Ava DuVernay has revealed that she’s no longer attached to Netflix’s multipart documentary chronicling the life of Prince. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker had been at work on the project for several months.Deadline also noted that Prince reached out directly to the Queen Sugar creator about working together before his 2016 death. However, during a conversation with […]
President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama chopped it up with American Factory directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar about their new Netflix documentary. In the conversation, they explain why it was chosen as the first feature released by their company, Higher Ground Productions. The 3-minute clip shows the Obamas and the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning directors […]
Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps have inked a deal to star in a new comedy series for Netflix titled “The Upshaws.” The series centers on a working-class Black family in Indiana struggling with how to make things work without a blueprint on how to do it, Variety reports. Sykes and Epps are executive-producing the show along with “Insecure” writer Regina Y. Hicks. […]
Netflix has so many great documentaries and Roland Martin came across one that he found scary. “The Family,” on Netflix is about a group that’s older than 80 years old. The group is all about power and control and they do so by using the teachings of Jesus. “It’s scary to watch,” Roland says. The […]
In their new roles as content creators and producers for Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama have secured the rights to Denzel Washington’s film adaptation of August Wilson’s 1982 play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. That deal was inked after Obama “happened to be in [Netflix CEO Ted] Sarandos’ offices” when Washington came in for a meeting, per Daily Mail. Denzel won’t star in the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” isn’t content with leaving behind a legacy of good television. It wants to do good in the real world, too. The series’ creative team said Thursday it has formed a fund that will support advocacy groups pressing for criminal justice reform and women […]
The nominations for the 2019 Emmy Awards were released Tuesday and among the shows and more with a big chance to take home trophies When They See Us has up for five nominations including Oustanding Limited Series as well as noms for actors Jharell Jerome, Asante Blackk and Michael K. Williams as well as actresses Niecy Nash, Aunjanue Ellis, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” film has scored six Emmy nominations, while documentaries on Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and the disastrous Fyre Festival also picked up nominations. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” earned a record-breaking 32 nominations, while Netflix’s “When They See Us” the dramatization of the story of The Central Park Five earned 16, […]
When you put three generations under one roof a lot of interesting things are bound to happen. Producer Meg DeLoatch brings that dynamic to our TV, and computer screens with her new Netflix series Family Reunion. DeLoatch says the show is so entertaining because three generations of one family living in one house is a […]
After the success of Ava DuVernay’s miniseries, which has been the platform’s most watched series since it premiered in May, the streaming service is continuing to tell stories for people who have been oppressed through the justice system.
“American Factory” will be the first project released globally under the Obamas production deal with Netflix. The original documentary is set to debut on the streaming giant on August 21, presented by Barack and Michelle’s Higher Ground Productions and Participant Media. Under the terms of their Netflix deal, the Obamas will produce “scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features” […]
The Oscar-nominated director tweeted out this news on June 26.
