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Seinfeld was the biggest sitcom on television during the time it aired on NBC. Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the show About Nothing was loved by everyone and it made the careers of Jerry Seinfeld who played himself, Julia Louis-Dreyfus who played Elaine Benes, and Jason Alexander who played the universally loved George. The series mostly followed four people hanging out and going on weird and absurdly comedic adventures. So, if you miss the hilarious comedy, unconventional but relatable characters, and timeless stories in Seinfeld, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – HBO
Curb Your Enthusiasm is a cringe comedy series created by Larry David. The HBO series revolves around Larry David, a popular TV writer and producer as he gets into various misadventures in Los Angeles with his actor friends. Curb Your Enthusiasm stars Larry...
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – HBO
Curb Your Enthusiasm is a cringe comedy series created by Larry David. The HBO series revolves around Larry David, a popular TV writer and producer as he gets into various misadventures in Los Angeles with his actor friends. Curb Your Enthusiasm stars Larry...
- 8/31/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for 1992, The Deliverance and Only Murders in the Building.
Adam Sandler: Love You special screening
Sandler debuted his new Netflix comedy special in NYC on Aug. 20, alongside director (and former Uncut Gems collaborator) Josh Safdie.
Josh Safdie and Adam Sandler The Crow premiere
Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs walked the carpet at the NY premiere of their new version of The Crow on Aug. 20. The premiere was followed by an afterparty hosted by Lionsgate, TikTok and Ssense.
Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs Director Rupert Sanders at the afterparty. Only Murders in the Building premiere
With season four of the hit Hulu comedy heading to Los Angeles, stars Steve Martin, Martin
Short, Selena Gomez and Meryl Streep followed suit for the premiere on the Paramount lot on Aug. 22.
Meryl Streep,...
Adam Sandler: Love You special screening
Sandler debuted his new Netflix comedy special in NYC on Aug. 20, alongside director (and former Uncut Gems collaborator) Josh Safdie.
Josh Safdie and Adam Sandler The Crow premiere
Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs walked the carpet at the NY premiere of their new version of The Crow on Aug. 20. The premiere was followed by an afterparty hosted by Lionsgate, TikTok and Ssense.
Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs Director Rupert Sanders at the afterparty. Only Murders in the Building premiere
With season four of the hit Hulu comedy heading to Los Angeles, stars Steve Martin, Martin
Short, Selena Gomez and Meryl Streep followed suit for the premiere on the Paramount lot on Aug. 22.
Meryl Streep,...
- 8/30/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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CultureCon is coming back and bringing Cynthia Erivo, Yara Shahidi and Law Roach with it.
Presented by Max, CultureCon is scheduled to take place at Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn from Oct. 5 to 6. It will be preceded by additional programming in the days leading up to the big conference. Powered by the Creative Collective NYC, CultureCon hosts diverse creatives as a way to connect with other creators, learn best practices to build their craft and career and network with industry experts while taking in a schedule of programming. This year’s theme will be camp.
“We’re so honored to see CultureCon take its place as a global platform that champions creativity, community and democratizes access for diverse creatives,” founder and CEO Imani Ellis said in a statement. “I’m beyond excited to celebrate culture-shifters who inspire us all to be unapologetic in our pursuit for creative equity. Together, we’re...
Presented by Max, CultureCon is scheduled to take place at Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn from Oct. 5 to 6. It will be preceded by additional programming in the days leading up to the big conference. Powered by the Creative Collective NYC, CultureCon hosts diverse creatives as a way to connect with other creators, learn best practices to build their craft and career and network with industry experts while taking in a schedule of programming. This year’s theme will be camp.
“We’re so honored to see CultureCon take its place as a global platform that champions creativity, community and democratizes access for diverse creatives,” founder and CEO Imani Ellis said in a statement. “I’m beyond excited to celebrate culture-shifters who inspire us all to be unapologetic in our pursuit for creative equity. Together, we’re...
- 8/28/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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It’s about 8:15 in the morning on a warm, midsummer Friday about 40 miles north-northeast of the Hollywood TMZ, as I try to keep pace with the brown Porsche 911 in front of me.
We are winding through the back canyons of Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest on the way to Newcomb’s Ranch for the Good Vibes Breakfast Club. I pick up the walkie-talkie in the front seat of the Hyundai Elantra N — the tricked-out sport version of the brand’s sedan — and radio over, “Don’t wait for me, keep going.”
Moments later, the brown 911 — delightfully called “Rolling Coffee Bean” by its owner, actor and comedian Byron Bowers — speeds off through the straightaways and esses of Little Tujunga Canyon until it’s a smudge in the distance.
Good Vibes Breakfast Club isn’t a car meet and it’s not a car show; it’s a place...
We are winding through the back canyons of Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest on the way to Newcomb’s Ranch for the Good Vibes Breakfast Club. I pick up the walkie-talkie in the front seat of the Hyundai Elantra N — the tricked-out sport version of the brand’s sedan — and radio over, “Don’t wait for me, keep going.”
Moments later, the brown 911 — delightfully called “Rolling Coffee Bean” by its owner, actor and comedian Byron Bowers — speeds off through the straightaways and esses of Little Tujunga Canyon until it’s a smudge in the distance.
Good Vibes Breakfast Club isn’t a car meet and it’s not a car show; it’s a place...
- 8/23/2024
- by Jon Alain Guzik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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In “Hollywood Black,” a four-part docuseries streaming on MGM+, director Justin Simien chronicles the vast and untold history of the Black experience in Hollywood. Inspired by historian Donald Bogle’s book by the same title, the series unearths parts of film history that don’t get taught in film school, and puts into historical, cultural, and societal contexts those performers and films that did break through to the mainstream. When Simien was a guest on an upcoming episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, he talked about how he was inspired to make the series by his own recent discovery of films, filmmakers, and rich periods of Black cinema that he was previously unaware of and wasn’t taught in film school.
“I am so shocked because it’s not what you think, it’s not what you were conditioned to believe,” said Simien. “What you finally uncover is some of the work is so sophisticated,...
“I am so shocked because it’s not what you think, it’s not what you were conditioned to believe,” said Simien. “What you finally uncover is some of the work is so sophisticated,...
- 8/22/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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Exciting news for fans of Lynn Whitfield and The Chi!
The Emmy award-winning actress was just announced this week to being promoted to series regular on the Showtime drama for the upcoming seventh season, according to Deadline.
The series was renewed earlier this summer just days before part two of season six premiered.
Keep reading to find out more…
Lynn joined the cast in season six in a heavily recurring role as Alicia, “an intimidating, fearless and powerful matriarch who is laser-focused on avenging her brother’s murder.”
Season six, according to Deadline, set a new record for the series, notching it’s most-streamed season yet!
The Chi was created by Lena Waithe, and is a “timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.”
If you missed it, get the latest Showtime news here!
The Emmy award-winning actress was just announced this week to being promoted to series regular on the Showtime drama for the upcoming seventh season, according to Deadline.
The series was renewed earlier this summer just days before part two of season six premiered.
Keep reading to find out more…
Lynn joined the cast in season six in a heavily recurring role as Alicia, “an intimidating, fearless and powerful matriarch who is laser-focused on avenging her brother’s murder.”
Season six, according to Deadline, set a new record for the series, notching it’s most-streamed season yet!
The Chi was created by Lena Waithe, and is a “timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.”
If you missed it, get the latest Showtime news here!
- 8/16/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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What happens when you’ve exhausted all options and cast your last line of hope into the sea of unattainable American Dreams? This is the question posed by co-writer and director Justin Kim WooSŏk in his Korean American short film Sarajin. Making its debut at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, the story follows an unobtrusive but diligent snow crab fisherman (Jongman Kim) struggling to make ends meet for his immigrant family. When the snow crab that he and the rest of the fishing village depend on suddenly disappear due to climate change, he and his family have to decide whether to stay or leave their new home behind.
Here, the filmmaker talks to Deadline about displacement, life out on the ocean and wanting to poke holes in the follies of the American Dream to show a nuanced breadth of the immigrant experience.
Deadline: How did you end up in filmmaking?...
Here, the filmmaker talks to Deadline about displacement, life out on the ocean and wanting to poke holes in the follies of the American Dream to show a nuanced breadth of the immigrant experience.
Deadline: How did you end up in filmmaking?...
- 8/13/2024
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
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It has been about three years since the last season of Master of None premiered on Netflix. Naturally, fans are all wondering if another season is happening. Here's everything we know!
Master of None is a comedy-drama co-created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang. It premiered on the platform in 2015 and follows Dev Shah (Ansari), a struggling actor who is not sure where his career is headed. The third season took a shift, focusing on a different character, Denise, portrayed by Lena Waithe. In season 3, audiences follow Denise, a lesbian novelist juggling the stresses of her romantic and professional life.
The first two seasons of Master of None feature 10 episodes each, while the third season, titled Moments in Love, only includes five episodes. The series is critically acclaimed, with three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe under its belt, so what’s happening with the fourth season? After all, it hasn’t been canceled,...
Master of None is a comedy-drama co-created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang. It premiered on the platform in 2015 and follows Dev Shah (Ansari), a struggling actor who is not sure where his career is headed. The third season took a shift, focusing on a different character, Denise, portrayed by Lena Waithe. In season 3, audiences follow Denise, a lesbian novelist juggling the stresses of her romantic and professional life.
The first two seasons of Master of None feature 10 episodes each, while the third season, titled Moments in Love, only includes five episodes. The series is critically acclaimed, with three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe under its belt, so what’s happening with the fourth season? After all, it hasn’t been canceled,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Sandy C.
- ShowSnob
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Exclusive: Lynn Whitfield will have an expanded role in The Chi moving forward, as the actress has been upped from guest star to series regular for Season 7.
Whitfield stars as Alicia, an intimidating, fearless and powerful matriarch who is laser-focused on avenging her brother’s murder. Last season, she squared off with rival villain Douda (Curtiss Cook), ultimately losing her son (guest star Iman Shumpert) to gun violence in the process.
Season 6 wrapped in June and set a new record for the series as the most-streamed season The Chi has ever seen, Deadline can also reveal exclusively, meaning that the season held onto momentum that began when the second half premiered in May.
The May 12 episode scored nearly 2M viewers across platforms in its first seven days, up 4% versus the last premiere episode (for the first half of Season 6).
The Chi is created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under...
Whitfield stars as Alicia, an intimidating, fearless and powerful matriarch who is laser-focused on avenging her brother’s murder. Last season, she squared off with rival villain Douda (Curtiss Cook), ultimately losing her son (guest star Iman Shumpert) to gun violence in the process.
Season 6 wrapped in June and set a new record for the series as the most-streamed season The Chi has ever seen, Deadline can also reveal exclusively, meaning that the season held onto momentum that began when the second half premiered in May.
The May 12 episode scored nearly 2M viewers across platforms in its first seven days, up 4% versus the last premiere episode (for the first half of Season 6).
The Chi is created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under...
- 8/12/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
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With “Hollywood Black,” Justin Simien peels back the history of Black creatives in Hollywood and how their impact helped shape the entertainment industry despite the onslaught of bigotry they faced.
The four-part docuseries was inspired by historian Donald Bogle’s book “Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers” and spotlights Black talent and resistance, starting with the silent film era.
The series, which Simien directed, features Hollywood notables like Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler and Issa Rae.
Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch.
When does “Hollywood Black” come out?
“Hollywood Black” will premiere on MGM+ with its first episode on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Will “Hollywood Black” be streaming?
Yes, “Hollywood Black” will be streaming weekly on Sundays on MGM+ starting Sunday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. Pst. There are four episodes in the series; check out the episode release guide below:
Episode 1: “Built On Our Backs” — Aug.
The four-part docuseries was inspired by historian Donald Bogle’s book “Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers” and spotlights Black talent and resistance, starting with the silent film era.
The series, which Simien directed, features Hollywood notables like Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler and Issa Rae.
Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch.
When does “Hollywood Black” come out?
“Hollywood Black” will premiere on MGM+ with its first episode on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Will “Hollywood Black” be streaming?
Yes, “Hollywood Black” will be streaming weekly on Sundays on MGM+ starting Sunday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. Pst. There are four episodes in the series; check out the episode release guide below:
Episode 1: “Built On Our Backs” — Aug.
- 8/11/2024
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
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Although more and more Black stories are making their way to TV screens and movie theaters, the experience of Black filmmakers, actors, and other creatives in Hollywood has been largely overlooked. The new docuseries “Hollywood Black,” premiering on the MGM+ App starting Sunday, Aug. 11, aims to help in rectifying that. The series explores Hollywood from the silent era all the way to the present day, through the lens of key Black figures who made Tinseltown what it is today. Stream the series with a 7-Day Free Trial of MGM+ App.
How to Watch ‘Hollywood Black’ When: Sunday, Aug. 11 TV: MGM+ App Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of MGM+ App 7-Day Free Trial $6.99+ / month via amazon.com About ‘Hollywood Black’
Inspired by the book from historian Donald Bogle, this four-part docuseries, directed by Justin Simien, chronicles a century of the Black experience in Hollywood. By unearthing personal stories from actors,...
How to Watch ‘Hollywood Black’ When: Sunday, Aug. 11 TV: MGM+ App Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of MGM+ App 7-Day Free Trial $6.99+ / month via amazon.com About ‘Hollywood Black’
Inspired by the book from historian Donald Bogle, this four-part docuseries, directed by Justin Simien, chronicles a century of the Black experience in Hollywood. By unearthing personal stories from actors,...
- 8/11/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
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Justin Simien’s Hollywood Black, an edifying if focus-challenged four-part docuseries about the central yet under-appreciated African American contributions to cinema history, comes with a couple of semi-contradictions.
The documentary’s entire premise is based on the inadequacy of how film schools address the topic, yet it’s inspired by the book by Donald Bogle, whose Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks has been indispensable in cultural studies classes for 50 years. It presumably aims to bring its topic to the widest possible modern audience, but does so on a streaming service — MGM+ — whose footprint is rooted in the past and nearly negligible in the present.
Full of fascinating conversations with fascinating people and packed with interest-piquing clips, Hollywood Black nevertheless falls well short of resembling a definitive documentary on the subject. But even well-informed viewers are bound to come away with several insights and a few overlooked texts to seek out.
The documentary’s entire premise is based on the inadequacy of how film schools address the topic, yet it’s inspired by the book by Donald Bogle, whose Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks has been indispensable in cultural studies classes for 50 years. It presumably aims to bring its topic to the widest possible modern audience, but does so on a streaming service — MGM+ — whose footprint is rooted in the past and nearly negligible in the present.
Full of fascinating conversations with fascinating people and packed with interest-piquing clips, Hollywood Black nevertheless falls well short of resembling a definitive documentary on the subject. But even well-informed viewers are bound to come away with several insights and a few overlooked texts to seek out.
- 8/8/2024
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Party Down is one of those comedy shows that very few people know about but those who know it, love it and really appreciate the recent revival. The Starz series follows the story of a group of out-of-work actors in Los Angeles who are trying to earn a living by working in a catering company and still hoping to make it big in the industry. Party Down stars Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr, Jane Lynch, and Megan Mullally. So, if you loved the group dynamics, cringe comedy, and a bit of dark humor in Party Down, here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Corporate (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Comedy Central
Corporate is a dark comedy series created by Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman. The Comedy Central series follows the miserable lives of two downtrodden employees as they die a...
Corporate (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Comedy Central
Corporate is a dark comedy series created by Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman. The Comedy Central series follows the miserable lives of two downtrodden employees as they die a...
- 8/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Frankie Grande, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & Lena Waithe Take A Memorable Selfie At Paris Olympics
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During the Paris Olympics’ Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification at Bercy Arena, a star-studded group including Frankie Grande, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe posed for a memorable photo that showcased their excitement and camaraderie.
Ariana Grande, who will appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked alongside Erivo, embraced a retro 1960s style for the occasion. She wore a belted boatneck midi dress paired with oversized round glasses, epitomizing the fashion trends of the era. Grande accessorized with a stylish wicker handbag and pearl stud earrings, while her sleek ponytail and makeup featuring brown eyeshadow and a glossy mauve lip completed her look.
Erivo also made a strong fashion statement in a Thom Browne ensemble. Erivo donned a mint-green striped button-up shirt with the designer’s signature red, white and blue ribbons. She added a vibrant touch with an emerald-green tie and draped a matching sweater over her shoulders.
Ariana Grande, who will appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked alongside Erivo, embraced a retro 1960s style for the occasion. She wore a belted boatneck midi dress paired with oversized round glasses, epitomizing the fashion trends of the era. Grande accessorized with a stylish wicker handbag and pearl stud earrings, while her sleek ponytail and makeup featuring brown eyeshadow and a glossy mauve lip completed her look.
Erivo also made a strong fashion statement in a Thom Browne ensemble. Erivo donned a mint-green striped button-up shirt with the designer’s signature red, white and blue ribbons. She added a vibrant touch with an emerald-green tie and draped a matching sweater over her shoulders.
- 8/2/2024
- by Lauren Ramsey
- Uinterview
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Ariana Grande has often expressed her love of sports, surprising many with her interests beyond music. Growing up in Boca Raton, Florida, she loved the Florida Panthers, even singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at one of the NHL team’s games in 2002 (she was 8). Grande has been spotted at many major sporting events, including the Panthers’ appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. So it’s no surprise she’s attending the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Ariana Grande attends the Summer Olympics in Paris Frankie Grande, Ariana Grande, and Cynthia Erivo at the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification | Dan Mullan/Getty Images
Grande flew to Paris with her older half-brother, Frankie Grande, to witness the Olympics in person. Cameras spotted her at Bercy Arena, an indoor sports arena in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. The “The Boy Is Mine” singer chose a stunning white ensemble to watch Day 2 of the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification.
Ariana Grande attends the Summer Olympics in Paris Frankie Grande, Ariana Grande, and Cynthia Erivo at the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification | Dan Mullan/Getty Images
Grande flew to Paris with her older half-brother, Frankie Grande, to witness the Olympics in person. Cameras spotted her at Bercy Arena, an indoor sports arena in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. The “The Boy Is Mine” singer chose a stunning white ensemble to watch Day 2 of the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification.
- 7/30/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Gold medals aren’t the only thing glittering in Paris.
Stars have flocked to France to catch the Olympics live and in person in the first few day of the international competition. Lady Gaga, fresh from performing “Mon Truc en Plumes” while dressed in Dior during the opening ceremony, cheered on superstar Simone Biles and the USA women’s gymnastics team from inside Bercy Arena where Tom Cruise, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Greta Gerwig, Baz Luhrmann, Jessica Chastain, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Nick Jonas, Anna Wintour, Snoop Dogg, Lena Waithe, Jon M. Chu and Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav also caught the flips, tumbles and balance beam action.
First Lady Jill Biden snagged a seat next to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the first night of swimming while Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and tennis great Serena Williams caught the Novak Djokovic versus Rafael Nadal tennis match.
Stars have flocked to France to catch the Olympics live and in person in the first few day of the international competition. Lady Gaga, fresh from performing “Mon Truc en Plumes” while dressed in Dior during the opening ceremony, cheered on superstar Simone Biles and the USA women’s gymnastics team from inside Bercy Arena where Tom Cruise, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Greta Gerwig, Baz Luhrmann, Jessica Chastain, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Nick Jonas, Anna Wintour, Snoop Dogg, Lena Waithe, Jon M. Chu and Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav also caught the flips, tumbles and balance beam action.
First Lady Jill Biden snagged a seat next to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the first night of swimming while Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and tennis great Serena Williams caught the Novak Djokovic versus Rafael Nadal tennis match.
- 7/29/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Exclusive: NBC’s Law & Order: Svu has added Juliana Aidén Martinez (Griselda) to its Season 26 cast as a new detective; Kevin Kane has been upped to a series regular as Det. Terry Bruno.
The new season begins Oct. 3 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC and next day on Peacock.
Kane debuted in the role in Season 24, however, he has played other minor characters in seasons 9, 13, 17 and 20. He last appeared last season in episode 13.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit follows detectives from the Special Victims Unit as they investigate and prosecute sexually based crimes. Some episodes are loosely based on real crimes that have been ripped from the headlines.
The fight for justice never ends as Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her squad provide a tireless voice for the voiceless. Benson’s compassion for victims and pledge to protect the innocent stand as a beacon of hope for all.
The new season begins Oct. 3 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC and next day on Peacock.
Kane debuted in the role in Season 24, however, he has played other minor characters in seasons 9, 13, 17 and 20. He last appeared last season in episode 13.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit follows detectives from the Special Victims Unit as they investigate and prosecute sexually based crimes. Some episodes are loosely based on real crimes that have been ripped from the headlines.
The fight for justice never ends as Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her squad provide a tireless voice for the voiceless. Benson’s compassion for victims and pledge to protect the innocent stand as a beacon of hope for all.
- 7/23/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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Exclusive: Power alum Rotimi is set for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming seventh season of The Chi.
Rotimi plays Charles, Pastor Ezekiel’s (Daniel J. Watts) former assistant who returns to the church for a second chance. The character was introduced in the Season 6 finale and the storyline will continue with Rotimi returning for a multi-episode arc in Season 7.
Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common (Selma), The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The Paramount+ with Showtime series is produced by 20th Television.
Season 6 cast included Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook.
Along with Waithe and Common, the series...
Rotimi plays Charles, Pastor Ezekiel’s (Daniel J. Watts) former assistant who returns to the church for a second chance. The character was introduced in the Season 6 finale and the storyline will continue with Rotimi returning for a multi-episode arc in Season 7.
Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common (Selma), The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The Paramount+ with Showtime series is produced by 20th Television.
Season 6 cast included Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook.
Along with Waithe and Common, the series...
- 7/15/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Frameline Film Festival has announced the winners from its 2024 program.
The top honors went to Luke Gilford’s “National Anthem,” which took home the Outstanding First Feature Award, and Chloé Barreau’s “Fragments of a Life Loved,” which won Outstanding Documentary Feature.
Frameline, the world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQ film festival, ran from June 19–29, with 120 screenings, programs and events held in theaters across the Bay Area, including the Herbst Theatre and Palace of Fine Arts Theatre.
Highlights of the festival included the Castro Theatre’s first-ever celebration of Juneteenth — a block party that featured the official re-lighting of the venue’s iconic neon blade sign and marquee, performances from the all-Black drag collective and a special outdoor screening of “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.”
Other highlights included a special 30th anniversary screening of the 4K restoration of “Go Fish,” attended by Rose Troche and Guinevere Turner, the...
The top honors went to Luke Gilford’s “National Anthem,” which took home the Outstanding First Feature Award, and Chloé Barreau’s “Fragments of a Life Loved,” which won Outstanding Documentary Feature.
Frameline, the world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQ film festival, ran from June 19–29, with 120 screenings, programs and events held in theaters across the Bay Area, including the Herbst Theatre and Palace of Fine Arts Theatre.
Highlights of the festival included the Castro Theatre’s first-ever celebration of Juneteenth — a block party that featured the official re-lighting of the venue’s iconic neon blade sign and marquee, performances from the all-Black drag collective and a special outdoor screening of “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.”
Other highlights included a special 30th anniversary screening of the 4K restoration of “Go Fish,” attended by Rose Troche and Guinevere Turner, the...
- 7/2/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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Exclusive: The 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival aka Frameline48 wrapped over the weekend and presented it awards after a slate of 120 in-person screenings and programs featuring international LGBTQ+ filmmakers and Bay Area artists.
Frameline48 highlights included a 30th anniversary screening of the 4K restoration of Go Fish; the “queer premiere” of Anthony Schatteman’s Young Hearts; the U.S. premiere of Juan Pablo Di Pace and Andrés P. Estrada’s Duino, world premieres of Deborah Craig’s Sally! (co-directed by Jörg Fockele and Ondine Rarey) and Osama Chami’s Una película barata; and screenings of Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung and Katherine Dudas’ Extremely Unique Dynamic, Marco Berger’s The Astronaut Lovers (Los amantes astronautas) and Luke Willis’ Lady Like, which saw the director and Lady Camden, the film’s subject, in attendance.
The Frameline kickoff celebration featured a live performance by singer, songwriter and producer Linda Perry, followed...
Frameline48 highlights included a 30th anniversary screening of the 4K restoration of Go Fish; the “queer premiere” of Anthony Schatteman’s Young Hearts; the U.S. premiere of Juan Pablo Di Pace and Andrés P. Estrada’s Duino, world premieres of Deborah Craig’s Sally! (co-directed by Jörg Fockele and Ondine Rarey) and Osama Chami’s Una película barata; and screenings of Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung and Katherine Dudas’ Extremely Unique Dynamic, Marco Berger’s The Astronaut Lovers (Los amantes astronautas) and Luke Willis’ Lady Like, which saw the director and Lady Camden, the film’s subject, in attendance.
The Frameline kickoff celebration featured a live performance by singer, songwriter and producer Linda Perry, followed...
- 7/1/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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Talk show host, comedian, writer, Tony Award nominee and former Variety Power of Women host Amber Ruffin came out to the public on the last day of Pride.
Posting on her Instagram profile, the smiling star wrote, “In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people, I’m using the last day of Pride to come out! Be proud of who you are, little babies! I know I am! And I can’t wait to be discriminated against for a new reason!!”
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The former writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and host of her own talk show, “The Amber Ruffin Show,” Ruffin is also known for her recent work in theater, including co-writing the “Some Like It Hot” revival and, more recently, updating the book for “The Wiz” on Broadway.
Meanwhile, in her comments, a...
Posting on her Instagram profile, the smiling star wrote, “In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people, I’m using the last day of Pride to come out! Be proud of who you are, little babies! I know I am! And I can’t wait to be discriminated against for a new reason!!”
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A post shared by Amber Ruffin (@amberruffin)
The former writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and host of her own talk show, “The Amber Ruffin Show,” Ruffin is also known for her recent work in theater, including co-writing the “Some Like It Hot” revival and, more recently, updating the book for “The Wiz” on Broadway.
Meanwhile, in her comments, a...
- 6/30/2024
- by Meredith Woerner
- Variety Film + TV
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Bear, Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 and A Quiet Place: Day One.
Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 premiere
Writer, director and star Kevin Coster debuted the first of his Horizon films in Los Angeles on Monday, alongside co-stars Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Luke Wilson and Jamie Campbell Bower.
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MaXXXine premiere
Filmmaker Ti West joined cast members Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon at the MaXXXine premiere in Hollywood on Monday.
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The Bear premiere
Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Ayo Edebiri joined their co-stars at the Los Angeles premiere of The Bear season three on Tuesday.
Jeremy Allen White Jose M. Cervantes,...
Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 premiere
Writer, director and star Kevin Coster debuted the first of his Horizon films in Los Angeles on Monday, alongside co-stars Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Luke Wilson and Jamie Campbell Bower.
Kevin Costner Sienna Miller
MaXXXine premiere
Filmmaker Ti West joined cast members Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon at the MaXXXine premiere in Hollywood on Monday.
Mia Goth and Ti West Elizabeth Debicki, Lily Collins and Halsey
The Bear premiere
Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Ayo Edebiri joined their co-stars at the Los Angeles premiere of The Bear season three on Tuesday.
Jeremy Allen White Jose M. Cervantes,...
- 6/28/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Disney’s curated short film program, Launchpad, features six unique features created by diverse filmmakers from different backgrounds. In the series second season, The Roof, directed by Alexander Bocchieri and written by W.A.W. Parker, which is up for Emmy consideration, tells a touching story about a queer two-spirit teenager (Phoenix Wilson) who is forced to spend time with his Northern Cheyenne Grandfather (Wes Studi) as he dangerously toils away on repairs to his leaky roof.
Here, Deadline talks to Launchpad senior manager and producer Phillip Domfeh about the powerful impact of diverse storytelling.
Deadline: How would you describe Launchpad as a program?
Phillip Domfeh:The best way to discuss Disney Launchpad is that it sits at the intersection of 100 years of storytelling expertise that resides within the Walt Disney Studios, and the next generation of storytellers that we’re trying to bring up that often come from underrepresented backgrounds, or...
Here, Deadline talks to Launchpad senior manager and producer Phillip Domfeh about the powerful impact of diverse storytelling.
Deadline: How would you describe Launchpad as a program?
Phillip Domfeh:The best way to discuss Disney Launchpad is that it sits at the intersection of 100 years of storytelling expertise that resides within the Walt Disney Studios, and the next generation of storytellers that we’re trying to bring up that often come from underrepresented backgrounds, or...
- 6/19/2024
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
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When Variety broke down the 100 greatest TV shows of all time late last year, 12 creators were invited to discuss the series that inspired them. Among those welcomed was Lena Waithe, who didn’t waste a beat to credit “The Cosby Show” spinoff, “A Different World,” for sparking her early interest and getting her creative juices flowing.
“When it came time to name my production company, Hillman Grad just felt right,” Waithe says of the fictional college in the sitcom. “It represented a lot about who I was and how ‘A Different World’ was so inspirational to me as a writer, as a kid, as a person. It just made sense.” On June 29, Waithe will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) for her work and for helping directors tell their stories.
“The Chi” is one of the many projects...
“When it came time to name my production company, Hillman Grad just felt right,” Waithe says of the fictional college in the sitcom. “It represented a lot about who I was and how ‘A Different World’ was so inspirational to me as a writer, as a kid, as a person. It just made sense.” On June 29, Waithe will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) for her work and for helping directors tell their stories.
“The Chi” is one of the many projects...
- 6/17/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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It’s not every day that you come across someone whose IMDb profile starts with the title of Executive Producer. But not everyone is Little Marvin, the creator, head writer, and executive producer of “Them.”
Little Marvin knew he wanted to be a showrunner from the moment he learned the word, describing it as a “wonderful combination of things” that spoke to his obsessive nature and interest in every aspect of filmmaking. He worked as a creative executive, in marketing and advertising, “telling stories through brand building,” he told IndieWire.
“I loved the life, I loved what I was doing, and I felt very creatively fulfilled,” Little Marvin said. “But there was always this nagging dream that I had, like, ‘Okay, this is great, but what you really wanted to do was tell stories in this way.’ So four or five years ago, I just bit the bullet, quit my...
Little Marvin knew he wanted to be a showrunner from the moment he learned the word, describing it as a “wonderful combination of things” that spoke to his obsessive nature and interest in every aspect of filmmaking. He worked as a creative executive, in marketing and advertising, “telling stories through brand building,” he told IndieWire.
“I loved the life, I loved what I was doing, and I felt very creatively fulfilled,” Little Marvin said. “But there was always this nagging dream that I had, like, ‘Okay, this is great, but what you really wanted to do was tell stories in this way.’ So four or five years ago, I just bit the bullet, quit my...
- 6/13/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
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It’s been about 35 years since a one-name actor known as Leon generated some controversial chemistry with Madonna in her classic “Like a Prayer” video in 1989.
Now, while on a Zoom interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 6-foot-3-inch actor whose full name is Leon Preston Robinson — and who walks with the same swagger throughout the interview — lets on to more of his persona, one that has boded well for him in film roles like Derice Bannock in the hit Disney movie Cool Runnings (about the first Jamaican U.S. Olympics bobsled team); suave lead singer David Ruffin for the NBC miniseries The Temptations; and J.T. Matthews in The Five Heartbeats, among others. It still blows his mind that whenever he encounters a fan or fellow celebrity, there’s a good chance one of his own movie lines will be quoted back to him.
“The leader of the pack...
Now, while on a Zoom interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 6-foot-3-inch actor whose full name is Leon Preston Robinson — and who walks with the same swagger throughout the interview — lets on to more of his persona, one that has boded well for him in film roles like Derice Bannock in the hit Disney movie Cool Runnings (about the first Jamaican U.S. Olympics bobsled team); suave lead singer David Ruffin for the NBC miniseries The Temptations; and J.T. Matthews in The Five Heartbeats, among others. It still blows his mind that whenever he encounters a fan or fellow celebrity, there’s a good chance one of his own movie lines will be quoted back to him.
“The leader of the pack...
- 6/10/2024
- by Demetrius Patterson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Queenie is a British comedy-drama series created by Candice Carty-Williams. Based on a novel of the same name by author Carty-Williams, the Hulu series follows the story of a young woman in South London who has a messy breakup with her long-time boyfriend and before she can move on she must come to terms with her past. Queenie stars Dionne Brown in the lead role with Jon Pointing, Tilly Keeper, Samuel Adewunmi, Joseph Marcell, Laura Whitmore, and Sally Phillips. If you loved the comedy, drama, and romantic elements in Queenie, here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Ramy (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Hulu
Ramy is a comedy-drama series created by Ramy Youssef, Ari Katcher, and Ryan Welch. The Hulu series follows the story of a first-generation American Muslim as he struggles to find his footing between his religious family who want him to follow in their...
Ramy (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Hulu
Ramy is a comedy-drama series created by Ramy Youssef, Ari Katcher, and Ryan Welch. The Hulu series follows the story of a first-generation American Muslim as he struggles to find his footing between his religious family who want him to follow in their...
- 6/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
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Exclusive: Activist Artists Management has signed Jojo T. Gibbs, the actress, writer, producer and stand-up comedian best known for her starring role in Lena Waithe’s semi-autobiographical BET series Twenties, for representation. Bernie Cahill and Grant Pennel will run point for the client.
Airing for two seasons from 2020-2021, Twenties was a comedy-drama following the lives of three young women in their twenties as they navigated the challenges of adulthood in Los Angeles. Starring opposite Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham, Sophina Brown and Big Sean, Gibbs portrayed Hattie, a queer Black woman based on Waithe, who aspires to be a screenwriter.
Most recently seen in Alex Garland’s buzzy A24 pic Civil War, Gibbs’ other recent credits on the film side include Luc Besson’s Dogman opposite Caleb Landry Jones, Celine Song’s A24 Best Picture nominee Past Lives, Hulu’s Mimi Cave thriller Fresh, Amazon’s Something from Tiffany’s, and Cora Bora,...
Airing for two seasons from 2020-2021, Twenties was a comedy-drama following the lives of three young women in their twenties as they navigated the challenges of adulthood in Los Angeles. Starring opposite Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham, Sophina Brown and Big Sean, Gibbs portrayed Hattie, a queer Black woman based on Waithe, who aspires to be a screenwriter.
Most recently seen in Alex Garland’s buzzy A24 pic Civil War, Gibbs’ other recent credits on the film side include Luc Besson’s Dogman opposite Caleb Landry Jones, Celine Song’s A24 Best Picture nominee Past Lives, Hulu’s Mimi Cave thriller Fresh, Amazon’s Something from Tiffany’s, and Cora Bora,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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On June 6, the 2024 IndieWire Honors ceremony will celebrate 13 creators and stars responsible for some of the most stellar work of the TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, the event is a new edition of previous IndieWire Honors ceremonies, this time focused entirely on television. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles celebration.
The 75th Primetime Emmys had Quinta Brunson in her feelings before she was even called to the stage to accept the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. “It was such a celebration of television,” the “Abbott Elementary” creator/star told IndieWire over Zoom. “I remember the beginning of the ceremony ran through a number of famous sitcoms, just things that have raised me and always inspired me to want to make a comedy myself, and make TV. And it was already emotional for me,...
The 75th Primetime Emmys had Quinta Brunson in her feelings before she was even called to the stage to accept the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. “It was such a celebration of television,” the “Abbott Elementary” creator/star told IndieWire over Zoom. “I remember the beginning of the ceremony ran through a number of famous sitcoms, just things that have raised me and always inspired me to want to make a comedy myself, and make TV. And it was already emotional for me,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
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Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actress Sharon Stone has inked with Independent Artist Group.
Stone rocketed to global stardom in Paul Verhoeven’s blockbuster feature Basic Instinct opposite Michael Douglas which minted $353M at the box office. Her marquee rose further in the role of Ginger McKenna, the wife to Robert De Niro’s casino boss Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein in Martin Scorsese’s Casino, a turn which garnered her widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades including an Oscar nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role and a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress-Drama.
Among the notable projects Stone has recently starred in are Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat and Lena Waithe’s Beauty, both for Netflix, in addition to A24’s The Disaster Artist and Billy Crystal’s Here Today. Some of her early hits include Total Recall alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
Stone rocketed to global stardom in Paul Verhoeven’s blockbuster feature Basic Instinct opposite Michael Douglas which minted $353M at the box office. Her marquee rose further in the role of Ginger McKenna, the wife to Robert De Niro’s casino boss Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein in Martin Scorsese’s Casino, a turn which garnered her widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades including an Oscar nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role and a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress-Drama.
Among the notable projects Stone has recently starred in are Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat and Lena Waithe’s Beauty, both for Netflix, in addition to A24’s The Disaster Artist and Billy Crystal’s Here Today. Some of her early hits include Total Recall alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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On a wall in the top corner of Nkechi Okoro Carroll’s office hangs a photo from THR‘s 2018 Women in Entertainment issue. In it, the All American showrunner appears alongside 61 fellow Black women writers who are part of the Black Women Who Brunch group she co-founded with Lena Waithe and Erika L. Johnson in 2014 to create a network among their growing community within Hollywood. Membership has now swelled to 223 creatives at last count.
“That is the reason why I don’t feel lonely,” says Carroll, who is one of just a handful of Black women who’ve been at the helm of TV shows that have aired 100 episodes: Shonda Rhimes (Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal); Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends); Yvette Lee Bowser (Living Single); Debbie Allen (A Different World). “Everyone is always so grateful to us for starting it, but it’s truly been a gift to me.”
All American,...
“That is the reason why I don’t feel lonely,” says Carroll, who is one of just a handful of Black women who’ve been at the helm of TV shows that have aired 100 episodes: Shonda Rhimes (Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal); Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends); Yvette Lee Bowser (Living Single); Debbie Allen (A Different World). “Everyone is always so grateful to us for starting it, but it’s truly been a gift to me.”
All American,...
- 5/27/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Lena Waithe will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48), which is hosted by the arts nonprofit Frameline, in San Francisco on Saturday, June 29.
The award recognizes an individual in the entertainment world who personifies the industry’s dedication to humanitarian, cultural and charitable causes. This honor celebrates Waithe’s career as a filmmaker and entrepreneur, along with her work to champion Black and queer communities.
Waithe will participate in a Q&a with Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay.
“Lena Waithe’s historic Emmy win seven years ago signaled the arrival of a major creative talent who was clearly only beginning to shake up the entertainment industry,” said Steve Gaydos, Variety EVP of global content and executive editor. “Today, they stand as a dynamic example of what can be accomplished when you combine a blazing artistic sensibility with...
The award recognizes an individual in the entertainment world who personifies the industry’s dedication to humanitarian, cultural and charitable causes. This honor celebrates Waithe’s career as a filmmaker and entrepreneur, along with her work to champion Black and queer communities.
Waithe will participate in a Q&a with Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay.
“Lena Waithe’s historic Emmy win seven years ago signaled the arrival of a major creative talent who was clearly only beginning to shake up the entertainment industry,” said Steve Gaydos, Variety EVP of global content and executive editor. “Today, they stand as a dynamic example of what can be accomplished when you combine a blazing artistic sensibility with...
- 5/22/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
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Frameline has announced the line-up for the 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, otherwise known as Frameline48, which runs June 19-29.
Among the event’s 120 screenings are 16 world premieres, five North American premieres, three international premieres and eight US premieres.
Opening night events include a screening of music documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero. Alessandra Lacorazza’s debut feature, In the Summers, which was awarded Frameline’s Completion Fund Grant before going on the win the Grand Jury Prize US Dramatic at this year’s Sundance, will screen on the festival’s second night.
World premieres will include Daniel Ribeiro’s Perfect Endings,...
Among the event’s 120 screenings are 16 world premieres, five North American premieres, three international premieres and eight US premieres.
Opening night events include a screening of music documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero. Alessandra Lacorazza’s debut feature, In the Summers, which was awarded Frameline’s Completion Fund Grant before going on the win the Grand Jury Prize US Dramatic at this year’s Sundance, will screen on the festival’s second night.
World premieres will include Daniel Ribeiro’s Perfect Endings,...
- 5/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Exclusive: The Chi is still going strong.
The second half of Season 6 debuted on May 12, scoring nearly 2M viewers across platforms in its first seven days, according to Paramount+.
That’s its best premiere viewership yet on streaming, up 4% versus the last premiere episode (for the first half of Season 6).
So far, the audience for this new batch of episodes is continuing the momentum, with Week 2 viewership up 11% in the first three days.
There appears to be strong buzz around the series on social media as well, with a 380% bump in engagement in the first seven days following the latest premiere.
Lucky for fans, the series has already been renewed for Season 7, which is expected to start production this month.
The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. It’s from 20th Television.
The second half of Season 6 debuted on May 12, scoring nearly 2M viewers across platforms in its first seven days, according to Paramount+.
That’s its best premiere viewership yet on streaming, up 4% versus the last premiere episode (for the first half of Season 6).
So far, the audience for this new batch of episodes is continuing the momentum, with Week 2 viewership up 11% in the first three days.
There appears to be strong buzz around the series on social media as well, with a 380% bump in engagement in the first seven days following the latest premiere.
Lucky for fans, the series has already been renewed for Season 7, which is expected to start production this month.
The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. It’s from 20th Television.
- 5/22/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
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Reflecting on her career, Lena Waithe says, “I think about legacy a lot.” The writer-producer-actor, whose body of work includes creating Showtime drama The Chi and BET’s Twenties, has been on a steady upward trajectory since winning a primetime Emmy Award in 2017 for outstanding writing on Netflix’s Master of None. But for Waithe, success raised questions about where she was headed. “I didn’t know what I was actually trying to build. I wanted to have real agency over my career, but it was also not just about me, it’s about who I can work with.”
Together with Rishi Rajani, a studio exec who honed his skills at 20th Century Fox, UTA, Paradigm, and Studio 8, Waithe has created a multi-platform entertainment company that accomplishes both. At Hillman Grad Productions, Waithe and Rishi develop projects that often go against the industry grain, while also hiring up-and-coming talent...
Together with Rishi Rajani, a studio exec who honed his skills at 20th Century Fox, UTA, Paradigm, and Studio 8, Waithe has created a multi-platform entertainment company that accomplishes both. At Hillman Grad Productions, Waithe and Rishi develop projects that often go against the industry grain, while also hiring up-and-coming talent...
- 5/19/2024
- by Carita Rizzo
- Deadline Film + TV
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Exclusive: The novel Next to Heaven hit the market this week. Written by Anonymous, it’s a social satire that is being shopped by WME simultaneously for both a publishing deal and a TV deal. The TV deal has just closed, and the publishing deal will be next.
The rights to turn the book into a TV series were snapped up by former Agbo and Chernin executive Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer for their as yet-unnamed production venture. They will produce with Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady (Game of Thrones). Schaefer most recently ran New Regency and produced The Martian.
So, who is Anonymous?
Deadline sniffed out that it is James Frey, known for A Million Little Pieces and many other literary works. Actually, this was not like cracking the case of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping. Lit scouts who read the novel quickly deciphered the mystery. Frey has a way...
The rights to turn the book into a TV series were snapped up by former Agbo and Chernin executive Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer for their as yet-unnamed production venture. They will produce with Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady (Game of Thrones). Schaefer most recently ran New Regency and produced The Martian.
So, who is Anonymous?
Deadline sniffed out that it is James Frey, known for A Million Little Pieces and many other literary works. Actually, this was not like cracking the case of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping. Lit scouts who read the novel quickly deciphered the mystery. Frey has a way...
- 5/16/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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Gold Gala is the type of weekend where you can share an intimate booth at L.A. culinary hotspot Yangban with a Pulitzer winner (journalist Jose Antonio Vargas) and a top festival exec (TIFF chief programming officer Anita Lee) on Friday night and then mimosas and a sound bath at the Four Seasons the next morning with an Olympic figure skater and a former Miss Universe (Madison Chock and R’Bonney Gabriel, respectively) – all as part of mere pre-gaming to the titular main event, which took place at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Ostensibly a cultural celebration and awards dinner from Asian Pacific power broker network Gold House, the third annual Gold Gala was simultaneously an haute couture showcase (fashion designer Prabal Gurung served as its creative director) and a family reunion, with 600 Api talent and leaders from across multiple industries turning out in their finest “heritage black tie,...
Ostensibly a cultural celebration and awards dinner from Asian Pacific power broker network Gold House, the third annual Gold Gala was simultaneously an haute couture showcase (fashion designer Prabal Gurung served as its creative director) and a family reunion, with 600 Api talent and leaders from across multiple industries turning out in their finest “heritage black tie,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Will Emmett's business be all he hopes it will be in the sixth season of The Chi TV show on Showtime? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Chi is cancelled or renewed for season seven. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the sixth season episodes of The Chi here. *Status Update Below.
A Showtime drama series created by Lena Waithe, The Chi TV show stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook. The story is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who...
A Showtime drama series created by Lena Waithe, The Chi TV show stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook. The story is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who...
- 5/9/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Though it's been on the air since 2018, and there have been various cast changes, The Chi has remained one of Showtime's most popular series. Season six will be the show's biggest season yet, with 16 episodes. Are members of the audience craving that much more of this series? Could the extra episodes be used to wrap up the show? Will The Chi be cancelled or renewed for season seven? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
An ensemble drama series created by Lena Waithe, The Chi TV show stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James, and Curtiss Cook. The story is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. In the sixth season,...
An ensemble drama series created by Lena Waithe, The Chi TV show stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James, and Curtiss Cook. The story is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. In the sixth season,...
- 5/9/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Our favorite residents of the South Side of Chicago will be back. The Chi has been renewed for a seventh season on Showtime. The second half of the sixth season will resume on Friday (on-demand and streaming) and on Sunday night on the cable channel.
An ensemble drama series created by Lena Waithe, The Chi TV show stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James, and Curtiss Cook. The story is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. In the sixth season, big dreams are finally realized but at a cost and everyone will is tested in unimaginable ways as they calculate the risks and rewards...
An ensemble drama series created by Lena Waithe, The Chi TV show stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James, and Curtiss Cook. The story is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. In the sixth season, big dreams are finally realized but at a cost and everyone will is tested in unimaginable ways as they calculate the risks and rewards...
- 5/9/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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Ahead of the highly anticipated season six premiere, Paramount+ with Showtime today announced that it has already given the green light to The Chi Season 7. The first half of season six was record-breaking for The Chi, with the drama series delivering its most-watched season yet on streaming, surging nearly 25 percent over season five.
The second half of season six of The Chi returns on Friday, May 10, on-demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The seventh season will start production later this month in Chicago.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer,...
The second half of season six of The Chi returns on Friday, May 10, on-demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The seventh season will start production later this month in Chicago.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
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“The Chi” has been renewed for Season 7 at Paramount+ with Showtime.
The news comes ahead of the series’ return for the second half of its sixth season, which will debut on Paramount+ with Showtime on May 10 before its linear debut on Showtime on May 12 at 9 p.m.Et/Pt. Like the first half, the second will consist of eight episodes. The seventh season will begin production in Chicago later this month.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in ‘The Chi’ resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise...
The news comes ahead of the series’ return for the second half of its sixth season, which will debut on Paramount+ with Showtime on May 10 before its linear debut on Showtime on May 12 at 9 p.m.Et/Pt. Like the first half, the second will consist of eight episodes. The seventh season will begin production in Chicago later this month.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in ‘The Chi’ resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise...
- 5/8/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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Showtime is keeping its presence in the Windy City.
The premium outlet, now known as Paramount+ With Showtime, has ordered a seventh season of its drama series The Chi. The renewal for the series, created by Lena Waithe, comes two days ahead of its return to Paramount+ With Showtime for the second half of season six.
Production on the seventh season is slated to begin later this month in Chicago.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise of...
The premium outlet, now known as Paramount+ With Showtime, has ordered a seventh season of its drama series The Chi. The renewal for the series, created by Lena Waithe, comes two days ahead of its return to Paramount+ With Showtime for the second half of season six.
Production on the seventh season is slated to begin later this month in Chicago.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise of...
- 5/8/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Paramount+ with Showtime has renewed The Chi for a seventh season.
The first half of The Chi’s season six delivered its most-watched season yet on streaming, increasing nearly 25 percent over season five. The second half returns on Friday, May 10 on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
The seventh season will start production later this month in Chicago. Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common (Selma), The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. It’s from 20th Television.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering...
The first half of The Chi’s season six delivered its most-watched season yet on streaming, increasing nearly 25 percent over season five. The second half returns on Friday, May 10 on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
The seventh season will start production later this month in Chicago. Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common (Selma), The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. It’s from 20th Television.
“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering...
- 5/8/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Paramount+ With Showtime is staying put in The Chi a while longer, renewing the drama for a seventh season, TVLine has learned.
The pickup comes just days before The Chi resumes Season 6, returning on Friday, May 10, via Paramount+ With Showtime (the streaming service plan). The linear return will then follow on Paramount+ With Showtime (the premium cable channel formerly known as Showtime) on Sunday, May 12, at 9/8c.
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“[Series creator] Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching...
The pickup comes just days before The Chi resumes Season 6, returning on Friday, May 10, via Paramount+ With Showtime (the streaming service plan). The linear return will then follow on Paramount+ With Showtime (the premium cable channel formerly known as Showtime) on Sunday, May 12, at 9/8c.
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“[Series creator] Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching...
- 5/8/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
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The 2024 Tribeca Festival has announced its lineup of live events and official selections for audio storytelling and games with special guest stars. This year’s festival, presented by Okx, takes place June 5 through 16, with the audio storytelling program running June 9 to 13 and the games lineup June 12 to 16.
Tribeca’s 2024 audio storytelling live events program includes the 10th anniversary of Vox Media’s award-winning true crime podcast “Criminal,” with Melissa McCarthy joining. The audio storytelling section of the festival is presented by Audible.
Lena Waithe will be a guest on Stitcher Studios’ “Vibe Check,” a dissection of news, entertainment, politics, and everything in between through a Black queer lens, while Slate’s “Death Sex & Money” hosts an event on the art of the interview with special guest Kara Swisher.
This year, Tribeca received a record-breaking number of audio storytelling submissions from talented creators worldwide. Tribeca also recognizes the impact of audio...
Tribeca’s 2024 audio storytelling live events program includes the 10th anniversary of Vox Media’s award-winning true crime podcast “Criminal,” with Melissa McCarthy joining. The audio storytelling section of the festival is presented by Audible.
Lena Waithe will be a guest on Stitcher Studios’ “Vibe Check,” a dissection of news, entertainment, politics, and everything in between through a Black queer lens, while Slate’s “Death Sex & Money” hosts an event on the art of the interview with special guest Kara Swisher.
This year, Tribeca received a record-breaking number of audio storytelling submissions from talented creators worldwide. Tribeca also recognizes the impact of audio...
- 4/25/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Lucy Hale and Lana Condor sandwich in Etro creative director Marco De Vincenzo during an intimate dinner held at Italian restaurant Il Segreto Ristorante on Wednesday (April 24) in Bel Air, Los Angeles.
Also in attendance were Abigail Spencer, Lena Waithe, Patrick Stewart (with wife Sunny Ozell), Lana’s fiance Anthony De La Torre, and stylists Jason Bolden, Erin Walsh, Joseph Cassell, Jessica Paster, Monty Jackson and Jared Eng. Click through the gallery for all of the fun photos!
Fyi: Lucy is wearing the Etro black velvet drop shoulder mini dress with voluminous draping and white mini Vela bag. Lana is wearing the Etro black long sleeve asymmetric shoulder midi dress embellished by beaded and embroidered leafy floral pattern paired with a pink mini Vela bag with thread work. Lena is wearing the Etro orange silk bowling shirt with all over decorative geometric motif formed by micro studs paired with black...
Also in attendance were Abigail Spencer, Lena Waithe, Patrick Stewart (with wife Sunny Ozell), Lana’s fiance Anthony De La Torre, and stylists Jason Bolden, Erin Walsh, Joseph Cassell, Jessica Paster, Monty Jackson and Jared Eng. Click through the gallery for all of the fun photos!
Fyi: Lucy is wearing the Etro black velvet drop shoulder mini dress with voluminous draping and white mini Vela bag. Lana is wearing the Etro black long sleeve asymmetric shoulder midi dress embellished by beaded and embroidered leafy floral pattern paired with a pink mini Vela bag with thread work. Lena is wearing the Etro orange silk bowling shirt with all over decorative geometric motif formed by micro studs paired with black...
- 4/25/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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Paramount+ with Showtime today released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming second half of season six of The Chi series. The series will return on Friday, May 10, on streaming and on-demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
The Chi series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season. Produced entirely in its namesake city, the show is produced by 20th Television.
Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma), The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
The record-breaking season-six premiere, which...
The Chi series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season. Produced entirely in its namesake city, the show is produced by 20th Television.
Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma), The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
The record-breaking season-six premiere, which...
- 4/18/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
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Paramount+ with Showtime has released the trailer and key art for the upcoming second half of season six of The Chi, which will return May 10.
The series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season.
The season-six premiere, which ranks among the top Showtime premieres ever in streaming viewership, picked up with Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Kiesha’s (Birgundi Baker) blended union tested by his perilous partnership with Douda, (Curtiss Cook), who is dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on the shifting loyalty of his inner circle. Victor’s (Luke James) tangled past impacts his new role as city councilman. Newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) fear for son Emmett after he makes a desperate, life-threatening move. Rob (Iman Shumpert) and Tiff’s (Hannaha Hall) cannabis business and Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) apparel line take off,...
The series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season.
The season-six premiere, which ranks among the top Showtime premieres ever in streaming viewership, picked up with Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Kiesha’s (Birgundi Baker) blended union tested by his perilous partnership with Douda, (Curtiss Cook), who is dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on the shifting loyalty of his inner circle. Victor’s (Luke James) tangled past impacts his new role as city councilman. Newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) fear for son Emmett after he makes a desperate, life-threatening move. Rob (Iman Shumpert) and Tiff’s (Hannaha Hall) cannabis business and Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) apparel line take off,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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The 2024 Tribeca Festival has announced its TV lineup, with the June festival featuring the world premiere of the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring Apple TV+ series Presumed Innocent.
The legal thriller, set to premiere on Apple TV+ on June 14, comes from David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams and also stars Ruth Negga and Peter Sarsgaard. Gyllenhaal also executive produces.
Other world premieres include Hulu’s Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer, executive produced by Dakota and Elle Fanning, exploring Dr. Ann Burgess’ investigations; and the MGM+ docuseries, Hollywood Black, about the Black experience in the entertainment industry, executive produced by Justin Simien and featuring Issa Rae, Lena Waithe, Ryan Coogler and Ava DuVernay.
The festival will also screen the ESPN’s In the Arena: Serena Williams, Paramount+’s Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken and the premiere of the fourth and final season of My Brilliant Friend, among other titles.
The legal thriller, set to premiere on Apple TV+ on June 14, comes from David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams and also stars Ruth Negga and Peter Sarsgaard. Gyllenhaal also executive produces.
Other world premieres include Hulu’s Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer, executive produced by Dakota and Elle Fanning, exploring Dr. Ann Burgess’ investigations; and the MGM+ docuseries, Hollywood Black, about the Black experience in the entertainment industry, executive produced by Justin Simien and featuring Issa Rae, Lena Waithe, Ryan Coogler and Ava DuVernay.
The festival will also screen the ESPN’s In the Arena: Serena Williams, Paramount+’s Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken and the premiere of the fourth and final season of My Brilliant Friend, among other titles.
- 4/18/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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