Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Hulu has opted not to proceed with its planned limited series featuring Elijah Kelley as Sammy Davis Jr., directed by Lee Daniels and produced by 20th Television. The future of this project is now uncertain. According to Deadline, 20th Television is actively exploring other platforms for the series, planning to enhance its appeal by adding […]
Signature Theatre has announced the cast for Dominique Morisseau’s “Sunset Baby,” featuring Russell Hornsby, Moses Ingram, and J. Alphonse Nicholson. Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, Sunset Baby highlights the collision of ideological conviction with the complexities of everyday survival in the story of a Black revolutionary’s fraught reunion with his adult daughter. The production […]
50 Cent gave fans a sneak peek into the upcoming Season 3 of BMF. The brief clip, featuring familiar faces Meech and Terry, sparked a frenzy on social media as fans eagerly anticipate the return of the crime drama. The teaser, shared by 50 Cent, ignited a virtual buzz with comments flooding in expressing excitement. […]
Prime Video canceled the British drama series “Riches” after only one season. Abby Ajayi, the creator, made the announcement on her Instagram account, expressing gratitude to the cast and crew and expressing her desire to continue telling more stories for the show. Ajayi stated in her Instagram post, “This time last year we launched. Much […]
Netflix has officially greenlit a 10-episode fourth season of “The Upshaws,” the beloved multi-camera comedy series created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes. The renewal comes after the successful release of Season 3, which followed the format of its predecessor by being split into two parts — eight episodes and an upcoming six-episode Part 5 […]
“Lawmen: Bass Reeves” has become Paramount+’s most-watched series premiere globally for 2023. Produced by Taylor Sheridan, the show features David Oyelowo as Bass Reeves, the first Black U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi. The series, exploring Reeves’ journey from enslavement to becoming a legendary lawman, has garnered 7.5 million viewers globally within the first week […]
FX “Alien” TV series, led by Noah Hawley, has added six new members to its cast: Babou Ceesay, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Diêm Camille, and Adrian Edmondson. Joining the previously announced stars, the series features Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, David Rysdahl, Samuel Blenkin, and Adarsh Gourav. This marks the […]
Deadline reports Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen will join Jason Momoa in the Warner Bros and Legendary Minecraft movie. Directed by Jared Hess, known for hits like Nacho Libre and Napoleon Dynamite, this star-studded cast is gearing up for a fresh take on the beloved computer game. Brooks is set to step into the […]
Netflix released the trailer for its upcoming documentary “Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only.” The documentary offering an intimate look into the lives and careers of comedy titans Kevin Hart and Chris Rock. The film captures the essence of their joint tour, “Rock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed,” which took place July 2022. The documentary, […]
Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming limited series, “Griselda,” starring Sofia Vergara as the notorious “Cocaine Godmother” Griselda Blanco. The six-episode drama, set to premiere on January 25, explores Blanco’s rise to power in the 1970s-80s Miami drug trade. Inspired by real events, the series is a collaboration between Vergara, who also serves […]