Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Kyle Bary joins the upcoming Fox drama Our Kind of People . He joins previously cast Joe Morton, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Morris Chestnut, Letoya Luckett and newcomer Alana Bright. The project comes from Lee Daniels and Karen Gist with Tasha Smith attached to direct two episodes of the series. The Fox drama Our […]
Sinqua Walls joins Anna Diop and Michelle Monaghan in Nikyatu Jusu’s thriller Nanny for Stay Gold Features And Topic Studios Pic. Jusu will write and make her feature directorial debut with Nanny, which is being described as a timely thriller that puts the immigrant story front and center. The film follows an undocumented nanny named Aisha […]
Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara are starring in FX’s A.I. limited series Class of ’09. The series which is set in the near future comes from Tom Rob Smith, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. Smith will write and executive produce the eight-part series in which the U.S. criminal justice system has been transformed by artificial […]
The HBO Lakers series has added four more to its cast. Mike Epps, Mariama Diallo, Carina Conti, and Max E. Williams round out (we think) the cast of Adam McKay’s HBO L.A. Lakers drama series. The untitled series based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the […]
Remi Adeleke joined the cast of Amazon’s thriller series Terminal List in a recurring role. He joins previously cast members Chris Pratt, LaMonica Garrett, Alexis Louder, Tom Amandes, Riley Keough, JD Pardo, Constance Wu, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Taylor Kitsch, and Jeanne Tripplehorn. The series is based on Jack Carr’s bestselling novel and written by David DiGilio […]
Janet Hubert, La La Anthony, and Aisha Hinds have joined the cast of Neflix’s romantic comedy The Perfect Find. They join previously cast Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers and Gina Torres. Numa Perrier is set to direct the romantic comedy that will be released on Netflix. And Leigh Davenport adapted Williams’ book for the screen. READ: Hayley […]
Annie Ilonzeh is set to lead the NBC drama pilot, Getaway. Written by JJ Bailey and Moira Kirland, Getaway follows a destination wedding at an isolated luxury resort that quickly descends into chaos after a group of dangerous criminals takes the island hostage. The small group of guests, led by a fearless female Army vet […]
Gina Torres joins Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers in the Netflix romantic comedy film The Perfect Find. She’s taking over for Niecy Nash who left the project due to a scheduling conflict. Numa Perrier is set to direct the romantic comedy that will be released on Netflix. And Leigh Davenport adapted Williams’ book for the […]
Lacretta to star in NBC’s Night Court reboot pilot. She joins previously cast Melissa Rauch, Anna Villafane, and original series star John Larroquette who will reprise his role. Dan Rubin is writing and The half hour legal comedy which centers on unapologetic optimist judge Abby Stone (Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, who […]
Wiz Khalifa, Tayla Parx, Ledisi, and Lyndsy Fonseca have joined the cast of the music biopic Spinning Gold. It is about 1970s Casablanca Records chief Neil Bogart. Bogart’s son Timothy Scott Bogart wrote and will direct the film. Jeremy Jordan plays Neil Bogart, taking over for Justin Timberlake who was originally cast. READ: Allen Hughes […]