Morris Chestnut is executive producing Greenwood Avenue. The feature film is about The Tulsa Race Massacre. Daryl Spiveys scripted the film that tells the story of a Philadephia lawyer who follows a lead to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and unveils the events of the massacre as well as her family’s connection to it. Casting for the film […]
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Wanda Sykes Joins The Good Fight For Season 5
Wanda Sykes joins season 5 of The Good Fight in a recurring position. In the fifth season, Diane (Christine Baranski) is forced to question whether it’s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz (Audra McDonald) when the firm loses two top lawyers. Meanwhile, Marissa (Sarah Steele) and the firm […]
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Kyle Bary Joins Morris Chestnut, Letoya Luckett in Fox Drama Our Kind Of People
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 […]
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Sinqua Walls Joins Anna Diop in Thriller Nanny — Nikyatu Jusu to Write and Direct
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 […]
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Brian Tyree Henry, Kate Mara To Star In FBI Series Class Of ’09
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 […]
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Mike Epps, Mariama Diallo Join HBO’s 1980s Lakers Series As Richard Pryor and Iman
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 […]
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Remi Adeleke Joins Thriller Series The Terminal List
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 […]
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Janet Hubert, Lala, Aisha Hinds Joins Netflix Rom-Com The Perfect Find
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 […]
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Annie Ilonzeh to Lead NBC Drama Pilot Getaway
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 […]
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Gina Torres Joins Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers in Rom-Com The Perfect Find
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 […]