Television
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She’s Gotta Have It Not Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix; Expected to Be Shopped Elsewhere
It looks like Netflix does not, in fact, gotta have it. (Had to do it; too easy.) It’s official. She’s Gotta Have It is not being renewed for Season 3. According to a press release via Netflix, their strategy when it comes to parting ways with their television shows has more to do with viewership…
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Diddy Confirms the Return of Making the Band. Hopefully, the Castmembers are Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan and Dylan
It’s official—Diddy is remaking the band. That’s right, Making the Band is coming back to its home at MTV, set to return in 2020. “With Making the Band, myself and MTV, we created something special,” Diddy noted in the official announcement video. “We empowered young talent from all over the world. No matter what hood…
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Zero: Netflix to Debut First Ever Scripted Series With Afro-Italian Protagonists
It’s time for another Strong Black Lead—or should I say, Forte Capitanare Nero? Yep, that’s right; the blackest Netflix is going international with Zero, which will be the first scripted series to feature Afro-Italian protagonists. The series’ writer, Antonio Dikele Distefano confirmed this history-making fun fact. Fabula Pictures will be producing. According to IndieWire: The…
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Everybody and Their Mama Is in A Black Lady Sketch Show Season 1 Trailer. We Love to See It
SNL, who?! It’s time for the black ladies to reign supreme in the sketch comedy world! Cue HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. Per the upcoming show’s official press release: A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show…
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Watch: Starz Drops Trailer for Sixth Season of Power
If The Wire had a love child with The Sopranos and the resulting baby ran away from its good home in the HBO suburbs, moved to a town called Starz and started hanging out with friends named “Fiddy,” we’d have to name that hit show Power. Starz dropped the trailer for the upcoming season of…
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Queen Sugar’s Season 4 Levels Up the Drama Each Episode! Let’s Recap Episode 4 in GIFs!
Queen Sugar’s fourth season has not disappointed one bit. Not that I expected it to, but the writers continuously find new ways to hit us with shit we absolutely did not see coming. This week’s episode was no different. I had enough moments that elicited a physical reaction in episode 4, “Skin Transparent,” that I…
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Watch: Wu-Tang Truly Is Forever in Trailer for Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Hip-hop heads rejoice! Instead of being shortchanged with a two-hour biopic, the Wu-Tang Clan will finally tell their tale over the course of a 10-episode limited series premiering this September on Hulu. Wu-Tang: An American Saga is the brainchild of RZA and screenwriter Alex Tse (Watchmen, Superfly) and features the likes of Dave East as…
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Jaleel White to Reprise His Role as Steve Urkel in New Series
As favorites like Full House and DuckTales have been resurrected from the grave, black audiences have waited impatiently to revisit some of our most beloved television characters. Thankfully, we’ll finally get a long overdue dose of nostalgia, as Jaleel White took to Instagram to announce he’ll be reprising his role as Steve Urkel for an…
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What’s the 411? Mary J. Blige Is Getting Into the TV Production Business With Lionsgate
Fresh off receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 BET Awards, Mary J. Blige is heading into new territory in her life, having struck a TV production deal with Lionsgate. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul will create and produce TV shows for the studio through her Blue Butterfly company, Variety reports. As part of…
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What’s Your Favorite Scary Reboot? Mary J. Blige, Keke Palmer, and Tyga to Star in Queen Latifah-Produced Scream Series on VH1
The year was 1996, and one question looped in our heads over and over before the term “meme” was even realized: What’s your favorite scary movie? From the moment it hit theater screens everywhere, the Wes Craven slasher flick Scream became a pop cultural phenomenon. Now, 23 years later, we have a trailer for the…