Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Debbie Allen and playwright Angelica Chéri are joining forces for Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou, a new play with music celebrating the life, work, and enduring influence of Dr. Maya Angelou. The production — the first and only stage work authorized by Angelou’s estate — is set for a 2028 world premiere in honor of her […]
Malcolm D. Lee continues to expand his storytelling empire with Becoming Marlow Fin, a new drama in development at Peacock, based on the novel by Ellen Won Steil. Set during an explosive primetime interview, the series follows global superstar Marlow Fin, whose mysterious life unravels in real time as she recounts the disappearance of her […]
NBC is developing Need to Know, a new spy procedural that reunites The Best Man collaborators Taye Diggs and Malcolm D. Lee. Diggs will star and executive produce alongside Lee, who’s set to direct and executive produce through his company Blackmaled Productions. The series is inspired by true events and follows a battle-scarred CIA veteran […]
The 3rd Annual HBCU First LOOK Film Festival closed with major announcements that signal a powerful future for young Black storytellers in film and television. During the festival’s Awards Ceremony Luncheon, founder Sheila Eldridge revealed an exciting new partnership between the festival and Tubi — one that will showcase over 100 films from HBCU filmmakers […]
Netflix is officially taking viewers back to Hillman College. The streamer has greenlit its A Different World sequel series, with production set to begin February 2026 in Atlanta. The single-camera comedy will consist of 10 half-hour episodes and follow Deborah Wayne (Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen), the daughter of beloved characters Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) […]
Dan Fogelman is calling on another This Is Us alum for his next TV project. Omar Epps has joined the cast of Fogelman’s upcoming untitled football drama series at Hulu. The series, led by Law & Order: SVU alum Christopher Meloni, is set inside the world of the NFL and centers around a generational family […]
Awards season has officially kicked off, and documentaries took center stage this weekend as the Critics Choice Association celebrated the 10th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards in New York City. Netflix’s The Perfect Neighbor dominated the night, earning five awards, including the coveted Best Documentary Feature. The powerful true-crime doc, directed by Geeta Gandbhir, examines […]
Lamorne Morris (New Girl) and Naturi Naughton (Power) are joining forces in filmmaker J. Lee’s new comedy Jacob Beats Up Nate. The project has wrapped filming in St. Louis and is now launching sales at the American Film Market (AFM) through Vaneast Pictures and CAA Media Finance. The film, inspired by true events from Lee’s […]
Nollywood is going global — again. Rushlake Media, FilmOne Entertainment, and InkBlot Productions have joined forces in a new strategic partnership designed to bring a curated slate of Nigerian films to global audiences through AVOD (Advertising-Video-on-Demand) and FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) platforms. This move brings together three major forces in the industry: Rushlake Media […]
Hulu’s newest legal drama All’s Fair has made an explosive debut. The Ryan Murphy–produced series, starring and executive produced by Kim Kardashian, has become the streamer’s biggest scripted series premiere in three years, drawing 3.2 million global views within its first three days of release. Premiering on November 4, the series follows Kardashian as a […]