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 […]

Anthony Mackie is stepping back into action mode with a new thriller, Barracuda, set to begin production this week in New Mexico. The film will also star Dafne Keen, alongside Steven Bauer and Anthony Del Negro. Directing is Neil Burger, known for Limitless, The Illusionist, and Divergent. The screenplay comes from Adam Mason and Simon […]

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 […]

Reinaldo Marcus Green is bringing Southern Bastards to Hulu, with Kevin Bacon set to star in the upcoming drama pilot. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel series by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour, Southern Bastards follows a determined military veteran who returns to Craw County, Alabama, in search of her estranged father—only to uncover a […]

HBO is sticking with Rooster. The network has officially renewed the college-set comedy for a second season, with Steve Carell returning to lead the series as it shifts from its fall semester setting into a new chapter at the fictional Ludlow College in the spring. Created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, Rooster continues Lawrence’s […]

Issa Rae is continuing to evolve her digital storytelling footprint — this time stepping into the fast-growing world of microdramas. Through Hoorae Media, Rae is partnering with TikTok to launch Screen Time, a new microdrama series designed for how audiences are increasingly consuming content: short-form, high-stakes, and built for engagement. The series marks the first […]