Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Looks like The Chi is turning up the temperature this spring. Showtime just dropped the official trailer and key art for season seven of Lena Waithe’s acclaimed South Side saga—and if the first look is any indication, we’re in for another heavy-hitting ride through love, loss, and legacy. The new season officially premieres Friday, May […]
The former NFL quarterback returns home—and to BET—for a new chapter built on faith, football, and second chances. Michael Vick is headed back to where it all started—his home state of Virginia—and BET is taking us along for the ride. The BET Media Group just greenlit an original docuseries following the four-time Pro Bowler and […]
Maurice Hall and Tony L. Patterson are ready to bring holiday chaos—and a little heart—to the big screen with their third feature, #WorstChristmasEver. And from the looks of the cast, it’s about to be anything but forgettable. Leading the charge is B.J. Britt, who plays Billy Turner, a newly divorced workaholic with more emotional baggage […]
If Chicago Fire returns for Season 14, it’ll be doing so without two of its firefighters. Daniel Kyri and Jake Lockett are stepping away from the long-running NBC drama, Deadline reports—and while their onscreen stories may still get closure, the behind-the-scenes reason points to broader shakeups across the Wolf Entertainment universe. READ: Saying Goodbye: TV Shows […]
Jahmar Hill isn’t just making a sequel—he’s building a universe. Following a strong response to his BET+ original Sisters, Hill is officially developing Sisters 2, with plans to turn the gritty crime drama into a full-fledged franchise. And like Fast & Furious, one of his biggest inspirations, he’s putting family, action, and emotional stakes front […]
For years, CinemaCon has been one of those “you had to be there” industry events—the kind of thing where journalists, theater owners, and studio heads gather in Las Vegas to get early looks at the movies that’ll define the year in film. It’s the event where trailers debut in packed theaters and we scramble to […]
George Tillman Jr. has been tapped to direct Nanny Cam, a new thriller in the works at Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures. Based on a short story by Nelson Greaves (Unfriended, Your Friends and Neighbors), the film explores the chilling fallout of a simple night out gone terribly wrong. Here’s the setup: A married couple, […]
It’s official — Abbott Elementary star and living legend Sheryl Lee Ralph has received her long-overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and she used the moment to deliver what might be one of the most moving, motivational, and affirming speeches the Walk has ever seen. Originally scheduled for January, the rescheduled ceremony took […]
The Gilded Age is heading back to 1880s New York this June, and the social ladder is steeper than ever. HBO’s lavish period drama from creator Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) returns for Season 3 with eight new episodes, airing on HBO and streaming on Max. Picking up in the aftermath of last season’s explosive Opera […]
Elegance Bratton’s By Any Means just leveled up. The cast of the upcoming crime thriller has grown with the addition of Nicole Beharie, Giancarlo Esposito, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, and Ethan Embry. Production is officially underway in Atlanta. We previously reported that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II would lead the film alongside Mark Wahlberg. […]