Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Filmmaker Alex Woodruff is set to make his directorial debut at the 2025 BronzeLens Film Festival with Thomasville, a 14-minute psychodrama inspired by his own family history in Atlanta’s Thomasville Heights neighborhood. Starring Stephen Ruffin as Thomas and Jay Jones—who’s nominated for Best Actor at BronzeLens—the film unfolds entirely inside a rain-soaked car. There, a […]
J. Alphonse Nicholson and Scott Mescudi are among the cast of a chilling new vision in horror, Spilled Milk, a short film from writer-director Jared Leaf. The project is produced under Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and TIFF’s No Drama Initiative. Joining them are Jerry O’Connell, Brandon Perea, and Rodney Van Johnson, with Mescudi also composing […]
Shoniqua Shandai and Dave Z Martin are joining the sophomore season of BET’s hit dramedy Diarra From Detroit, created by and starring Diarra Kilpatrick. Season 1 followed Diarra, a divorcing schoolteacher who refuses to believe she’s been ghosted by her rebound Tinder date. Her relentless search pulls her into a decades-old mystery tied to Detroit’s criminal […]
Meghan Markle is back — and she’s bringing lobster, pottery, and some very famous friends along for the ride. Netflix has dropped the trailer for Season 2 of With Love, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle series, premiering Aug. 26. This season, Meghan rolls up her sleeves for DIY crafts with Chrissy Teigen, prepares lobster […]
The world premiere of Purple Rain — the Broadway-bound stage adaptation of Prince’s 1984 musical film — has found its Kid and Apollonia. Musician-songwriter Kris Kollins will make his professional stage debut as The Kid, while Rachel Webb, fresh off her run as Juliet in the first North American tour of & Juliet, will step […]
In what sounds like a scene from a political satire, UFC CEO Dana White has confirmed that the organization will host a fight night on the White House lawn next Fourth of July. The event will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. White told CBS Mornings that former president Donald Trump called him […]
BET+ has dropped the official trailer for Season 4 of Tyler Perry’s Zatima, giving viewers a first look at the emotional twists, messy entanglements, and tender moments on the way. A Sistas spinoff, the hit series follows fan-favorite couple Fatima (Crystal Renee Hayslett) and Zac (Devale Ellis) as they prepare to welcome a baby — […]
Danielle Spencer, who brought sass, wit, and unforgettable one-liners to the role of Dee Thomas on ABC’s What’s Happening!!, has passed away at 60. Her longtime friend and co-star Haywood Nelson confirmed she died Monday in Richmond, Virginia, after a long battle with cancer. “We have lost a daughter, sister, family member, What’s Happening!! cast […]
DeWanda Wise steps into haunting new territory in the supernatural western Killing Faith, where faith, fear, and survival collide against a plague-stricken 1849 frontier. The film follows Dr. Steel Bender (Guy Pearce), a cynical widowed physician forced to guide a former slave (Wise) and her enigmatic daughter across the desert in search of a distant […]
The next chapter of the Buffyverse is officially taking shape at Hulu, with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to executive produce and reprise her iconic role as Buffy Summers. While Gellar won’t be the central focus this time, she’s set to appear in a recurring capacity—likely serving as a mentor figure to the new Chosen One, […]