Anthony Hemingway

BALLIN ABROAD Documentary Special Community Screening to Take Place At North Carolina Black Film Festival

BALLIN ABROAD, a captivating documentary that follows the journeys of five American basketball players playing in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and Euro-Leagues, is set for a Special Community Screening at the North Carolina Black Film Festival.

LINGO Hosted By RuPaul Charles to Premiere in January on CBS

CBS announced the premieres of the new word-twisting game show LINGO, hosted and executive produced by Emmy Award winner RuPaul Charles; the new action-drama series TRUE LIES, starring Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga; along with returning series dates. Check out the new broadcast schedule now!

Winners of 2022 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards Released

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards during a two-night ceremony on July 21 and July 22 at Harmony Gold in Los Angeles. The ceremony followed several weeks of virtual panels and meetings for the finalists. 

Photos: Behind the Scenes of the Artios Awards with Danielle Pinnock

Danielle Pinnock, breakout star of CBS's hit comedy 'Ghosts', hosted the 37th Annual Artios Awards this week, honoring excellence in casting for film, TV and theater, presented by the Casting Society. Danielle Pinnock stars as a series regular on CBS's new comedy series, Ghosts. Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the awards now!

Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Image Awards

Today, the full list of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced. Nominees included Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, Respect, Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Denzel Washington, and more. Check out the full list of nominees now!

GENIUS: ARETHA estreno en exclusiva este viernes 4 de junio en Disney +

La tercera temporada de la serie de National Geographic está protagonizada por Cynthia Erivo como la Reina del Soul.

GENIUS: ARETHA en exclusiva en Disney+ el viernes 4 de junio

Cyntihia Erivo será la encargada de meterse en la piel de la famosa cantante

Cynthia Erivo Unveils Key Art for GENIUS: ARETHA

Cynthia Erivo marked her birthday by unveiling the exclusive key art to National Geographic’s critically acclaimed anthology series, GENIUS: ARETHA.

OWN to Air John Legend Hosted Special REVISITING UNDERGROUND

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air “Revisiting Underground,” an all-new half-hour special from Sony Pictures Television, immediately following the previously announced January 5 premiere on OWN of the critically acclaimed historical drama “Underground on OWN” at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Raphael Saadiq, Terence Blanchard Will Provide Music For GENIUS: ARETHA

National Geographic, with Fox 21 Studios and Imagine Television Studios, announced today that Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated musician Raphael Saadiq has been tapped to serve as executive music producer on GENIUS: ARETHA. Saadiq is responsible for producing, arranging and recording all of the original song elements within the series featuring live performances. The score will be written and produced by multi-Grammy Award-winner and Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard ('Harriet,' 'BlacKkKlansman').

Raphael Saadiq and Terence Blanchard Join GENIUS: ARETHA on National Geographic

National Geographic, with FOX 21 Studios and Imagine Television Studios, announced today that Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated musician Raphael Saadiq has been tapped to serve as executive music producer on GENIUS: ARETHA. Saadiq is responsible for producing, arranging and recording all of the original song elements within the series featuring live performances. The score will be written and produced by multi-Grammy Award-winner and Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard ('Harriet,' 'BlacKkKlansman').

Tony Winner Courtney B. Vance Joins Cynthia Erivo in GENIUS

National Geographic, with Imagine Television Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios, announced today that the Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance ('The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story') will star opposite previously announced Cynthia Erivo ('Harriet,' Broadway's 'The Color Purple') as Aretha Franklin in the next installment of the Emmy-winning global anthology series GENIUS: ARETHA. Additionally, Suzan-Lori Parks ('Topdog/Underdog') will serve as showrunner and executive producer and Anthony Hemingway ('Power,' 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story') will executive produce and serve as the producing director for the upcoming season. Filming will start this December for a spring 2020 premiere on National Geographic channels in 172 countries and in 43 languages.

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Patrice Covington to Star Opposite Cynthia Erivo in GENIUS: ARETHA

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Patrice Covington, Kimberly Hébert GregoryMalcolm Barrett, and Sanai Victoria are set to co-star opposite Cynthia Erivo in Genius: Aretha, according to Deadline. Erivo was previously announced to star as Aretha Franklin in the anthology series from National Geographic.

Daveed Diggs to Play Frederick Douglass in Showtime Slavery Drama GOOD LORD BIRD

Daveed Diggs and Wyatt Russell have joined Showtime's limited series drama set in pre-Civil War America, Good Lord Bird, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They join a cast that includes Ethan Hawke and Joshua Johnson-Lionel.

VIDEO: Starz Releases Season Six Trailer for POWER

Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today released the official season six trailer for its #1 hit series 'Power' timed to a celebrated cast appearance at Essence Festival. Cast members Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Joseph Sikora, Rotimi, La La Anthony and Larenz Tate appeared together at the festival's Center Stage to give thousands of fans their very first glimpse into season six. Created by Courtney A. Kemp, 'Power' season six premieres Sunday, August 25, 2019 on STARZ, the STARZ app and STARZ ON DEMAND, and culminates with the Final Betrayal played out across an extended 15-episode season.

Starz Announces the Sixth Season of POWER Will Be the Final Betrayal

Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced that the first chapter of its #1 hit series 'Power,' created by Courtney A. Kemp, will close with The Final Betrayal. A heightened and unpredictable journey that raises the stakes yet again, Season 6 will play out over a super-sized, 15-episode season, premiering Sunday, August 25, 2019 on STARZ, the Starz app and Starz ON DEMAND.

Sundance Institute Names Four New Members of Board of Trustees

Sundance Institute announced today that Jason Blum, Ebs Burnough, Lynette Wallworth and Lisa-Michele Church will join the Institute's Board of Trustees. The new Trustees bring deep experience and broad expertise spanning communications, emerging media, and film production to the Institute's governance, and will work closely with President & Founder Robert Redford, Board Chair Pat Mitchell and Executive Director Keri Putnam.

Ethan Hawke to Executive Produce and Star in GOOD LORD BIRD for Showtime

 SHOWTIME has ordered the eight-part limited series GOOD LORD BIRD from Blumhouse Television, based on the National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird by bestselling author James McBride. Oscar®, Golden Globe® and Tony® nominee Ethan Hawke will star as 19th-century abolitionist John Brown and is co-writing and executive producing with award-winning author and producer Mark Richard (The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Hell on Wheels). Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway (Underground) will direct and executive produce. GOOD LORD BIRD is told from the point of view of Onion, an enslaved teenager who becomes a member in Brown's motley family during the time of Bleeding Kansas, eventually participating in the famous 1859 raid on the Army depot at Harpers Ferry. Brown's raid failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended, but was the instigating event that started the Civil War.

Award-Winning Director/Producer Anthony Hemingway Among Honorees At Fifth Annual Truth Awards

The Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in association with award winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her non-profit organization, The DIVA Foundation, are excited to announce that the award-winning director/producer Anthony Hemingway will round out this year's impressive list of award-winning honorees for the fifth annual Truth Awards. 

ABC Orders NEW YORK UNDERCOVER Reboot

ABC has given a formal pilot order to the reboot of Dick Wolf's New York Undercover, according to Deadline.