Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
TV came back in 2021 with a vengeance, and this time it was different. The networks had finally gotten the memo: People want shows that focused on storytelling and if a show is going to be funny, it better be funny. READ: 16 Remakes in the Works While some (many) shows missed the mark, our list […]
Nia Long and Michelle Obama join ABC’s limited docuseries Let The World See on Emmett Till’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley. The docuseries will chronicle Mamie Till-Mobley’s quest for justice that sparked the civil rights movement after her son Emmett Till’s brutal murder. The first installment of the series begins with an examination of Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley’s […]
All-American star Mitchell Edwards, who recurs on the series as Cam Watkins is reprising his role for the spinoff All American: Homecoming. However good news, his role will be upgraded to a series regular for the college-version of the hit CW series. Rhoyle Ivy King also joins the cast of Homecoming in a recurring role […]
Gabrielle Dennis and Damon Gupton are set to star in Apple TV+’s upcoming comedy The Big Door Prize. They will star opposite Chris O’Dowd, Josh Segarra, and newcomer Sammy Fourlas in the half-hour comedy based on M.O. Walsh’s bestselling novel. The 10-episode series tells a story of a small town that is forever changed when […]
Tyrese joins the cast of the murder mystery film, Helen’s Dead. Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Emile Hirsch, Dylan Gelula, and Oliver Cooper have also been cast in the film from the newly formed genre production company Stoked Film Group READ: Blair Underwood Joins DeWanda Wise in Showtime Series Three Women The film centers on aimless twenty-something Addie […]
Tahj Mowry to star in the CBS multi-camera bowling comedy How We Roll. He joins previously cast stars Pete Holmes, Chi McBride, and Katie Lowes. The comedy comes from Holmes and is based on professional bowler Tom Smallwood’s life. It centers on a seemingly ordinary man named Tom (Holmes). However, after he gets laid off […]
Regina King is set to star in and produce Shirley, the biopic of the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the U.S. for the Democratic Party, Shirley Chisolm. Directed by John Ridley, Shirley tells the story of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm (King) and the cost of accomplishment […]
First a college degree, now a Netflix partnership. Megan Thee Stallion has inked an exclusive first-look deal with Netflix to produce new series and other projects. The partnership will see Meg — whose TV career includes a cameo in NBC’s crime comedy-drama Good Girls — create and executive produce content for the streaming giant, including […]
Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions picked up the U.S. rights to Alice. The film stars Keke Palmer, Common, Sinqua Walls, and Jonny Lee Miller. READ: Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, Steven Yeun are Cast in Jordan Peele’s Next Terror Nope Written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden, the film stars Keke Palmer as Alice, an enslaved person […]
50 Cent’s announcement that he had something in the works with Snoop Dogg, has turned into the second season of his Starz anthology series A Moment in Time: Murder was the Case. The second series, A Moment in Time will focus on Snoop’s murder trial and his hit single Murder was the Case. READ: Unrapped: […]