Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Disney+ has greenlit a pilot for a reimagined Holes series, offering a fresh take on Louis Sachar’s 1998 novel. This new adaptation puts a female lead at the heart of the story, with Alina Mankin penning the script and Liz Phang serving as showrunner. The original Holes follows Stanley Yelnats, an unlucky boy wrongfully sent […]
The teaser trailer for Mya’s House, Jahmar Hill’s latest psychological thriller, has dropped, and it’s as chilling as it is gripping. It opens with a tense phone call: a masked voice taunts Mya about her secrets, setting the tone for a story filled with suspense. The teaser weaves in eerie, unexplained clips that heighten the […]
The Family Business: New Orleans is set to bring a fresh chapter to the Duncan saga, and BET+ has just unveiled the first trailer for the highly anticipated spinoff of Carl Weber’s crime drama series The Family Business. The new series will premiere on January 23, 2025, with a double-episode debut and then one episode […]
Prime Video has unveiled the trailer for On Call, its upcoming police drama series from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television. While the series stars Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars) and Brandon Larracuente (The Good Doctor) as the lead duo, Eriq La Salle takes on a multifaceted role as an executive producer, director of multiple episodes, […]
The NAACP Image Awards continue to spotlight the transformative power of Black storytelling in TV and film. This year’s nominations celebrate an array of projects that showcase the breadth and depth of Black creativity on screen. Leading the film categories is The Piano Lesson, Malcolm Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play, with an impressive 14 […]
The first TV casualty of 2025 has been established. HBO has decided not to move forward with a second season of The Franchise, the showbiz satire that explored the chaotic world of superhero moviemaking. The series, which debuted in October and wrapped its eight-episode run on November 24, has officially been canceled after just one […]
Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will be honored with the 2,808th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, April 16, at 11:30 am PT at 6623 Hollywood Boulevard. Ralph will receive her star in the category of Television. We previously posted in January that Sheryl Lee Ralph, the legendary actress and singer, was set […]
Season 7 of The Rookie premieres Tuesday, January 7, at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. The new season introduces higher stakes as the LAPD deals with two escaped criminals, one of whom has a personal connection to Officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion). The official trailer teases intense action as the team tackles dangerous fugitives, including […]
AfroFuture, the global cultural movement blending music, fashion, food, and art, is taking a bold step onto the international stage. Culture Management Group (CMG), the parent company behind the brand, has unveiled its 2025 AfroFuture Culture Calendar, marking a significant milestone with its first-ever major activation in the United States. The announcement follows another successful […]
Art, comedy, and creative chaos collide in Not an Artist, the latest indie feature from filmmakers Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher. Set to premiere digitally on January 31 via Utopia, the film offers a quirky satire of artist residency programs and the lengths some will go to unlock their creative potential—or risk losing it altogether. […]