Margo’s Got Money Troubles is, by most measures, a genuinely good television show. It is warm, funny, sharply written and anchored by a cast that brings remarkable depth to material that could easily have tipped into either melodrama or cheap comedy. Elle Fanning is disarming in the lead role, and the ensemble around her, Michelle […]

David Jonsson has joined the cast of Please, the upcoming A24 film written and directed by Halina Reijn. The British actor, who won the BAFTA Rising Star award in 2025, joins previously announced cast members Gracie Abrams, Connor Storrie, and Tom Burke. Please marks Reijn’s third collaboration with A24, following the satirical slasher Bodies Bodies […]

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is teaming up with Onyx Impact to launch a new initiative aimed at helping Black creators turn influence into sustainable, scalable media businesses. Announced Thursday, the NABOB Creator Mastermind is a 12-week program created to address some of the biggest barriers Black creators continue to face in the […]

The uber popular children’s YouTube phenomenon is making its way to the big screen — and it’s bringing some serious star power along for the ride. Universal Pictures has revealed the voice cast for CoComelon: The Movie, set for a theatrical release on February 19, 2027. The film will feature an ensemble of comedic and […]

UPDATED from our original announcement of ABFF’s lineup ABFF is not playing when it comes to its 30th anniversary celebration. The American Black Film Festival just unveiled an additional slate of speakers, screenings, conversations, and immersive experiences for its 2026 “Homecoming” celebration, and the lineup is stacked with some of the biggest names across television, […]

The Oval is officially coming to an end. BET has dropped the trailer and confirmed that Tyler Perry’s political drama will return for its seventh and final season on Tuesday, May 20, with new episodes rolling out weekly through September 30. The final season will premiere on Paramount+ at 12 AM PT/3 AM ET, followed […]

The network just announced a partnership with aTwist to develop and distribute microseries across linear and vertical platforms. Here’s why it matters. BET is making its first formal move into the microdrama space. The network announced today a partnership with aTwist, the U.S.-based microseries studio and platform formerly known as MicroCo, to develop and distribute […]

Will Smith is stepping into a new high-stakes role with Supermax, a propulsive action-thriller now officially set up at Amazon MGM Studios in a deal reportedly valued around $70 million. Directed by David Gordon Green, the project will skip theaters entirely and head straight to Prime Video as part of Amazon’s global rights acquisition from […]

Noel Braham is bringing his debut feature Angel City to the Cannes Market this year through Braham Entertainment. The cast includes Bria Samoné Henderson, Tonya Pinkins, Chris Kattan, Stakiah Lynn Washington, Helen Madelyn Kim, Roxanne Beckford, Dwight Hicks, and Kim Estes. Written, directed, produced by, and starring Braham, the film centers on a second-generation immigrant […]