Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Former co-stars and real-life friends Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold are teaming up again to host their own joint talk show, tentatively titled Tisha & Tichina Have Issues. READ: Marsai Martin to Host Tiny Talk Show For Quibi The show promises to bring a fresh spin to the celebrity interview. Each episode of the series, […]
The CW gave a pilot order to Ava DuVernay’s superhero drama Naomi. The series is based on one of DC Comics’ newer characters. DuVernay has teamed up with ‘Arrow’ writer and co-executive producer Jill Blankenship on the DC adaptation. The show follows a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights […]
Chasten Harmon and John Magaro to star in writer-director Greg Pritikin’s feature ‘The Mistress.’ The film follows newlyweds Parker (Magaro) and Madeline (Harmon) who move into their dream home – a 1892 Queen Ann Victorian in LA’s historic Angelino Heights neighborhood. READ: Essence Atkins, Michelle Mitchenor, Gary Dourdan Join First Wives Club Season 2 Shortly […]
Cory Hardrict joins Coke Daniels’ Karen movie opposite Taryn Manning who stars as the titular character. Coke Daniels is writing the indie thriller that centers on Karen White (Manning), who believes that races should stick to their “own kind” and carries this belief into her neighborhood. When a black family moves in next door, Karen […]
Wayne Brady is set to topline an autobiographical hybrid comedy. Brady is collaborating on this project with his ex-wife, Mandie Taketa as well as Will & Grace writer-producers Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally. READ: Sister Act 3 is Officially in Development With Whoopi Goldberg and Tyler Perry Attached The project will center on a divorced […]
BET+ greenlights The Porter (working title) along with Canada’s Public Broadcaster (CBC). Arnold Pinnock, Annmarie Morais, Marsha Greene, Bruce Ramsay, and Aubrey Nealon teamed up to create the series. It is an original drama centering on a group of railway workers who unite to form the world’s first Black union. The Porter is set in the […]
There is an All American spin-off in the works and the spin-off will be based on an unsuspecting character. The All American spin-off is still in the dealmaking stages but if it gets greenlit it will center on Simone Hicks character, played by Geffri Maya. Maya’s character Simone was introduced on All American‘s second season. […]
Lorraine Toussaint, Brian Tyree Henry, and Cree Summers are just a few of the stars attached to Netflix’s new animation The Magician’s Elephant. The film is based on two-time Newbery Award-winner Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same name and it will mark Wendy Rogers’ directorial debut. She will direct based on a script by Martin […]
Jennifer Lopez is set to star in and produce The Cipher for Netflix. The feature film is an adaptation of Isabella Maldonado’s crime novel of the same name. The story centers on FBI agent Nina Guerrero (Lopez), who finds herself drawn into a serial killer’s web after he posts complex codes and riddles online corresponding […]
There is a L.A. Law sequel in the works with Blair Underwood to executive produce as well as reprise his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins. ABC is developing a sequel to the iconic series which ran originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1994. Anthony Hemingway is directing from a script written by Marc […]