Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
AspireTV is officially stepping into scripted television with Savannah State of Mind, a new multi-camera comedy set at a historically Black college and created by veteran showrunner Bentley Kyle Evans. The series follows seven first-year students navigating the joys, missteps, ambition and growing pains of college life at Oakwood Heights, a picturesque HBCU campus draped […]
Netflix has unveiled the first teaser for Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, giving audiences a chilling glimpse at the animated expansion of the Stranger Things universe — and the new monsters threatening Hawkins. Set to premiere April 23, 2026, the series picks up in the winter of 1985. Snow blankets Hawkins, the gate to the […]
There are thrillers — and then there are psychological reckonings. Mansa Studios and AMC Theatres have released the first trailer for Newborn, a psychological drama written and directed by Nate Parker and led by David Oyelowo. The film opens April 10 exclusively in AMC theaters, signaling a theatrical-first strategy that feels intentional in an era […]
Cats: The Jellicle Ball will head to Broadway this spring with new producers attached. Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo have officially joined the production as it prepares to begin previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 18, ahead of an April 7 opening night. The musical reimagines Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats within New York’s underground […]
Sony Pictures Classics has secured global rights to The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, the John Turturro-led crime thriller that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and recently screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. The distributor is planning a fall theatrical release. Written and directed by Noah Segan, the film marks Sony Pictures […]
Karen Horne is stepping into a powerful new role aimed at shaping the next generation of storytellers. The longtime Warner Bros. Discovery executive has been named Executive Director of Writers’ Colony, the talent development residency founded by powerhouse creator Mara Brock Akil. The program is designed to nurture writers from underrepresented backgrounds and strengthen the […]
HBO is closing the books on Industry — but not before one final trade. The premium cabler has renewed the critically acclaimed financial drama for a fifth and final season, with the Season 4 finale set to air Sunday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, an hour earlier than usual, on HBO and HBO Max. […]
Netflix is heading back into supernatural territory with the Duffer brothers — but this time, the monsters aren’t stalking teenagers. They’re circling a retirement community. The streamer has unveiled the first-look images for The Boroughs, its upcoming eight-episode mystery series executive produced by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, the creative minds behind Stranger Things. Set […]
Taylor Sheridan’s expanding crime universe is getting a Texas-sized reset. The upcoming Tulsa King spinoff starring Samuel L. Jackson has officially been retitled Frisco King, moving away from its original concept as NOLA King. The series, which was initially set in New Orleans with a pilot script from Dave Erickson, has undergone a creative overhaul […]
Acclaimed showrunner, writer, and producer Mara Brock Akil is adding “novelist” to her résumé. The creator behind television staples like Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, and Love Is __ will publish her debut novel, The Revelation of Dionne Daphne, on June 30, 2026. The book will be released by Storehouse Voices, an imprint of Crown Publishing […]