Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
After a nationwide, virtual search for a young actor to play the title role, Annie Live! has found its lead with Celina Smith. The character, long considered one of the great musical theater roles for young actresses, gets to sing the show’s most famous showstopper – “Tomorrow” – as well as “Maybe” and “It’s a […]
Updated with trailer: —- Teyana Taylor may be retiring from music, but she is expanding her acting resume. The multi-hyphenate entertainer is set to star in A.V. Rockwell’s feature debut A Thousand and One. The film follows Inez (Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, […]
In The Height’s Dascha Polanco is set to co-lead opposite Shanola Hampton in NBC pilot Dangerous Minds. The pilot comes from Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. READ: A Madea Homecoming: Tyler Perry is Bringing Madea Out of Retirement For Netflix Film The pilot is based on the Spanish […]
There are new additions to Netflix’s sci-fi series Stranger Things for its new season, titled Stranger Things 4. Myles Truitt, Regina Ting Chen, Amybeth McNulty, and Grace Van Dien will all recur in the upcoming season, the streamer announced during its “Geeked Week” presentation Wednesday (Jun 9). They join previously announced new cast members for […]
Madea is getting her own TV show. Tyler Perry is developing a Madea prequel drama series for Showtime. Titled Mabel, the show’s logline says “long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named Mabel Simmons. When she moved to Atlanta in […]
Being in a relationship is hard enough. Even healthy relationships have their hurdles. But somehow these married actors find a way to add more chaos to their coupledom by working together. The long hours, many reshoots, and all that goes into making a great film or series doesn’t affect the love these couples have […]
Wayne Brady is set to topline an autobiographical hybrid comedy. Brady is collaborating on this project with his ex-wife, Mandie Taketa as well as Will & Grace writer-producers Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally. READ: Sister Act 3 is Officially in Development With Whoopi Goldberg and Tyler Perry Attached The project will center on a divorced […]
There’s a Wendy Williams authorized biopic in the works over at Lifetime and they already found their leading couple. Ciera Payton and Morocco Omari are set to star as Wendy Williams and her ex-husband Kevin Hunter in Wendy Williams: The Hot Topic (working title). READ: Jason Mitchell to Star in Sean Bell Biopic 50 Shots […]
On This Day: TV and Film History on July 8th. History may be boring to some, but it’s what shapes us in life. Especially in film and TV. It allows us to celebrate the lives of celebrities who are entertaining us. READ: 11 Coming to America Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About As well as […]
Just about all of us are working from home, quarantined, or voluntarily staying inside and for a length of time that we aren’t quite sure about. So now it’s time to binge some entertainment. Check out these 46 binge-worthy shows to watch and where you can stream them (if you have that subscription) if you […]