Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Check out the first look at Onyx Collective’s Reasonable Doubt, a new legal drama series led by Emayatzy Corinealdi. The series will premiere Tuesday, September 27, on Hulu. The series also stars Michael Ealy, Thadeus J. Mixson, Tim Jo, McKinley Freeman, Angela Grovey, and newcomer Aderinsola Olabode as series regular. Pauletta Washington and Sean Patrick […]
Myles Bullock and Vince Staples have joined the cast of the White Men Can’t Jump remake for 20th Century Studios. They will star opposite previously announced leads Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls who will take on the roles originated by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. This movie will be Harlow’s acting debut. Lance Reddick, Teyana […]
Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz (who apparently was retired) are teaming up for the new Netflix original film, Back in Action. Foxx announced the project via an audio tweet between him, Diaz, and Tom Brady — who is actually not apart of this project. Seth Gordon is directing and co-penning the film alongside Brendan O’Brien. […]
Michaela Coel joins Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in the TV show reboot of Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Amazon’s Prime Video. John Turturro and Paul Dano have also been cast. Glover and Erskine lead the series as John and Jane, whose marriage only becomes more complicated when they are hired by a mysterious spy […]
Showtime’s upcoming TV comedy pilot based on Rick Famuyiwa’s 1999 film, The Wood has set its cast. Richard T. Jones and Tamala Jones are set to reprise their roles as Slim and Tanya and they will join newly cast Melvin Gregg, Xavier Mills, Karen Obilom, Vince Staples, and Essence Renae. The project comes from the […]
Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Pictures teamed up earlier this month (June 5, 2022), to pay homage to Black animators with “A Great Day in Animation.” The event was inspired by the iconic 1958 “A Great Day in Harlem,” photographed by Art Kane. The image, which was later recreated in 1998 for Hip Hop, featured 57 […]
James Lesure joins the cast of The Rookie spin-off, The Rookie: Feds, led by Niecy Nash-Betts. Frankie Faison, Kat Foster, Felix Solis, Britt Robertson, and Kevin Zegers have also been cast in the new series. The spinoff, follows the premise of The Rookie, which centers on the oldest rookie in the LAPD. However, the new […]
In a shocking recasting, Nigel Thatch is leaving Epix’s hit series Godfather of Harlem where he portrayed Malcolm X and Jason Alan Carvell is stepping into the role. We’re unsure why Thatch is leaving the series which is entering its third seasons. Production begins this week in New York. Created by Chris Brancato and Paul […]
Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt, and Shakira Ja’nai Paye have joined the cast of AMC’s upcoming science-fiction comedy series Demascus. They will join as series regulars opposite previously cast Okieriete Onaodowan in the series from playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and AMC Studios. The six-episode series is set to premiere next year on AMC and AMC+. READ: […]
Tiffany Boone is set to star opposite André Holland in the Huey P. Newton limited series The Big Cigar for Apple TV. The series, which is about how the Black Panther leader eluded a nationwide manhunt and escaped to Cuba, is based on Joshuah Bearman’s Playboy article of the same name. Bearman is also attached […]