, stars from the 90s and a girlfriends reunion: Michael Beach, Kadeem Hardison, Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Carl Anthony Payne II, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Walter Jones, […]