Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
The psychological thriller The Man in My Basement is set to make its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), marking one of the year’s most anticipated literary adaptations. Directed by Nadia Latif and based on the acclaimed novel by Walter Mosley (Devil in a Blue Dress, The Last Days of Ptolemy […]
Jessica Chastain is going undercover in Apple TV+’s gripping new limited series The Savant, premiering Friday, September 26 with its first two episodes. New episodes will roll out weekly on Fridays through November 7. Chastain stars alongside Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste, and guest star Pablo Schreiber. James […]
Naomi Ackie may be heading to the DC Universe. The I Wanna Dance With Somebody and Sorry, Baby actress is in early talks to co-lead Clayface, the upcoming horror-tinged thriller from DC Studios. She would star opposite rising Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries, who is set to play the titular shape-shifting villain in the film. […]
The Power Universe is heading back to where it all began—literally. STARZ has officially greenlit Power: Origins, a new prequel series chronicling the early days of Ghost and Tommy, the legendary duo who launched the Power franchise into cultural dominance. The announcement marks the fifth installment in the Power Universe and the second prequel, following […]
Jackée Harry, Gary Anthony Williams, and rising star Kapri Ladd are joining the Marvel Universe — preschool style. Disney has dropped the official trailer for Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends, the first Iron Man-centered animated preschool series, debuting Monday, Aug. 11 on Disney Jr. at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT. The show will also air […]
Actor and filmmaker DeWanda Wise has signed with Range Media Partners for representation, adding to her existing teams at CAA and Del Shaw Moonves. Wise first broke out in the spotlight with her lead role in Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It, the series adaptation of Spike Lee’s iconic film. Since then, she’s built an impressive […]
Jussie Smollett’s controversial 2019 hate crime saga is back in the spotlight — this time as the subject of a new Netflix documentary. Netflix has announced a feature-length documentary titled The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, a 90-minute deep dive into the former Empire actor’s alleged hate crime hoax. Premiering August 22, the doc will feature […]
The next chapter in James Cameron’s Avatar saga is heating up. Ahead of its December 19 theatrical release, Avatar: Fire and Ash has unveiled its main villain — and confirmed that the first official trailer will premiere exclusively in theaters before showings of Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, out July 25. Oona Chaplin (Game […]
Gary Carr has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s upcoming adaptation of Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna book series, rounding out a powerful ensemble that includes Zazie Beetz, Liev Schreiber, Poorna Jagannathan, and Stephen Graham. The yet-to-be-titled series centers on Jonah Lynn (Schreiber), an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who leaves behind the chaos of Philadelphia for […]
Barrett Doss is heading west. The Station 19 alum has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming Little House on the Prairie reboot, part of a new wave of actors tapped to bring fresh energy to the classic frontier tale. Doss will recur as Emily Henderson, a sharp, warm-hearted woman who runs the General Store with […]