SLAY TV is making its return, and it is bringing its flagship series with it. The digital media network, founded to center Black LGBTQ+ storytelling across original scripted and unscripted content, is reviving alongside Season 2 of Unrequited, the award-winning LGBTQ+ dramedy web series from creator and showrunner Juss Thrasher. Unrequited follows Liam, a lonely […]
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Darnell Lindsey Jr. Stars in and Writes Detroit-Set Romantic Drama Jordan’s Love
Cameras are officially rolling on Jordan’s Love, a new romantic drama that aims to capture the emotional depth and timeless feel of the Black love stories that defined the 1990s and early 2000s. Written by and starring Darnell Lindsey Jr., the film is directed by Paige B. Alston and is currently in production in Detroit. […]
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HBO Max Teases Its Second Half 2026 Slate With First Looks at Lanterns, The Gilded Age, and More [VIDEO]
The new promo includes never-before-seen footage from several upcoming originals HBO Max is giving viewers an early look at what’s ahead. The streamer dropped a new “Coming Soon” promo on Sunday, offering a curated preview of its second half 2026 lineup, featuring a mix of returning favorites and highly anticipated new originals. Among the highlights […]
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Paramount+ Drops Trailer For Season 2 of Spy Thriller ‘The Agency’ Starring Jeffrey Wright & Jodie Turner-Smith
The spy thriller starring Michael Fassbender returns with a full ten-episode season and a mole hunt at its center Paramount+ has set a return date for one of its most acclaimed dramas. All ten episodes of The Agency Season 2 will be available beginning June 21 at 12:00 AM PT on the platform, the network […]
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K.D. and Chris Chalk Explore Love, Loss, and the Space Between in ‘Bless the Telephone’ [TRAILER]
The short film makes its world premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London this June. Husband and wife K.D. and Chris Chalk are taking their creative partnership to London. Bless the Telephone, written, directed by, and starring K.D. Chalk, has been selected as an Official Selection of the 2026 Raindance Film Festival, where it […]
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BANKABLE: Byron Allen Has Been Playing the Long Game for Ownership in Media. Comedy Was Just How It Started.
On thirty years of acquisition, rejection, and building something the industry couldn’t ignore. In May 2026, Byron Allen did two things in the same month that made a lot of people ask the same question at the same time: who is this guy? He took over Stephen Colbert’s late night slot on CBS. And he […]
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Ryan Coogler Has Grossed $2.75 Billion at the Box Office in Just 5 Films + Other Ways Coogler is Making Hollywood History
From a $900,000 indie debut to one of the most decorated filmmakers alive, Ryan Coogler is in a class of his own. Ryan Coogler has done something that takes most directors an entire career to accomplish. In just five feature films, the Oakland-born filmmaker has grossed over $2.75 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing […]
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WNBA Stars Syd Colson, Gabby Williams and Theresa Plaisance to Appear in Sports Romantic Comedy ‘Courtside’
Run-A-Muck, the creator-led multi-platform company co-founded by Jennifer Beals, is developing Courtside, a romantic comedy set in the world of professional women’s basketball. The project was reported by Deadline. Written by Brittani Nichols and directed by Carly Usdin, the film follows an injury-plagued women’s hoops superstar whose championship ambitions are upended when she falls for […]
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Rest in Peace: Grizz Chapman, 30 Rock Actor, Dead at 52
Grizzwald “Grizz” Chapman, the actor best known for playing the fan-favorite character Grizz on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, has died. He was 52. Chapman’s longtime representative Saideh A. Brown confirmed the news to TMZ on Friday, May 22. His cousin, Harlem Globetrotter Donte “Hammer” Harrison, later shared on Instagram that Chapman had died peacefully […]
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Michael V. Epps and Shamon Brown Jr. on The Chi’s Final Season and Their Brotherhood
We sat down with Michael V. Epps (Jake Taylor) and Shamon Brown Jr. (Papa) ahead of The Chi’s eighth and final season on Paramount+ to talk about brotherhood, what it means to grow up on screen alongside your audience, and the specific details of Chicago culture they brought to their characters. Shamon opens up about […]