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Don Cheadle to Executive Produce Upcoming Series on Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire for HBO Max
The forthcoming drama series will center around ‘the true story of Jeremiah Hamilton, a Haitian immigrant turned Wall Street tycoon in the 1800s.’
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‘I’m Not Looking Forward to It’: Magic Johnson Is Not Feeling HBO’s Upcoming Showtime Lakers Series
If HBO thought they were about to get a co-sign from the five-time NBA champion, they might want to look elsewhere.
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Showtime Announces Upcoming Docuseries From W. Kamau Bell, We Need to Talk About Cosby
‘I’m not sure he would want me to do this work, but Cliff Huxtable definitely would.’ Bell said in a statement.
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HBO Releases Trailer for Lakers Limited Series Winning Time
HBO limited series Winning Time follows the on and off the court exploits of the Showtime Lakers.
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Showtime Sets Premiere Date, Drops Trailer for New Rick James Documentary, ‘Bitchin’: the Sound and Fury
The Sacha Jenkins-directed documentary was first screened at the Tribeca Festival back in June.
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Mark Your Calendars for June 6 Because The Kings Cometh
Fans of the sweet science—that’s boxing to you mere mortals—know that between 1980 and 1989, there were four fighters that ushered in a boxing renaissance that not only blessed us all with bitter rivalries, but a smorgasbord of legendary bouts. These “Four Kings”—Roberto Durán, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and Sugar Ray Leonard—were…
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Oh, You Got Moneyyy: Gabrielle Union & Jemele Hill’s Comedy New Money Heads to Showtime
Showtime will develop a new comedy series from Gabrielle Union and former ESPN star turned contributor for The Atlantic Jemele Hill, entitled New Money. Along with The Undefeated’s Kelley Carter, the show will center around Black women as they seek to establish themselves in their newfound financial independence. Variety has further details here: The series…
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Regina Hall Signs First-Look Deal at Showtime to Develop and Produce TV Projects
Regina Hall may have screamed hilariously in Scary Movie when she portrayed a terrified Brenda, but now we’re screaming with joy for her big news! On Monday, Showtime Networks Inc. Executive Vice President of Scripted Programming Amy Israel announced that Hall officially signed a first-look deal with the network. With the deal, she’ll be developing…
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Mo'Nique & Friends: 'A Bitch Is Back' and We Love to See It
Mo’Nique has been through it. Though she’s had a moment or two that made us pause, the one thing I can respect about the veteran comedian is that she stands in her own personal truth, even in the midst of potential blacklisting in an industry that rarely ever sees it for black women anyway. When…
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Viola Davis to Play Michelle Obama in 'First Ladies'
It’s been a day, y’all. I’m thinking we should wind the night up with some lighter news. Sound good to y’all? Cool. Variety reports that Emmy, Oscar and two-time Tony Award winner Viola Davis is set to play Michelle Obama in the new hourlong drama First Ladies. The first season will focus on first ladies…