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‘The Irrational’ Exclusive Preview: Jesse L. Martin And Cast Describe Unconventional Procedural In New First Look
Jesse L. Martin and the cast of The Irrational give fans a first look at what they can expect in a first look video, exclusive to Shadow and Act. Martin, who plays behavioral scientist Alec Mercer, said in the video that the series is a “standard procedural with nothing standard about it.” He also described… Continue reading ‘The Irrational’ Exclusive Preview: Jesse L. Martin And Cast Describe Unconventional Procedural In New First Look
‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith’ Starring Donald Glover And Maya Erskine Gets 2024 Premiere At Prime Video As New Image Drops
The Mr. and Mrs. Smith series starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine has gotten a new release window at Prime Video. The streamer has announced the series will come to its platform in early 2024. It was first expected later in 2023 and appeared in a sizzle that was released in July with a slew… Continue reading ‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith’ Starring Donald Glover And Maya Erskine Gets 2024 Premiere At Prime Video As New Image Drops
‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ And ‘Sherri’ Are Back In Production, Despite Writers’ Strike
The Jennifer Hudson Show and Sherri are coming back to television despite the writers’ strike. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Jennifer Hudson Show and Sherri are back in production without WGA writers, which could draw protests similar to the ones affecting Drew Barrymore’s eponymous talk show, which also started production again despite the strike.… Continue reading ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ And ‘Sherri’ Are Back In Production, Despite Writers’ Strike
‘The Plus One’ Trailer: Ashanti Goes Against Her Friend’s ‘Ex-From-Hell’ In Film With Cedric The Entertainer, Michelle Hurd And More
Ashanti is trying to keep her dream wedding from falling apart in the upcoming comedy, The Plus One. The trailer shows how difficult it is for Ashanti’s character Lizzie to keep her sanity and her wedding intact as she faces off against the biggest threat to her wedding, her best friend’s impossible wedding guest. According… Continue reading ‘The Plus One’ Trailer: Ashanti Goes Against Her Friend’s ‘Ex-From-Hell’ In Film With Cedric The Entertainer, Michelle Hurd And More
‘Found’: Shanola Hampton Hides The Secret That Helps Her Crack Missing Persons Cases In New NBC Drama Series
Shanola Hampton finds the man who harmed her years ago and in a twist of fate needs his help in the upcoming NBC drama Found. The trailer shows Hampton’s character Gabi Mosely as she searches for missing people, after having once been missing herself. But things change when she finds her former kidnapper, Sir (Mark-Paul… Continue reading ‘Found’: Shanola Hampton Hides The Secret That Helps Her Crack Missing Persons Cases In New NBC Drama Series
‘Young Love’: Issa Rae And Kid Cudi Bring The ‘Hair Love’ Parents To Life In New Max Trailer
Kid Cudi and Issa Rae are voicing the iconic parents from Hair Love in the upcoming Max series, Young Love. Kid Cudi (listed as Scott Mescudi) plays Stephen Love, the father who grabbed viewers’ hearts in the Academy Award-winning animated short Hair Love. Rae voices his wife Angela Young and Brooke Monroe Conaway voices Zuri… Continue reading ‘Young Love’: Issa Rae And Kid Cudi Bring The ‘Hair Love’ Parents To Life In New Max Trailer
‘Dashing Through the Snow’ First Look: Disney+ Holiday Film With Lil Rel Howery, Teyonah Parris And Ludacris
Dashing Through the Snow, a family holiday comedy film starring Lil Rel Howery, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Teyonah Parris, has dropped its premiere date and released first-look images. The film will debut on Nov. 17 on Disney+.
Aliens Intensify Their Attacks Against The Humans In ‘Invasion’ Season 2 Exclusive Clip
The second season of Invasion shows aliens and humanity in an all-out war for survival. An exclusive clip from this week’s episode gives fans a look at just how big the threat is to the cast of characters as they try to stave off the aliens’ attacks. The clip, “We Can’t Stay Here,” features a… Continue reading Aliens Intensify Their Attacks Against The Humans In ‘Invasion’ Season 2 Exclusive Clip
Muhammad Ali’s Influence On Hip Hop Explored In Upcoming ESPN Doc ‘The Crossover: 50 Years Of Hip Hop And Sports’
ESPN is chronicling how hip-hop and sports have influenced each other in its upcoming TV documentary, The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports, part of ESPN’s ESPN60 series. In the clip below, USC professor of race and culture Dr. Todd Boyd speaks on the relationship between sports and hip hop with Entertaining Race… Continue reading Muhammad Ali’s Influence On Hip Hop Explored In Upcoming ESPN Doc ‘The Crossover: 50 Years Of Hip Hop And Sports’
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5’s Cast Announced, Including Cara Melle, Miss Naomi Carter And More
The next cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has been announced.. Alexis Saint-Pete, Banksie, Cara Melle, DeDeLicious, Ginger Johnson, Kate Butch, Michael Marouli, Miss Naomi Carter, Tomara Thomas and Vicki Vivacious are the new batch of queens on the fifth season of the popular series. Learn more via the Meet the Queens video below: The… Continue reading ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5’s Cast Announced, Including Cara Melle, Miss Naomi Carter And More
‘Top Boy’ Star Ashley Walters Says ‘It Would Have Been Ideal’ If Series Was Written By A Black Person
Top Boy star Ashley Walters has talked about how he feels shows about Black people should be written by Black people. The Jasmine Brand reported that Walters said during a recent Independent interview promoting the final season of Top Boy that he personally vetted the series’ screenwriter Ronan Bennett, an older white man. He said,… Continue reading ‘Top Boy’ Star Ashley Walters Says ‘It Would Have Been Ideal’ If Series Was Written By A Black Person
‘Dreaming Whilst Black’: Director, Producers On The Relatability Of Manifesting Your Dreams As A Person Of Color In Showtime/A24 Series
Dreaming Whilst Black is bringing the story of the creative’s journey to the forefront. The series, which is headed to Showtime from A24 and Big Deal Films, follows one man’s journey from depressed corporate worker to thriving filmmaker and the bumps along the road in between. Director Koby Adom, executive producer Dhanny Joshi and producer… Continue reading ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’: Director, Producers On The Relatability Of Manifesting Your Dreams As A Person Of Color In Showtime/A24 Series
‘Silver Dollar Road’ Trailer: A Black Family Fights To Keep Their Land Against A Ruthless Developer In Prime Video Doc
Black land ownership is at the center of Raoul Peck’s latest documentary, Silver Dollar Road. The new trailer below shows the Reels family, a Black family that has owned their land along North Carolina’s Silver Dollar Road since emancipation, only to learn that a developer was trying to claim the rights to the property. The… Continue reading ‘Silver Dollar Road’ Trailer: A Black Family Fights To Keep Their Land Against A Ruthless Developer In Prime Video Doc
‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’Trailer: Kiersey Clemons, Kurt Russell And More With Godzilla In Apple TV+ Series
Legendary’s Monsterverse is coming to Apple TV+’s upcoming series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The 10-episode sereis will premiere Nov. 17 with two episodes and will debut each episode every Friday until the Jan. 12, 2024 season finale. The series continues the Toho monsters universe including Godzilla, and takes place after Godzilla and the Titans destroyed… Continue reading ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’Trailer: Kiersey Clemons, Kurt Russell And More With Godzilla In Apple TV+ Series
Veronica Redd To Reprise Her Role As Mamie Johnson On ‘The Young & The Restless’
A beloved The Young & The Restless fan-favorite is slated to make her return. As TV Insider reports, Veronica Redd will be making her highly anticipated return to Genoa City in the role of Mamie Johnson, the housekeeper for the Abbott family. Redd, who took over the role of Mamie from Marguerite Ray, was on… Continue reading Veronica Redd To Reprise Her Role As Mamie Johnson On ‘The Young & The Restless’
‘Goosebumps’ Comes Back To TV As New Disney+ And Hulu Series: Watch The New Teaser
Generation X is seeing yet another part of their childhood come back in the form of the new version of the book-turned-TV series Goosebumps. The series comes to Disney+ and Hulu Oct. 13. As ’90s kids know, Goosebumps was already a popular Scholastic book series by R.L. Stine that got turned into a weekly series… Continue reading ‘Goosebumps’ Comes Back To TV As New Disney+ And Hulu Series: Watch The New Teaser
‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’: New Trailer For David Oyelowo In ‘Yellowstone’ Creator Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ Series
Paramount+ has premiered the new teaser trailer for its upcoming series, Lawman: Bass Reeves. Starring and executive produced by David Oyelowo, it tells the story of enslaved person-turned-law enforcement official, Bass Reeves. It is the first series among Sheridan’s anthology series about “iconic lawmen and outlaws who have impacted history.” “Revealing the untold story of… Continue reading ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’: New Trailer For David Oyelowo In ‘Yellowstone’ Creator Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ Series
‘The Burial’ Trailer: Jamie Foxx Takes On Corporate Corruption In Film With Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett And More
Fans can now get a look at Jamie Foxx’s upcoming turn as lawyer Willie E. Gary in the new trailer for The Burial, also starring Tommy Lee Jones and Jurnee Smollett. Directed by Maggie Betts with Betts and Doug Wright writing the screenplay, the film’s story is based on a real-life fight against corporate wrongdoing.… Continue reading ‘The Burial’ Trailer: Jamie Foxx Takes On Corporate Corruption In Film With Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett And More
‘Sitting In Bars With Cake’ Exclusive Preview: Yara Shahidi Goes Through Her Closet With Odessa A’zion In Prime Video Film
Shadow and Act has an exclusive preview from the upcoming Prime Video film, Sitting in Bars With Cake, which stars Yara Shahidi. Shahidi stars alongside Odessa A’zion, Ron Livingston, Bette Midler, and Martha Kelly in the heartfelt film about two best friends and their love of baking. Here’s an official description: Inspired by true events, Sitting… Continue reading ‘Sitting In Bars With Cake’ Exclusive Preview: Yara Shahidi Goes Through Her Closet With Odessa A’zion In Prime Video Film
Marshawn Lynch Starred In ‘Bottoms’ To Make Amends For The Way He Reacted To His Sister’s Coming Out
For Marshawn Lynch, his intention behind joining the critically acclaimed queer teen comedy Bottoms was one of absolution. In an interview with GQ Sports, Bottoms director Emma Seligman revealed that the former NFL player took on the role of substitute teacher Mr. G as a means of rewriting a past wrong with his sister. “In… Continue reading Marshawn Lynch Starred In ‘Bottoms’ To Make Amends For The Way He Reacted To His Sister’s Coming Out
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