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Freeform, a Disney-owned basic-cable network, has announced the cancellation of the anthology series Cruel Summer after its two-season run. Additionally, the spinoff Good Trouble, concluding its fifth season, will wrap up with the second half of its upcoming fifth season. Both shows were among Freeform’s last remaining scripted originals, following the cancellation of Praise Petey […]
Ellen Holly, a trailblazing actress renowned for being the first Black lead in a soap opera, peacefully passed away in her sleep at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York, at the age of 92. The news was confirmed by her publicist, marking the end of a remarkable career that significantly shaped the landscape of […]
Peacock has officially greenlit a second season for the high-octane action-comedy series, “Twisted Metal.” Anthony Mackie, the series star and executive producer, made the announcement during The Game Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show has garnered significant attention and is currently nominated for Best Adaptation. “I have to give a Sweet […]
WNBA’S Brittney Griner has teamed up with Disney’s ESPN and ABC Signature to bring her life story to a global audience. Griner’s narrative will focus on her challenging 10-month detainment in a Russian prison on cannabis charges during the 2022 WNBA offseason. The story will be brought to life through an ESPN documentary and a […]
As December draws to a close, brace yourself for the crime thriller “Breakwater,” starring Dermot Mulroney, Alyssa Goss, Sonja Sohn, Celia Rose Gooding, Mena Suvari, and Darren Mann. Scheduled for release on December 22 in theaters, digital, and on-demand platforms, this exclusive trailer, shared by Collider, promises a gripping narrative with twists and turns that […]
Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry, recently featured at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, shared with Variety updates on her upcoming projects. In a career-spanning conversation, Berry revealed that her flight to Saudi Arabia served as the catalyst for her next directorial venture: “It’s a love story at its core but it deals […]
Updated with featurette: — Prime Video released the official teaser trailer for ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ reboot series The reimagined series co-created by Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane, is set to premiere on Prime Video, February 2, 2024. Starring Glover and Maya Erskine, the show follows two undercover spies who, while posing as a married […]
Kiki Layne, Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson are starring in the historical thriller, “Killing Castro.” Eif Rivera will make his feature directorial debut with the thriller which is based on true events when Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro visited New York in the 60s and stayed in Harlem. Al Pacino, Xolo Maridueña, Diego Boneta, Alexander Ludwig, Ron […]
TV legend Norman Lear, who passed away at the age of 101 on Tuesday (Dec 5). is set to make a posthumous cameo appearance in the animated reboot of the 1970s sitcom, Good Times. The upcoming Netflix Original, produced by Carl Jones and executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Stephen Curry, and Lear himself, takes the […]
We’re going to be seeing more of the ladies of ‘Harlem’ (Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai). The streamer has handed out a third-season renewal to the comedy series starring Meagan Good from creator and executive producer Tracy Oliver. In Season 2, after blowing up her career and disrupting her love life, Camille […]