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Teyonah Parris and Danielle Brooks are joining Before I Let Go, Peacock’s upcoming series based on the novel by romance author Kennedy Ryan. Ryan and Malcolm D. Lee created the series together and co-wrote the pilot, with Lee also directing. The series follows Yasmen Wade, played by Parris, a successful restaurateur and mother whose marriage […]
Netflix has released the trailer for Jean-Michel Basquiat, the first documentary officially approved by the artist’s estate, premiering globally December 11. The film made its world premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival, where it won Best Editing in a Documentary Feature. Directed by Quinn Whitney Wilson, in her feature directorial debut, and Viridiana Lieberman, editor […]
Eddie Murphy & Ama Qamata to Voice the Animated Fantasy “M’Tali: The Everlasting Spring” Eddie Murphy is set to voice the animated family fantasy M’Tali: The Everlasting Spring alongside South African actress Ama Qamata, known for Blood & Water. The original story is written by Murphy’s daughter, actress Bria Murphy, alongside her husband, Michael Xavier, […]
A new trailer for Children of Blood and Bone is out now, featuring snippets of “African Love Story,” the lead single from the film’s soundtrack, written and performed by Tems, who serves as the soundtrack’s executive music producer. The single releases November 20 via RCA Records. Burna Boy, who also appears on the soundtrack, serves […]
Amazon MGM Studios has released the teaser trailer for The Thomas Crown Affair, the heist thriller directed, produced by, and starring Michael B. Jordan. The film opens exclusively in theaters March 5, 2027. Jordan plays Thomas Crown, a billionaire whose meticulously planned art heist turns out to be just the opening move in a far […]
FX has renewed Adults for a third season, doubling the episode order to 16 episodes after two eight-episode seasons. Series creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw have also signed a new overall deal with FX Productions as part of the announcement. Adults follows five twenty-somethings in New York, Samir, played by Malik Elassal, Billie, played […]
Many have played hide-and-seek. Few have played hide-and-Shaq. ABC’s new competition series, Can You Hide… Shaq?, hosted by comedian Nicole Byer, challenges eight contestants to hide the 7-foot-1, 325-pound NBA legend in plain sight across Dallas. The series premieres with two episodes Thursday, December 3, at 9 p.m. on ABC and the ESPN app, with […]
StudioCanal and Bien ou Bien Productions have unveiled the first official image of FKA Twigs as Josephine Baker in Maïmouna Doucouré’s upcoming biopic, giving buyers at the American Film Market an early glimpse of the transformation ahead of the film’s release. Released Wednesday, the still shows Twigs striking one of Baker’s classic playful poses atop […]
DC fans were thrown into a panic this week after a Variety report on leadership changes at DC Studios appeared to confirm that Lanterns had been cancelled. According to Forbes, the claim spread quickly before Variety quietly revised its wording, changing a line stating the show “didn’t get renewed for a second season” to the […]
Brandy and Monica have announced their first-ever Las Vegas residency, The Boy Is Mine Vegas Residency, set for 10 performances at Resorts World Theatre beginning May 29, 2027. The news broke during a surprise reveal following the pair’s performance of their Grammy-winning duet “The Boy Is Mine” on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, as part […]