Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Jackée Harry, Gary Anthony Williams, and rising star Kapri Ladd are joining the Marvel Universe — preschool style. Disney has dropped the official trailer for Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends, the first Iron Man-centered animated preschool series, debuting Monday, Aug. 11 on Disney Jr. at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT. The show will also air […]
Actor and filmmaker DeWanda Wise has signed with Range Media Partners for representation, adding to her existing teams at CAA and Del Shaw Moonves. Wise first broke out in the spotlight with her lead role in Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It, the series adaptation of Spike Lee’s iconic film. Since then, she’s built an impressive […]
Jussie Smollett’s controversial 2019 hate crime saga is back in the spotlight — this time as the subject of a new Netflix documentary. Netflix has announced a feature-length documentary titled The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, a 90-minute deep dive into the former Empire actor’s alleged hate crime hoax. Premiering August 22, the doc will feature […]
The next chapter in James Cameron’s Avatar saga is heating up. Ahead of its December 19 theatrical release, Avatar: Fire and Ash has unveiled its main villain — and confirmed that the first official trailer will premiere exclusively in theaters before showings of Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, out July 25. Oona Chaplin (Game […]
Gary Carr has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s upcoming adaptation of Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna book series, rounding out a powerful ensemble that includes Zazie Beetz, Liev Schreiber, Poorna Jagannathan, and Stephen Graham. The yet-to-be-titled series centers on Jonah Lynn (Schreiber), an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who leaves behind the chaos of Philadelphia for […]
Barrett Doss is heading west. The Station 19 alum has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming Little House on the Prairie reboot, part of a new wave of actors tapped to bring fresh energy to the classic frontier tale. Doss will recur as Emily Henderson, a sharp, warm-hearted woman who runs the General Store with […]
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his iconic role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54. According to reports from TMZ and later confirmed by PEOPLE, Warner passed away from an accidental drowning while on a family vacation in Costa Rica. A rep for the actor has not yet […]
Less than 72 hours after Taylor Russell quietly exited Amazon MGM Studios’ reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair, the film has found its new leading lady. Adria Arjona, known for her roles in Andor and Hit Man, is set to co-star opposite Michael B. Jordan, who is also directing the project. Arjona joins an already […]
It’s been years since Warner Bros. announced Ta-Nehisi Coates would pen a Black Superman film—a period piece set during the Civil Rights Movement. The buzz was real. J.J. Abrams was producing. Coates, a celebrated writer with deep cultural insight, was bringing fresh perspective to one of the most iconic characters in comic book history. But […]
CBS’ hit missing-persons drama Tracker is trimming down its team. Series regulars Eric Graise and Abby McEnany, who played Bobby Exley and Velma Bruin respectively, will not return for Season 3. That leaves Justin Hartley—who also executive produces—and Fiona Rene as the only two remaining leads when the procedural returns this fall. The departures come […]