Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Amber Riley is stepping into the world of romance with Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell, a new film adaptation of Taj McCoy’s Harlequin novel set to premiere on The CW. The film follows Savvy Sheldon (Riley), a woman balancing a stressful and underappreciated job, a failing situationship, and the well-worn kitchen she inherited from […]
Detective Renée Ballard isn’t done yet. Ballard — the Prime Video spinoff of Bosch starring Maggie Q — is coming back for a second season. Inspired by Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels, the series follows LAPD Detective Renée Ballard (Maggie Q) as she leads the department’s new and underfunded cold case division. With a volunteer team […]
The Duncan family is back — and more divided than ever. BET+ has released the trailer for Season 6 of Carl Weber’s The Family Business, with the 10-episode season set to kick off Thursday, October 23. The streamer will drop two episodes on premiere day, followed by one episode weekly, with the finale scheduled for […]
The Chicago Med family is officially growing. Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire, The Old Man) has signed on for a recurring role in the NBC medical drama’s eleventh season, playing Sharon Goodwin’s (S. Epatha Merkerson) oldest son, David. Akinnagbe will first appear in Episode 6. This marks the first time viewers will meet David, completing the […]
Netflix is diving into a darker side of adolescence with The Body, an eight-episode coming-of-age drama from creator, showrunner, and director Quinn Shephard. The project, which was first ordered in May, has officially unveiled its ensemble cast. The cast is comprised of Nnamdi Asomugha as Father Franklin, Sofia Wylie as Grace Franklin, Kristina Bogic as […]
Michael B. Jordan is receiving his flowers. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor him with the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award on February 12, 2026, for his powerhouse performance in Sinners. In the film, Jordan takes on the challenge of portraying twin brothers Smoke and Stack, delivering one of the most talked-about […]
ABC’s upcoming Scrubs reboot is adding both familiar and fresh faces to its lineup. Phill Lewis will reprise his role as Hooch, while Amanda Morrow boards the series as one of the new interns at Sacred Heart Hospital. They’ll join the returning core cast of Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, and John […]
Tubi is keeping Boarders on its roster through the very end. The Fox-owned, ad-supported streamer has picked up exclusive U.S., Canada, and Latin American rights to the third and final season of the BBC comedy-drama. Created and written by BAFTA-nominated Daniel Lawrence Taylor, the series follows five South London teens navigating life at an elite […]
LaKeith Stanfield, Georgina Campbell, Zavior Phillips, and Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova are stepping into the world of psychological suspense with ‘Double Blind’, a new indie thriller from filmmaker John Hyams. While official details are still under wraps, sources share that the story follows a scientist developing a cure for dementia who begins “losing time.” What […]
Stephan James has officially joined the cast of I Play Rocky, Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming feature that revisits the making of the 1977 Oscar-winning film Rocky. James will star opposite Anthony Ippolito, who is set to play a young Sylvester Stallone. Directed by Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly, the theatrical release will chronicle Stallone’s uphill battle […]