Fox has given a script commitment to “8 Count,” a drama inspired by the life of famed choreographer and creative director Laurieann “Boom Kack” Gibson, from producer Mary J. Blige, writer Erika L. Johnson and Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group, reports Deadline. The project is described as a music-fueled drama that follows a young choreographer […]
If acting wasn’t enough, Kerry Washington will be producing an ABC comedy show called Man Of The House. Created and written by co-executive producer Frank Pines, the show will be all about his life growing up in a house full of women. The show follows a teenage quarterback whose mom gets a divorce and moves […]
You may be familiar with actor Shemar Moore on The Young & The Restless and Criminal Minds. But he wants you to get ready for his new show S.W.A.T.! “It’s really about life in 2017. We’re talking about Black Lives Matter, human trafficking, cyberbullying. It is crazy, fun. The action is off the chain,” says Moore. But this role spells opportunity and […]
HBO is about to double down on its relationship with “Insecure” co-creator and star Issa Rae. With a third season of the acclaimed comedy on deck, the Golden Globe nominee is currently developing a drama series with the cabler set in Los Angeles in the early and turbulent 1990s, reports Deadline.com. The as-yet-untitled project will […]
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and his teammate’s wife Gabrielle Union are now working together on a new comedy series in development at ABC, reports Variety. Titled “White Dave,” the single-camera series would follow a young African-American teenager who has grown up in an all-white suburb who suddenly moves to an all-black neighborhood when his […]
Morris Chestnut will be returning to Fox for a new show called The Long Walk. Written by Carol Mendelsohn, known for her work on CSI, is based on the new book The Bomb Maker by Thomas Perry. It’s about a retired private security expert that comes out of retirement when his old team, the LA Bomb Squad, is killed […]
TV personality, best-selling author, and chef Ayesha Curry has just secured an exclusive deal for unscripted content with Endemol Shine North America, reports Deadline. Under the pact, the studio will develop original unscripted content with Curry and Flutie Entertainment’s Yardie Girl Productions for Curry to both appear in and also executive produce. Flutie Entertainment discovered […]
Idris Elba will take the lead in a comedy series he created for U.K. TV outlet Sky and that is loosely based on his own childhood. Titled “In the Long Run,” the series is set in 1980s London and will follow the Easmon family, which has settled in England after having arrived from Sierra Leone […]
Gary “G” Thang Johnson is an old friend and alum of the show and couldn’t be more happy to catch up with the crew. Johnson will be starring in a new role as a sky caption in the new Bounce TV series Grown Folks. It’s about two couples who share a duplex navigating marriage, jobs, and […]
Lee Daniels is one busy man! And it doesn’t seem like he’ll be slowing down anytime soon. ESSENCE caught up with Daniels and Jussie Smollett to get the latest on the shows Empire & Star. While Smollet talked about life in Los Angeles, Twitter and almost living with Insecure actress Yvonne Orji Daniels gave us a sneak peek of his […]
Shemar Moore is leading the “reinvention” of the 1970s television series and 2003 film, “S.W.A.T.,” which centers on a Special Weapons and Tactics team. The series premieres Nov. 2, and is billed as a “realistic and sensitive look at the brave men and women” of the L.A.P.D. Metro S.W.A.T. team. Moore plays the head of […]
07/27/17 Victoria Rowell talks about her new show ‘The Rich & The Ruthless’. Rowell says,”I have now a home to show a black soap opera from our perspective”. Black people are one of the most unrepresented in media and especially in soap operas. This is her passion project as it’s important for her to show […]
