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Rappers Vic Mensa and Da Brat join Lena Waithe’s The Chi for its fourth season. Mensa joins in a recurring capacity as Jamal. He is a passionate but high-strung man who is fighting to get help for his girlfriend and younger sister. His efforts place him at odds with Trig (Luke James) and Tracy […]
Ava DuVernay’s drama Queen Sugar season 6 has added a few new characters and directors. Tammy Townsend joins as a new series regular while Paula Jai Parker, Marquis Rodriguez, and McKinley Freeman join in a recurring capacity. Based on Natalie Baszile’s book, the series centers on the Bordelon siblings (Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Rutina Wesley, and […]
T’Nia Miller is among five cast to star opposite Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack Reynor in the Amazon sci-fi thriller The Peripheral. The series is a dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind — and what lies beyond. The series is created by Scott B. Smith and comes from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa […]
The House Party reboot has found its leads. Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Tosin Cole are in negotiations to lead New Line’s reimagining of the 1990 cult comedy classic. READ: 15 of Regina King’s Most Iconic Roles The 90s classic centers on Kid (Christopher Reid) who intends on going to his bestfriend’s (Christopher Martin) house […]
Madea is getting her own TV show. Tyler Perry is developing a Madea prequel drama series for Showtime. Titled Mabel, the show’s logline says “long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named Mabel Simmons. When she moved to Atlanta in […]
Kanye West’s documentary, which spanned over two decades found a home at Netflix for $30M. However, the amount is conflicting. Coodie & Chike (Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah) shot Kanye West’s documentary series which includes never-before-seen footage of West, and will cover his music and fashion career, the death of his mother, Donda […]
Thanks to the LA Times’ investigation, it is safe to say the Golden Globes is bullshit.#TIMESUPGlobes According to their report on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the non-profit organization that selects Golden Globe winners, it alleges corruption, bullying, and self-dealing to the tune of millions of dollars by members. It also revealed there isn’t a […]
Aunjanue Ellis and Andrene Ward-Hammond join Courtney B. Vance in the AMC series 61st Street. This casting reunites Ellis, Vance, and Ward-Hammond, who all starred in HBO’s Lovecraft Country. Also, cast in the series 61st Street as regulars are Tosin Cole, Bentley Green, Holt McCallany, and Killian Scott. Michael B. Jordan and Alana Mayo of […]
The long-awaited sequel to Sister Souljah’ The Coldest Winter Ever’ is set to be released in March. Titled, ‘Life After Death,’ the follow-up novel reintroduces us to Winter Santiaga as she hits time served. “Still stunning, still pretty, still bold, still loves her father more than any man in the world, still got her […]
Uzo Aduba to lead the cast of In Treatment reboot for HBO. The shrink-centered drama, which has been off the air for more than a decade — will return with its fourth season in May. Aduba to lead the cast of In Treatment, taking over for Gabriel Byrne who led the first three seasons. […]