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Entertainment executive Thai Randolph has officially launched a new creator-driven media and commerce company, NILE & Co., marking her latest move after exiting Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat in 2023. The company enters the market with immediate scale, announcing the acquisition of two digital lifestyle brands from BuzzFeed — As/Is and Goodful — in a deal reported […]
Oscar-winning filmmaker Ryan Coogler is stepping into a new industry leadership role, joining the newly formed Filmmaker Leadership Council under Cinema United — a coalition focused on strengthening the future of moviegoing and theatrical exhibition. The announcement comes just weeks after Coogler’s historic awards season run for Sinners, which earned him the Oscar for Best […]
Jurnee Smollett, Jack Falahee, and Stephanie Hsu are set to lead Between Me and You, a new scripted audio drama from Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street, premiering April 16 exclusively on Audible. The eight-episode Audible Original is based on Allison Winn Scotch’s novel of the same name, with Scotch co-writing the adaptation alongside Pete Chiarelli. The […]
Apple TV+ and A24’s upcoming high-concept drama The Husbands has rounded out its ensemble, adding a stacked lineup of talent to opposite lead star Juno Temple. The series, adapted from Holly Gramazio’s bestselling novel, follows Lauren (Temple), who returns home to her London flat and is greeted by a husband she has never met before. […]
Broadway just added another heavyweight to its producing roster. Tyler Perry has officially joined the producing team of August Wilson’s revival of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, starring Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer, ahead of its April 25 opening night at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The announcement was made by lead producer Brian […]
HBO Max is continuing to stack the cast for its upcoming one-hour drama pilot American Blue, with Algee Smith officially joining as a series regular alongside Paulina Olszynski, Jeremy Bobb, and Rich Sommer. They round out a growing ensemble led by Milo Ventimiglia, who stars as Brian “Milk” Milkovich, a Joliet native returning home to […]
Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist Tyga is expanding his creative reach, making his feature film debut in the coming-of-age musical Baby, You’re a Star—a project he also co-wrote and is producing alongside Curtis Bryant. Tyga leads an ensemble cast that includes Madison Bailey and Ashton Sanders, with additional appearances from Apollonia, Clifton Powell, Patrick Cage, David Alan […]
Netflix has dropped a gripping first look at its upcoming undercover crime thriller Legends, giving audiences a tense preview of the high-stakes series starringAml Ameen, Tom Burke, and Steve Coogan. Inspired by a remarkable true story, Legends takes viewers back to 1990s Britain, where authorities were losing control of the drug trade. In a bold […]
Harvest Studios has greenlit Boo’d Up, a four-episode multi-camera comedy blending romance, heartbreak, and supernatural chaos, from Bentley Kyle Evans and Duane Martin. The series stars Carl Anthony Payne, who also serves as a producer, and Apryl Jones, alongside Duane Martin. The ensemble also includes Vanessa Bell Calloway, Varonica Mitchell, and Kaden J. Quinn. At […]
Jon Bernthal’s Punisher is back—and it looks as brutal as ever—in the first trailer for Marvel’s TV special Punisher: One Last Kill. Set to debut on Disney+ on May 12, just one week after the Season 2 finale of Daredevil: Born Again, the special finds Frank Castle spiraling deeper into chaos. The trailer teases a […]