Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Phylicia Rashad will star in Alone, an upcoming psychological thriller short from writer-director Garrett Patten, who co-wrote the film with Tiziano Tucci and has now wrapped principal photography in Brooklyn. The two time Tony winner joins a cast that includes A Quiet Place’s Millicent Simmonds, Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, and Emmy nominee Nyle DiMarco, with […]
Starz has released a new teaser for Power: Origins, offering fans another look at young Ghost and Tommy ahead of the Power Book III: Raising Kanan series finale, while also confirming a new casting addition to the prequel series. Camila Perez (Acapulco) is joining the show as Young Angie Valdes, reprising a role she briefly […]
Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris) and Taylour Paige (I Love Boosters) are set to lead Tyler Perry’s Confabulation, a new Netflix thriller written and directed by Perry. Shamier Anderson (John Wick: Chapter 4) also joins the cast in a key role. The film centers on a firefighter haunted by his past and struggling to separate […]
The American Black Film Festival has tapped Kerry Washington to serve as Ambassador for its 31st annual event, set to take place May 20 through 23, 2027, in Los Angeles. The Emmy winning producer, director, and actor will help support ABFF’s mission of championing storytellers and expanding career pathways for emerging talent across film and […]
Beat Street, the Broadway bound musical adaptation of the groundbreaking 1984 film, has locked in its principal creative team. The Wiz’s Schele Williams will direct, Hell’s Kitchen’s Kristoffer Diaz is writing the book, and Jason Michael Webb, known for his work on Choir Boy, MJ: The Musical, and the upcoming Purple Rain, joins as music […]
Apple TV has released the official trailer for Nocturne, a new crime thriller set to premiere October 30. The 10 episode series is based on Lars Kepler’s internationally bestselling novels, drawing from The Sandman, part of the author’s Joona Linna crime series. It was previously known as Lazarus during development. Liev Schreiber leads the cast […]
Daryl Bright Clay is stepping behind the camera for the first time. The actor, producer, and community organizer, known for her work with CNT Productions, will make her directorial debut this November with Sam’s Hail Mary, a short film she also wrote. The story follows 10 year old Sam, who begins to question whether she’s […]
Dwight Manfredi is down, but he’s not out. Paramount+ dropped the first trailer for Tulsa King Season 4, and it opens with Sylvester Stallone’s mob boss reflecting on how fast a man’s world can fall apart before turning cold: “If I find out whose fault this is, bad things are gonna happen to bad people.” […]
Reacher isn’t going anywhere. Prime Video has ordered a sixth season of the Alan Ritchson series, locking it in before Season 5 has even premiered. With the pickup, the show becomes Prime Video’s second-longest-running scripted series, trailing only Bosch and tied with Invincible, which has also been renewed through a sixth season. Season 4 wrapped […]
Nine more actors are packing their bags for the Hamptons. Gail Bean (The Drop: A Snowfall Saga), Melanie Liburd (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Harry Lennix (The Blacklist), Joy Bryant (Parenthood), Greg Tarzan Davis (Top Gun), Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts), Dewayne Perkins (The Studio), six-time Grammy winner Samara Joy and Tiffany Boone (Mufasa: The Lion King) […]