Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
The Critics Choice Awards are back, celebrating the best in film and television for 2025! The 31st annual ceremony will be hosted by Chelsea Handler on Sunday, January 4, 2026, live from Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar and broadcast on E! and USA Network. This year, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads the film nominations with 17 nods, […]
The upcoming Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone has officially locked in its full cast. Directed by Golden Globe and four-time Emmy winner Debbie Allen, the production returns to Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre—the same venue that premiered the play in 1988. The limited engagement begins previews March 30, 2026, ahead of […]
Hollywood just flipped a major page — and Netflix is the one holding the pen. After a months-long bidding war that had studios, executives, and creatives bracing for impact, the streamer has officially entered a definitive agreement to acquire Warner Bros., including HBO, HBO Max, and its storied film and TV studios, in a deal […]
Peacock is rolling the dice on one of the most iconic whodunits of all time. Clue — yes, the legendary murder mystery board game that’s been sparking family feuds since 1949 — is officially getting a scripted series adaptation at the streamer. The project comes from writer/showrunner Dana Fox (Wicked: For Good) and director/executive producer […]
Following its Cannes premiere earlier this year, Akinola Davies Jr.’s critically acclaimed debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, has released its first official trailer ahead of its U.K. and U.S. theatrical release on February 6, 2026 via MUBI. The semi-autobiographical drama is set over a single day during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis. It follows Fola […]
Canton Entertainment is bringing the blues to the big screen with Lucille, the first authorized feature film chronicling the life, music, and legacy of B.B. King—and his legendary Gibson guitar, Lucille. The project is a partnership between Mark and Dorothy Canton’s production company, Vassal Benford, and The B.B. King Music Company & Estate. Benford—a Grammy-winning […]
Tubi just gave us a first look at Mo’ Waffles, a half-hour scripted comedy about Atlanta’s restaurant hustle—and yes, it’s as chaotic (and hilarious) as it sounds. The trailer teases a hip hop legend who mysteriously vanishes right before his waffle joint’s grand opening, leaving his oddball crew scrambling to figure out… who did it? […]
Sony Pictures is dusting off the iconic black suits and sunglasses, with a new Men in Black film officially in development. Sources tell Deadline that Bad Boys for Life writer Chris Bremner has been brought on to script the next installment, though no cast or director is attached at this early stage. Plot details remain […]
Boots Riley is back, and he’s bringing a heist—but make it fashion-forward. His sophomore feature, I Love Boosters, will kick off the 40th South by Southwest Film and Television Festival in Austin, Texas, with a world premiere on March 12, 2026. The ensemble-led sci-fi comedy stars Nope’s Keke Palmer alongside Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy […]
Ryan Murphy is back with The Beauty, a high-fashion thriller starring Jeremy Pope and Anthony Ramos, and FX has just revealed the 2026 premiere date along with a jaw-dropping lineup of guest stars. In a world where international supermodels are dying mysteriously, FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Hall) travel to Paris to […]