Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Magnolia Pictures has secured U.S. rights to “Omni Loop,” the indie sci-fi film starring Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) and Mary-Louise Parker (“Weeds”). The film is slated for a day-and-date release on September 20. Directed by Bernardo Britto (“Jacqueline Argentine”), “Omni Loop” made its world premiere at this year’s SXSW film festival. The story centers around […]
The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri is joining the cast of “Abbott Elementary” as Ayesha Teagues, the sister of Janine (played by series creator Quinta Brunson). Throughout the series, Janine mentions her complicated relationship with Ayesha. Edebiri will appear for the first time in tonight’s (Feb. 8) episode “Valentine’s Day” via FaceTime before returning for a larger […]
Netflix is coming out with a new 2D-animated interactive comedy-adventure special, We Lost Our Human. Audiences will choose to experience the story from the perspective of a self-involved cat Pud (Ben Schwartz). Or they choose that of a loving, hyperactive dog Ham (Ayo Edebiri). Pud/Ham wakes up one day to find that their human and […]
Ayo Edebiri joins Big Mouth to replace Jenny Slate’s role as Missy. Last month both Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell announced they were no longer going to voice mixed characters. They cited “Black characters should be played by Black people”. Since that time The Umbrella Academy’s Emmy Raver-Lampman replaced Bell on Apple TV’s Central Park […]