Michael Che to host a sketch comedy show for HBO Max. The sketch comedy show will consist of six original episodes that will cover a variety of themes or incidents. Topics will range from police brutality to falling in love. The show will use sketches and vignettes to illustrate these experiences from a black point […]
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Gina Prince-Bythewood to Direct The Woman King Starring Viola Davis
Now that Old Guard is officially playing on Netflix, Gina Prince-Bythewood has moved on to her next project, The Woman King. Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct Viola Davis in the period action drama The Woman King for Sony’s TriStar. The film is a historical epic inspired by actual events that took place in The Kingdom of […]
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On This Day: TV and Film History on July 15th
On This Day: TV and Film History on July 15th. History may be annoying to some, but it’s what shapes us in life, especially in film and TV. It allows us to celebrate the lives of celebrities who are entertaining us. READ: 11 Coming to America Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About As well as […]
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Quvenzhané Wallis Joins O’Shea Jackson Jr. in Kevin Durant’s Basketball Drama Swagger
Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis joins O’Shea Jackson Jr. in Kevin Durant’s basketball drama, Swagger. She’s set to co-lead the series with Jackson Jr. Swagger is inspired by Durant’s youth basketball experiences. It explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families, and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and […]
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There’s a Breonna Taylor Documentary in the Works — And Her Killers Are Still Free
There’s a Breonna Taylor documentary in the works at Hulu and FX…all while Taylor’s killers are still free. The New York Times is creating a documentary about Breonna Taylor as part of a new television series entitled, The New York Times Presents. The documentary will be part of a 10-episode series airing simultaneously on Hulu […]
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Javicia Leslie Makes History as the New Batwoman
Javicia Leslie makes history as the new Batwoman. She becomes the first Black actress to portray the superhero in a live-action television show or film production. She is replacing Ruby Rose, who decided to quit as the lead in The CW’s Batwoman series this year. READ: There is a Limited Series on Lena Horne in […]
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Zendaya and John David Washington Shoot a Feature Film, Malcolm & Marie, in Midst of COVID-19
While everyone was shutdown during COVID-19, Zendaya and John David Washington were filming a secret movie, Malcolm & Marie, while keeping social distancing. The film has already completed production, most likely the first feature film to do so during this epidemic. Euphoria creator Sam Levinson penned the script, one he wrote over the span of […]
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There’s a Wonder Years Reboot Pilot With a Black Family in the Works
There’s a Wonder Years Reboot pilot featuring a black family in the works at ABC. The network handed a pilot production commitment to a new iteration of the network’s 1980s family comedy-drama. Dave Executive Producer Saladin K. Patterson penned the reboot which is inspired by his experiences growing up in Montgomery, Alabama. The new version […]
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There is a Limited Series on Lena Horne in The Works Blackbird: Lena Horne America
There is a limited series on Lena Horne, in the works at Showtime. The series is called Blackbird: Lena Horne America, after Horne’s favorite poem, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” The limited series on Lena Horne will span 60 years of her life, from dancing at the Cotton Club when she was 16, […]
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Tiffany Haddish to Star in Homecoming Queen, Raamla Mohamed to Pen Script
Tiffany Haddish to star in Homecoming Queen, a comedy project, set up at Amblin Partners. READ: Whitewashing 101: 30 Times a White Actor Portrayed a Person of Color The film is inspired by Haddish’s time in Africa. She traveled to the continent thinking she was royalty, only to find out that that “royalty” means something […]