Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Naomie Harris and Christina Hendricks are teaming up for a glossy new BBC legal drama that puts celebrity culture, social media, and the courtroom on a collision course. The six-part series Reputation, now in production, stars Harris as Lena, a formidable lawyer pulled into the celebrity case of the decade when she takes on global […]
The Oscar and Grammy-winning filmmaker behind Summer of Soul turns his lens on one of music’s most iconic and spiritually driven bands. Questlove is back behind the camera and this time the subject is Earth, Wind & Fire. HBO has released the trailer for Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s The Weight […]
The Power universe creator makes her next move after Nemesis debuts as a global Netflix hit. Courtney A. Kemp is taking her talents to Apple TV+. The Emmy-nominated creator, showrunner, and producer behind the Power universe has signed a new multi-year overall deal with the streamer, under which she and her production company End of […]
Universal is bringing Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning juke joint to life. If you thought Sinners was scary on a movie screen, wait until you are walking through it. Universal has announced that Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s record-breaking vampire film set in 1930s Mississippi, is coming to Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando […]
The Imperfect Woman star returns to Hulu with a psychological thriller based on Wendy Walker’s 2023 novel. Kerry Washington is heading back to Hulu. The actress and producer is set to star in and executive produce What Remains, a thriller drama series adaptation of Wendy Walker’s 2023 novel, currently in development at the streamer. Washington […]
The Curb Your Enthusiasm star will develop and produce an unscripted slate through his production company Alternate Side Productions. JB Smoove is taking his improvisational energy to Fox Entertainment Studios. The comedian and actor has signed a multi-year first-look deal with the studio to develop and produce unscripted content across a range of formats and […]
Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and Loren LoRosa will stream live on Netflix every weekday morning starting June 1. Netflix is serious about live TV and The Breakfast Club is proof. Starting June 1, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and Loren LoRosa will stream live on Netflix every weekday morning at […]
The twisted tale of love, jealousy, and obsession arrives on Lifetime this June. Lifetime has announced The Jealous Bride, a new faith-based thriller starring Amber Stevens West and Michael Xavier, set to premiere Saturday, June 13 at 8/7c. Stevens West plays Meg, a woman preparing for her wedding whose world is upended when Simone, played […]
The two-time Grammy-nominated artist leads the adaptation of Liv Constantine’s My Sister’s Daughter, premiering June 20 on Lifetime. Lifetime has tapped Remy Ma for Don’t Trust the Girls Upstairs, a psychological thriller based on the bestselling book My Sister’s Daughter by author Liv Constantine. Garfield Wilson, Aliyah Marc, and Sasha Rojen star in the film. […]
The debut feature from the AT&T Untold Stories winner arrives on the streamer June 19. David Fortune had a movie idea and a $1 million prize to make it happen. The result is Color Book, his directorial debut, and it is coming to Netflix on June 19. The intimate black-and-white drama follows Lucky, a devoted […]