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The full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreographer Nicco Annan, and actor and singer TC Carson.

The Emmy®-winning HBO comedy series INSECURE will conclude with its upcoming fifth season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming.

Fifteen emerging storytellers from Chile, India, Kenya, Tunisia and the U.S. will convene digitally for Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab, taking place online via Sundance Co//ab from January 11 -15, 2021. The Fellows will work to further develop twelve original projects, in collaboration with an experienced group of Creative Advisors.

YEARLY DEPARTED is a 1-hour comedy special hosted by Phoebe Robinson starring Rachel Brosnahan, Tiffany Haddish, Patti Harrison, Natasha Leggero, Sarah Silverman, Natasha Rothwell, and Ziwe.

Executive produced by Sam Dean (“Love is Blind”) and narrated by Natasha Rothwell (HBO’s “Insecure”), 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS is a holiday dating series set in a stunning winter wonderland.

An all-star lineup joins the new Amazon Original Yearly Departed, a comedy special to memorialize a year that somehow still isn't over yet.

The eight-episode series will drop three episodes on Thanksgiving, three more episodes on December 3 and the final two episodes on December 10.

The six-episode series will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max.

With less than six weeks remaining until this year’s general election, HBO Max and Rock the Vote are kicking off a new partnership that encourages voters to highlight the issues that have most affected their daily lives, families and communities.

As part of NBC's long-running initiative to forge a path for diverse writers, NBC has named Brandon Burkhart, Gracie Canaan, Reem Edan, Kyle Harris, Emily Menez, Sam O and Kate Sisk as the new class of its annual Late Night Writers Workshop. Entering its eighth year, the Late Night Writers Workshop is the industry's longest-running program dedicated to discovering and developing late night and sketch comedy writers of diverse backgrounds.

As part of NBC’s long-running initiative to forge a path for diverse writers, NBC has named Brandon Burkhart, Gracie Canaan, Reem Edan, Kyle Harris, Emily Menez, Sam O and Kate Sisk as the new class of its annual Late Night Writers Workshop.

HBO has renewed comedy series INSECURE for a fifth season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO Programming.

In celebration of the season four premiere of hit comedy INSECURE, HBO will host its fourth annual block party for the series virtually.

Returning for its ten-episode, fourth season SUNDAY, APRIL 12 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), INSECURE follows our favorite characters as they evaluate their relationships, both new and old, in an effort to figure out who and what comes with them in this next phase of their lives. 

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for its latest comedy film, Like a Boss, starring Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne and featuring Tony winner Billy Porter.

According to Deadline, HBO has confirmed that WESTWORLD, INSECURE and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM are set to return for its third season in 2020. Read more about the news from Deadline here!

The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association's (TCA) TV One's joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins, Chairman and CEO of TV One. The winners will be revealed during the Two-Hour LIVE TV special airing on TV One on Saturday, March 30, 2019.

NBC has named comedian Mike E. Winfield as the winner of its 15th annual StandUp NBC competition, the network's annual nationwide search for comedians of diverse backgrounds. Winfield has been awarded a talent holding deal with NBCUniversal and a headlining spot at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) annual convention where he will perform for talent bookers from across the country. He will also headline the regional semi-finalist showcases for the 2019 StandUp NBC competition.

NBC has announced the inaugural class for its landmark Alternative Directors Program, the industry's first directing pipeline program for unscripted shows. With the new initiative, NBC takes a step toward equal representation behind the scenes on alternative series – an unserved part of the industry when it comes to inclusion efforts, despite the prevalence of unscripted shows on TV. The program gives experienced female and ethnically diverse directors access to expand their repertoire of alternative formats and complex directing styles with the ultimate goal of opening the door to future projects.

Last night, the 13th Annual NBCUniversal SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, which celebrates diverse stories while finding the next generation of storytellers, honored its six finalist films and filmmakers with a finale screening and awards ceremony at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood.