Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Eight stars from Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise will appear in a reimagined Off-Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s Rumors this winter at the Newman Mills Theater at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space. Tony winner Zhailon Levingston, who recently co-directed the acclaimed revival of Cats: The Jellicle Ball, will direct the production, running a strictly […]
Coven Academy has been renewed for a second season at Disney+/Hulu, roughly three weeks after the supernatural teen drama’s Season 1 premiere. The first season logged 20.3 million global hours watched on Disney+ and Hulu in its first three weeks, with an additional 30 million-plus views after its first chapter was released separately on TikTok, […]
Filmmaker Malachi E. Robinson has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Cult Fiction: Chapter I, the next installment in his new horror series, after the project was selected by the Kickstarter Culture Fund and awarded $1,000 based on its creative design, story, and potential impact. Click here to support. The campaign exists out of real financial […]
Silent Partner has won Best Feature Narrative at the 30th anniversary edition of Urbanworld in New York City, Black Man Films announced. The film, directed by Eric Branco in his feature directorial debut, premiered to a sold-out house October 15 and received an encore screening the following day, the only feature at this year’s festival […]
Jay-Z will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show on February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, less than 48 hours after wrapping his own tour on that same stage. “From Reasonable Doubt to standing on the Super Bowl Halftime stage, this has been a journey,” Jay-Z said in a statement, […]
Apple Original Films is developing Sacrament, a new feature starring and produced by Damson Idris, with Jonathan Levine attached to direct, Deadline reports exclusively. The project remains in early development, with plans to build the film as a starring vehicle for Idris following the global success of F1. Written by Enzo Mileti and Scott Wilson, […]
New key art for Conditioned, writer-director Courtney Glaudé’s first film under Tyler Perry Studios’ new specialty label Maxscene, confirms Cory Hardrict has joined the cast alongside lead Crystal Renee Hayslett. The announcement came via the official Courtney Glaudé, Maxscene, and Tyler Perry Studios accounts, with Hardrict credited and tagged directly on the artwork. As previously […]
Keraun Harris and Simone Shepherd Harris, real-life husband and wife, star as a married couple running a Black-owned funeral home in Homegoing, a new short-form digital comedy premiering Wednesday, October 28. Created by the couple themselves, the series follows the fictional version of their marriage as they navigate a business where every grieving family arrives […]
Blacked Out, the vertical micro-drama starring Daniel Augustin of Issa Rae’s Rap Sh!t, has surpassed 3 million views globally on TikTok’s PineDrama platform since its release there. The series also premiered on muVpix on October 9 and the Tough Love Series YouTube channel. Produced by Tough Love’s Caleb Davis and Roni Davis of Creative Direction […]
Married the Wrong Guy, a 51-episode vertical romantic thriller starring Richard Lawson of Netflix’s Beauty in Black, surpassed 3 million views on TikTok in its first three days after premiering October 19. The series also stars high-fashion model and actress Afiya Bennett and actor Lloyd Dickenson, and had its festival premiere two days earlier, on […]