HBO has dropped the teaser for JAŸ-Z In 8, an eight-part documentary series directed by Rick Rubin, set to debut this fall on HBO and stream on Max. The series finds Rubin sitting down with JAŸ-Z to discuss his music, lyrics, life experiences and creative process. The two have history together, with Rubin producing 99 […]

ESSENCE Festival of Culture Presented by Coca-Cola is planting a serious flag in the film and television space this year. The festival’s 2026 daytime programming, set for July 3 through 5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, includes exclusive studio previews, an indie film slate drawn from more than 600 global […]

Harold Wheeler, the Tony Award-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer and conductor who served as musical director for 17 seasons of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, died Wednesday, June 24, at his home in Los Angeles following a lengthy illness. He was 82. His death was confirmed by Broadway producer and longtime family friend Lamar Richardson. Born […]

NBC has locked in its fall 2026 premiere schedule, with the network rolling out a mix of returning heavyweights and new series from September through November. The season gets underway on September 9 with the NFL Kickoff Game, a Super Bowl LX rematch pitting the defending champion Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. Sunday […]

As MGM+’s sci-fi horror series ‘From’ is renewed for its its fifth and final season, Harold Perrineau has already found his next lead role. The actor is set to star in Brawlers, a gritty feature film set against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s amateur MMA scene, with retired MMA star Ronda Rousey serving as executive […]

The Oscar-winning filmmaking duo Daniels has added Kerrice Brooks and Silvia Dionicio to its untitled Universal event film, Deadline has learned exclusively. The two join previously announced cast members Matt Damon, Sandra Oh, Charles Melton and Sean Kaufman, as well as fellow newcomers Jackson Kelly and Thalia Dudek. While Damon leads the film, sources say […]

CJ Obasi has lined up his next feature. Obasi will direct, produce and co-write The Boy Who Runs, a biopic charting the extraordinary life of Ugandan distance runner Julius Achon. He is co-writing the screenplay with Kirimi Kiage and Teddy Gitau. The film is being produced by Swiss-based studio 9 Nights in association with Obasi’s […]

Hasbro, the U.S. entertainment giant behind Peppa Pig, is asking child actors on the beloved animated series to sign over their voices to artificial intelligence under new contract terms, Deadline revealed. The move has ignited a firestorm across the children’s entertainment industry and drawn nearly 1,000 signatures on an open letter condemning the practice. Under […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 529 artists and executives for its 2026 member class, and among those welcomed into the organization’s ranks is a cohort of Black talent spanning actors, directors, composers, editors and beyond. An Academy invitation is one of the film industry’s most significant forms of […]