Discovery dropped the trailer to their upcoming docuseries Profiled: The Black Man. The four-part docuseries that examines the origins of the widespread stereotypes that have permeated society and impacted the lives of Black men in America for centuries. Through a powerful mixture of historical footage, real-life testimony, and commentary from an array of renowned thought […]
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Duane Martin, Karrueche Tran + 5 More Join Bel-Air
Ahead of Bel Air’s February 13th premiere, Peacock announced seven more have been added to the drama reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Duane Martin, Karrueche Tran, April Parker Jones, Joe Holt, SteVonté Hart, Scottie Thompson, and Charlie Hall will all recur on the series. READ: 13 Times The Fresh Prince of Bel Air […]
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Shaye Ogbonna’s Sneaker Drama Jumpmen in Development on Showtime
Shaye Ogbonna’s sneaker drama Jumpmen is development at Showtime. Jumpmen is a high-energy insider drama about the cutthroat world of the sneaker industry, centering on a self-made sneaker exec turned industry power broker. As the business changes around him, and old friends become adversaries, he must decide what’s more important-industry capital or cultural relevance. READ: […]
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Anthony Mackie to Make Directorial Debut With Spark — Saniyya Sidney to Star
Anthony Mackie is making his feature directorial debut with Spark, centering on Claudette Colvin, the young woman who first refused to give up her seat on the bus. King Richard’s Saniyya Sidney is cast as Colvin, the unsung pioneer of the Civil Rights era. On March 2, 1955, Colvin, who was 15, was arrested after […]
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Bad Crimes: Nicole Byer, Lauren Lapkus to Star in Animated Comedy Series
Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus are lending their voice to Netflix’s animated comedy Bad Crimes. The streamer handed a ten-episode order to the dark comedy procedural from creator Nicole Silverberg. Bad Crimes follows Kara (Byer) and Jennie (Lapkus), two FBI agents who travel across the country to solve grisly crimes while juggling their friendship, career […]
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Arthur Spin-off in the Works + 25th Anniversary Celebration
While we still aren’t sure why Arthur, the longest-running animated children’s series in American TV history is coming to an end, PBS has found a way to keep its legacy going. Arthur is going digital. PBS is planning a series of digital spinoffs for the beloved children series including a podcast, video shorts that tackle […]
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Leave The World Behind: Myha’la Herrold Joins Mahershala Ali, Julia Roberts in Thriller For Netflix
Myha’la Herrold (Industry) joins Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts in the Netflix thriller adaptation of Leave The World Behind. Ethan Hawke, Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Charlie Evans have also been cast. Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail on board to direct and adapt Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same name. READ: Mahershala Ali to Star in […]
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Zuri Reed to Star in Disney’s TV Series National Treasure
Zuri Reed is set to star opposite Lisette Alexis in Disney’s National Treasure, the tv series, as a series regular. Lyndon Smith, Antonio Cipriano, and Jordan Rodrigues have also been cast. The project which is an expansion of the National Treasure movie franchise will be told from the point of view of young heroine Jess, […]
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Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free, and South Park Creators to Produce Slave Reenactment Comedy
Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free and South Park co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are teaming up to produce a slave reenactment live-action comedy for Paramount Pictures. Vernon Chatman penned the untitled project that sees the past and present come to a head when a young Black man who is interning as a slave reenactor at […]
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‘Life Goes On’ Reboot From Nkechi Okoro Carroll Gets Put Pilot Order at NBC
Life is going on with a reboot series. NBC gave a pilot order to reboot ABC classic’s drama Life Goes On with original series star Kellie Martin set to return. The new project which received a script deal with a big penalty if the script does not go to pilot comes from Nkechi Okoro Carroll. […]