Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Amazon MGM Studios has dropped the first look at Relationship Goals, a new romantic comedy starring Kelly Rowland, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Robin Thede, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, and Matt Walsh. In Relationship Goals, Rowland stars as Leah Caldwell, a brilliant TV producer on the verge of making history as the first woman to run […]
Every lesson comes with a price. Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for Crime 101, the sleek, sun-drenched thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, and Mark Ruffalo, set to hit theaters on February 13. Directed and co-written by Bart Layton (American Animals, The Imposter), the film also stars Corey Hawkins, Barry Keoghan, Monica […]
CBS is returning to the courtroom — this time in the heart of Silicon Valley. The network has officially given a series order to Cupertino, a new legal drama from The Good Wife and Evil creators Robert and Michelle King, with Mike Colter set to lead. Set for the 2026–27 season, Cupertino marks another collaboration […]
KJ Smith (Sistas) and Olivia Applegate (Love & Death) are set to lead Rot, a female-driven psychological thriller marking the feature directorial debut of Cat Del Re. While plot details are still under wraps, the film is described as “a darkly comic descent into self-confrontation and rebirth” — exploring “the ways the body remembers what […]
Updated with trailer. The tragedy that reignited conversations about justice and accountability is headed to theaters. Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story — inspired by the real-life killing of Sean Bell — will bring one of the most pivotal moments in America’s modern struggle against police brutality to the big screen on November 28, with […]
TDE Films, the film division of Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), has announced the five filmmakers and projects selected for its inaugural Short Film Fund: Diamond Basté (The Art of Deception), Jeremy Hsing (Big Baller Boy), Brittany Alexia Young (Bossanova), Alejandra López (Salmon Run), and Ciara Boniface (Sweet Vincent). Launched by TDE Founder and CEO Anthony […]
Gbenga Akinnagbe has joined the cast of The Social Reckoning, Sony’s highly anticipated follow-up to The Social Network. Serving as a companion piece to the Oscar-winning 2010 film, The Social Reckoning explores the real-life story of Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a Facebook engineer who becomes one of the most prominent whistleblowers in tech history. Haugen […]
Apple TV+ has dropped the teaser for the second season of Hijack, and this time Idris Elba’s Sam Nelson isn’t in the sky — he’s underground. The teaser shows Elba stepping onto a Berlin subway train with an apparent explosive device attached to it, setting the stage for another heart-pounding, real-time thriller. Returning January 14, […]
Lifetime is keeping the love stories coming with the trailer debut for Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love, starring Karrueche Tran and Mark J.P. Hood. The film premieres Saturday, November 8 at 8/7c on Lifetime. In Preach, Pray, Love, Tran stars as Charlie Jones, a platinum-selling rapper known for her raw lyrics, bold image, and […]
Netflix invites audiences inside the world of Eddie Murphy like never before with Being Eddie, an intimate new documentary premiering November 12. Directed by two-time Oscar winner Angus Wall (The Social Network, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), the film traces Murphy’s nearly 50-year career — from his teenage stand-up sets and Saturday Night Live […]