Daniel Kaluuya to produce and star in the Netflix adaptation of Femi Fadugba’s novel The Upper World. The story is set in Peckham, London, and centers on Esso (Kaluuya). Esso is caught in a deadly feud and on the verge of expulsion when he realizes he has an unexpected gift: access to a world where […]
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Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance and More to Star in Between The World And Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ NY Times bestselling novel Between The World and Me is going from a stage play into an HBO adaptation. Angela Bassett, Phylicia Rashad, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Pauletta Washington, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Oprah Winfrey are the first to be cast in Between The World and […]
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Phylicia Rashad, Mamoudou Athie to Star in Black Box
THeh Phylicia Rashad, Mamoudou Athie to star in Black Box alongside Amanda Christine, Tosin Morohunfola, Charmaine Bingwa, and Troy James. Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. is directing the film from a script by Osei-Kuffour Jr. and Stephen Herman. After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an agonizing experimental treatment […]
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Check out all the new trailers released this week. Titled Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Synopsis: Using new diving technology — such as advanced 3D mapping and ground-penetrating radar — to locate and examine sunken slave ships on three continents, the series reveals an entirely new perspective on the history of […]
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Jill Scott to Portray Mahalia Jackson in Mahalia Biopic — Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx to Executive Produce
Jill Scott to portray Mahalia Jackson in Mahalia! biopic, a big-screen take on the gospel legend’s life. This is not to be confused with Danielle Brooks’ portrayal in Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story. Scott will star in the Mahalia biopic that Queen Latifah and Jamie Foxx are executive producing along with Latifah’s […]
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Vivica A. Fox to Star in Hair Salon Comedy Secrets of the Salon For Bounce TV
Vivica A Fox to star in hair salon comedy, Secrets of the Salon. She’s starring alongside Reginae Carter and Monique Coleman. Secrets of the Salon comedically chronicles the lives, loves, relationships and daily web of gossip that finds its way into an Atlanta hair salon. Swirl Films is producing the show. READ: 12 Poetic Justice […]
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Issa Rae is Executive Producing Seen & Heard Documentary on Black TV Pioneers
Issa Rae is putting her executive producer hat on to give us Seen & Heard documentary on black TV pioneers. The two-part HBO documentary will explore the history of black representation on TV through the eyes of trailblazers who produced, created and starred in a number of groundbreaking series. It will feature archival footage and […]
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ABC Gives Production Committment to Zahir McGee’s Female Hip Hop Drama
Zahir McGhee and Sabrina Wind have secured a production commitment from ABC for their female hip hop drama. According to Deadline this was one of the biggest sales during this broadcast pitch season. It was a buy that includes a seven-figure penalty. READ: LeBron James And Maverick Carter’s SpringHill to Adapt New Kid Novel Into […]
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Sinqua Wells, Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah to Star in Netflix Romantic Comedy
Sinqua Wells, Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah are set to star in untitled Netflix romantic comedy. Alicia Keys is attached to produce. Steven Tsuchida is directing the project that explores the bonds of love and family. READ: Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts to Star in Leave The World Behind Thriller For Netflix It centers around an […]
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Will Smith is Rebooting Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Into a Drama Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is being rebooted…into a drama series. The reboot is based on Morgan Cooper’s viral YouTube trailer. It was a four-minute trailer that reimagined the series as a drama. Cooper a Fresh Prince super-fan, created and directed the 2019 clip that caught Will Smith’s attention. Now the two are teaming up […]