In June of this year, Matthew A. Cherry signed a major multi-year deal with Warner Bros Television to develop comedies, dramas, and event series with the studio. Now, we’ve been informed about the first series that will be part of this deal: Young Love. Created by Cherry, Young Love is a 2D-animated series that features […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For Michael B. Jordan, timing is everything. So when the SAG award winner marched in a Los Angeles Black Lives Matter protest last month demanding that Hollywood drastically increase its diversity in the executive ranks, it was a moment he felt prepared for. ‘I think it’s always been brewing in me, […]
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is teaming up with CBS Television Studios through a multi-year agreement to produce content that focuses on the African American experience. Through this new partnership, the organizations will collaborate on producing scripted, unscripted, and documentary content for CBS’s broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms. This deal […]
Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, Old Guard), is set to direct the upcoming period action drama The Woman King for Sony’s TriStar. Influenced by true events, the historical movie is set in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most paramount states of Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries. […]
Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts will star in the upcoming Netflix family drama “Leave the World Behind,” which is adapted from the Rumaan Alam novel of the same name. After longing to work together again, Washington and Roberts are finally reuniting in the film world after 27 years, previously starring together in the 1993 legal […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” his prize winning book about racism and police violence, is being adapted by HBO for a special this fall. HBO announced Thursday that the program will feature readings from “Between the World and Me” and will be directed by Apollo […]
Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. The “12 Years a Slave” director will get the opening night slot for the 1980s-set music romance “Lovers Rock” in addition to two other premieres for films in his anthology series. McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis, Sterling K. Brown and LeBron James are among several honorees at the AAFCA TV Honors later this month. The African American Film Critics Association announced the recipients of the second annual event on Wednesday. The virtual ceremony is scheduled to air on Aug. 22. Comedian-actress Aida Rodriguez will host […]
The cast and director of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show recently joined Variety’s Streaming Room to speak on the show’s historical impact, guest stars, and future plans. Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, director Dime Davis and guest star Angela Bassett all tuned in for the virtual Q&A. Thede, who created […]