Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
NBC is clearing house—and if you blinked, chances are one of your favorite shows just got the axe. As part of a brutal reshuffling of its primetime slate ahead of the NBA’s move to Tuesday nights, NBC has handed out just two drama renewals: Brilliant Minds and The Hunting Party. Both freshman series are coming […]
Damson Idris and Anamaria Vartolomei are set to lead Miles & Juliette, a jazz-infused period romance that dives into the lesser-known love story between two young artists on the cusp of becoming icons—Miles Davis and Juliette Gréco. Directed by Love & Mercy filmmaker Bill Pohlad, the film follows 22-year-old Miles Davis (played by Idris) during […]
A powerful cast is coming together for a story that hits close to home for many. Old Gray Mare, the emotionally gripping short film written and directed by Courtney Glaudé (The Reading), stars Devale Ellis (Sistas), Tyler Lepley (Harlem, P-Valley), Charnele Brown (A Different World), and Larissa Dali. Old Gray Mare is a haunting, intimate […]
NBC has officially handed out a series order to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, a new single-camera comedy led by Tracy Morgan. This marks a major move for Morgan, who now has two series on the way—Reggie Dinkins at NBC and the upcoming The Neighborhood spinoff Crutch at CBS, where he takes on […]
Nicholas G. Sims and Amari Bacchus are set to lead the cast of Blood on the Books, a forthcoming limited series that revisits the tragic 1970 Jackson State College shootings—a pivotal yet often overlooked moment in civil rights history. Sims will portray Phillip Lafayette Gibbs, a 21-year-old pre-law student, husband, and father who was fatally […]
Peacock is spotlighting the next wave of storytellers with the debut of four new scripted series developed by digital-first creators—and all four series now have official trailers available to view. Launching under the banner of the Emerging Artist Series, the shows premiere Monday, May 19, with all episodes dropping at once. The series—The Kouncil, The […]
BET+ just released the official trailer for Onyx, its upcoming sci-fi thriller about friendship, personal dilemmas, and a desert getaway gone completely left. The film is set to premiere Thursday, May 22, exclusively on BET+. Starring Jennifer Freeman, Tanjareen Thomas, Ariane Andrew, Sean Riggs, Nate Walker, A.J. Littlejohn, and Erika Rose St. Louis, Onyx is […]
Get ready, because John Cena’s trash-talking antihero is strapping on the helmet (and yes, the tighty-whities) once again. Season 2 of Peacemaker officially premieres Thursday, August 21 on Max, and the new trailer makes one thing clear: the world—and the DCU—is about to get even messier. Returning alongside Cena are fan favorites Danielle Brooks (Leota […]
Prime Video is officially off the case when it comes to On Call. The half-hour cop drama from Dick Wolf, his son Elliot Wolf, and Chicago P.D. alum Tim Walsh has been cancelled after just one season—despite strong viewership and a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. But don’t count it out just yet. According […]
NBC is cleaning house. In preparation for a primetime shake-up driven by the network’s new NBA deal, NBC has officially canceled Found, Suits: LA, The Irrational, Night Court, and Lopez vs. Lopez. That’s five scripted series—spanning drama, comedy, and franchise spin-offs—cleared off the schedule as the network reshuffles for the 2025–2026 season. READ: Saying Goodbye: TV […]