Leslie Odom Jr. joins Janelle Monae in Knives Out sequel. Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista and Edward Norton have also been cast in the sequel opposite Daniel Craig who is reprising his role from the first movie. Rian Johnson will also return to direct and is also producing with Ram Bergman under their T-Street banner. Plot […]
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Nicole Ari Parker, Brad James, and More Join NBC Pilot At That Age
Nicole Ari Parker, Brad James, Adrian Holmes, and Jade Eshete have been added to the cast of the NBC drama pilot At That Age. They will co-lead alongside previously cast Sinqua Walls, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Christian Keyes. Bailey Bass has also been cast in a recurring role. Lee Daniels created and directed the pilot based […]
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Jamie Hector to Star in We Own This City — Reinaldo Marcus Green to Direct
Jamie Hector is set to lead HBO’s limited series We Own This City alongside Jon Bernthal and Josh Charles. Reinaldo Marcus Green is set to direct and executive produce the series. The series comes from the team behind “The Wire.” David Simon and George Pelecanos are writers and executive producers of the new series alongside […]
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Morris Chestnut Cast as Lead in Fox Drama Our Kind of People Opposite Yaya Dacosta
Morris Chestnut is headed back to Martha’s Vineyard (IYKYK). Morris Chestnut has been cast in a lead role of the Fox drama series “Our Kind of People. He joins previously cast Yaya DaCosta in Lee Daniels and Karen Gist’s project. Tasha Smith is also attached to direct the series. Our Kind of People is a […]
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Janelle Monae Joins Knives Out Sequel
Janelle Monae is the latest to join the Knives Out sequel. She joins Dave Bautista and Edward Norton who have also been cast in the sequel opposite Daniel Craig who is reprising his role from the first movie. Rian Johnson will also return to direct and is also producing with Ram Bergman under their T-Street […]
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Terrell Carter Joins Keith David, Zoe Saldana, Kellita Smith in From Scratch — Nzingha Stewart To Direct
Terrell Carter joins Keith David, Zoe Saldana, Kellita Smith in Netflix’s limited series From Scratch. Nzingha Stewart will direct five episodes, including the pilot episode of the series which is based on Tembi Locke’s best-selling memoir. The book is adapted by Locke’s sister Attica Locke, who serves as showrunner. READ: Pheobe Robinson’s Freefrom Pilot Comedy […]
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Regina King to Direct Harlem Renaissance Monster Comic Series Bitter Root
Regina King to direct the film adaptation of the Image Comics series Bitter Root for Legendary. King will also produce the project with Reina King via their Royal Ties banner alongside Ryan Coogler and his wife, Zinzi Evans, and Sev Ohanian of Proximity Media. READ: Thuso Mbedu to Star Opposite Viola Davis in The Woman King […]
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Pose’s MJ Rodriguez to Star Alongside Maya Rudolph in Untitled Comedy Series
Pose’s MJ Rodriguez joins Maya Rudolph in the untitled, new half-hour comedy series for Apple TV+. Created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, the series centers on Molly (Rudolph) whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her husband leaves her with nothing but 87 billion dollars. MJ Rodriguez will play Sofia, the hard-working executive director […]
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Diarra Kilpatrick, Paul James Join Nash Bridges Reboot
Diarra Kilpatrick and Paul James join the cast of the Nash Bridges reboot. The revival will air on USA as a two-hour movie that producers are hoping will be successful enough to serve as a backdoor pilot for a full series relaunch. Original stars Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, and Jeff Perry are reprising their roles. […]
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Kim Fields to Executive Produce and Direct New Series Vicious For UrbanFlixTV
Actress Kim Fields is putting on her director hat to executive produce and direct the new series Vicious for UrbanflixTV. The series has an all-female, Black producing team that includes Fields, Jill E. Ramsey, Tami Roman and Kimberly Ogletree Amaleka McCall and Tu-Shonda Whitaker are penning the series. Vicious is a half hour dramatic comedy […]