VIDEO: STARZ Releases P-VALLEY Season Two Teaser
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022 STARZ releases the new teaser trailer for season two of its critically acclaimed series “P-Valley,” a kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could located down deep in the Mississippi Delta, and the big characters who enter its doors. Watch the teaser trailer for the new season now!...
Starz Announces Two New Series, P-VALLEY and HIGHTOWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 27, 2018 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced today the series pickups of 'P-Valley' (working title), based on her play Pussy Valley, and 'Hightown,' formerly called 'P-Town,' from Rebecca Cutter ('Gotham'), Gary Lennon (STARZ Original series 'Power') and Jerry Bruckheimer TV....
BronzeLens Film Festival 2018 Brings Diverse Films and Interactive Experiences to Atlanta
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2018 BronzeLens Film Festival 2018 (BronzeLens) will present an interactive experience designed to stimulate ideation and foster collaborations over the course of five days, August 22-26. Programming includes a diverse mix of cutting-edge panels, workshops, master classes and highly anticipated signature...
POWER BOOK II: GHOST to Premiere in March on STARZ
by Michael Major - December 15, 2022 Season three of the popular drama series returns with new twists and new turns as the Tariq, Brayden, Monet, and the Tejadas have to Level Up or Get Taken Down. Fresh off the murder of Zeke, everyone is grieving, but they won’t get much time as a new set of problems and questions arise. Watch a teas...
Submissions Open For 2020 American Black Film Festival's HBO Short Film Competition
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 12, 2019 Film submissions are now open for the American Black Film Festival (ABFF)'s 23rd Annual HBO Short Film Competition. The five filmmakers selected as finalists will receive a trip to the festival in Miami Beach, Florida (including airfare and hotel accommodations), which runs from June 17-21, 2020. Th...
Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with Rachel Bay Jones, Brandon Victor Dixon and the Cast of NEXT TO NORMAL
by Walter McBride - January 17, 2020 BroadwayWorld is taking you inside rehearsals for Next to Normal at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts! Take a look at photos below!...
New Series From Kevin Hart & Charlamagne Tha God's SBH Coming to Audible
by Michael Major - February 07, 2022 Under their newly created audio production banner SBH Productions, the two superstar talents will bring five new projects to Audible listeners in 2022, all of which supports the overall vision of the development deal to give rise to Black creatives and create content that speaks to the culture. Nico...
OWN's Peabody Award-Winning Drama DAVID MAKES MAN Announces Recurring Cast and Directors for Second Season
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 08, 2020 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of ten new recurring roles plus directors Kiel Adrian Scott and Erica Watson for the second season of 'David Makes Man,' the Peabody Award-winning and critically acclaimed drama from Academy Award(R) winner Tarell Alvin McCraney and Warner Bros...
Smith Global Sets Release Date for Star-Studded Social Injustice Film CANAL STREET
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 28, 2018 Smith Global Media announced today they have acquired the Worldwide rights to CANAL STREET, which screened to rave reviews at this year's American Black Film Festival (ABFF) among others. The film will open on January 18th, 2019, over Martin Luther King weekend, with a limited release playing in scr...
TV One Premieres Original Suspense Crime Drama BLOOD ON HER BADGE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 28, 2020 TV One has announced the premiere date of its newest suspense-drama film BLOOD ON HER BADGE airing November 16, 2020 at 8 P.M. ET/7C....
BET Networks, Tyler Perry Studios To Debut BET+ on September 19
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 09, 2019 BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), and Tyler Perry Studios today announced that, BET+, their joint venture and premier subscription video-on demand service, will launch in the U.S. on Thursday, September 19. For $9.99 per month, BET+ will feature more than 1,000 hours of prem...
26-Year-Old David Busby Lands Debut Role On Bounce TV's SAINTS AND SINNERS
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2018 When viewers watch young, upcoming actor David Busby in his debut recurring role on the third season of Bounce TV's sizzling series 'Saints and Sinners,' they are witnessing the passion of a young man who has had his own personal run-in with real life saints and sinners. Working alongside the show's...
STARZ Announces New Series P-VALLEY from Acclaimed Playwright Katori Hall
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 21, 2020 Starz announced today that the new original series “P-Valley” will premiere on Sunday, July 12 at 8 PM ET/PT, airing eight episodes week-to-week on STARZ in the U.S. and Canada and on STARZPLAY across Europe, Latin America and Japan....
STARZ Announces Premiere Date for POWER BOOK II: GHOST
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 10, 2020 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today released first look tease art for the new STARZ Original series, “Power Book II: Ghost,” announcing its global premiere this September on STARZ and Starzplay....
Finalists Announced for the 2020 American Black Film Festival's Annual HBO Short Film Competition
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2020 HBO announced today their selection of finalists who will compete in ABFF's 23rd annual HBO Short Film Competition....
Smith Global Media Acquires CANAL STREET
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 26, 2018 Smith Global Media announced today they have acquired the Worldwide rights to Canal Street, which screened to rave reviews at this year's American Black Film Festival (ABFF) among others. The film will open on January 18th, 2019, over Martin Luther King weekend....
93RD OSCARS Production Team Welcomes New Talent and Show Veterans
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 24, 2021 Rob Paine has been associated with the Oscars telecast for more than 20 years and returns as supervising producer....
Lifetime Announces Movie and Documentary Events for Winter 2021
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 24, 2020 Lifetime unveils airdates for two all-new authorized biopics and three new documentaries centered on some of the most iconic women in pop culture history....
Tyler Perry Announces Two New Original Series for BET+
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 08, 2019 On the heels ofBET's new original series, “Tyler Perry's The Oval” claiming the #1 spot as the new scripted series for general market P18-49, P2+ for ALL of cable TV,* Tyler Perry expands his content offerings with two new original series for the network's premium streaming service BET+, “Tyler Perr...
Wake Up With BWW 1/31: Artios Awards Winners, and More!
by Stephi Wild - January 31, 2020 Today's top stories: Hadestown, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more win Artios Awards, and more!...
BET Network Renews BOOMERANG and AMERICAN SOUL
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 02, 2019 Today BET Networks announced second season pick-ups for both its half-hour subversive, smart, serialized comedy series 'BOOMERANG,' and the critically-acclaimed period drama based on the untold rise of the iconic music and dance program 'Soul Train,' 'AMERICAN SOUL.' BET is investing in partnerships...
Photo Flash: First Look at NEXT TO NORMAL Starring Rachel Bay Jones, Brandon Victor Dixon and More at the Kennedy Center
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2020 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the Broadway Center Stage production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Next to Normal....
Photo Flash: First Look at NEXT TO NORMAL Starring Rachel Bay Jones, Brandon Victor Dixon and More at the Kennedy Center
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2020 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the Broadway Center Stage production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Next to Normal....
75th Emmy Awards Will Air Monday, January 15 on FOX
by Stephi Wild - August 10, 2023 The Television Academy and FOX have announced that the telecast of the 75th Emmy Awards will air on Monday, January 15, 2024....
NAACP Hosts 50th NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon
by Stephi Wild - March 10, 2019 The NAACP hosted its 50th NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon today at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles celebrating the achievements of the 50th NAACP Image Awards nominees.... |