Insecure focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day African-American woman through the eyes of Issa Dee, played by Issa Rae. Jay Ellis will play Lawrence, Issa's depressed and unemployed boyfriend, who has been getting his act together for four years. Yvonne Orji is Molly, Issa's best friend. While very successful in her corporate work life, she is very unsuccessful in her love life.
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Freeform announced today that it has signed a script to series deal for 'Party Girls,' a half-hour, single-camera dramedy inspired by the true story of Ericka Suzanne, daughter of the first female leader of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown. Set in Oakland in the '70s, 'Party Girls' will follow ...
Freeform announced today that it has signed a script to series deal for “Party Girls,” a half-hour, single-camera dramedy inspired by the true story of Ericka Suzanne, daughter of the first female leader of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown. Set in Oakland in the '70s, “Party Girls” will...
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 Cam...
Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae are set to star in the Paramount romantic comedy “The Lovebirds,' according to Variety....
The Guild of Music Supervisors unveiled the list of nominees for its 9th annual award show taking place on Wednesday, February 13th at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the highest achievements in music supervision, recognizing exemplary work in 18 categor...
Calgary-born, now Montreal-based HERO is an indie-electronic tour de force who just released his disco-tinged new Dirty Work EP today on Fool's Gold Records. Fully written, produced and sung by HERO, it is a cinematic work that follows a storyline of an emotionally self-destructive character ...
Comedian Amanda Seales (HBO's “Insecure”) headlines her first hour-long comedy special when AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN' debuts SATURDAY, JAN. 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Taped at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, the exclusive presentation was directed by Stan Lathan and...
To celebrate the second season of “grown-ish,” premiering TONIGHT, JAN. 2 (8:00 p.m. EST), Freeform has teamed with the scholarship app Scholly to announce a student loan payoff of up to $125,000 for current students and graduates with an outstanding loan balance. Acknowledging that student loan...
Columbia Pictures has signed a multi-picture production deal with Issa Rae's production company, ColorCreative, according to Variety. Under the agreement, ColorCreative will work with and back projects from emerging, diverse screenwriters....
Disney's new streaming service Disney+, is developing 'Sister Act 3,' according to Variety. "Insecure" co-executive producer Regina Hicks and "Star" showrunner Karin Gist will write the script for the film....
Insecure co-creator, Issa Rae is teaming with one of the show's writer-producers, Amy Aniobi for Love in America, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Chris Keyser and Marc Webb's Netflix YA drama series 'The Society' sets its full cast. The Society follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a facsimile of their wealthy New England town, left without any trace of their parents. As they struggle to figure out what has happened...
Kevin Hart has set up a female-driven dramedy, 'Bye Bye Bye,' that remakes a Korean film at Universal, which has acquired the pitch that has Hart's Hartbeat Productions producing with CJ Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Hailing from Calgary and now based in Montreal, HERO is an indie-electronic tour de force who just announced his debut Dirty Work EP out January 10, 2019 on Fool's Gold Records. His previous single 'The Juice' was featured in an episode of HBO's Insecure, where they wrote him into the script -- call...
Aldis Hodge (UNDERGROUND, LEVERAGE, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON) stars in Dark People, a new play that examines Hollywood stereotypes, written by Geoffrey Thorne (LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, LEVERAGE, BLACK PANTHER'S QUEST). ...
Comedian Amanda Seales (HBO's “Insecure”) will debut her first hour-long comedy special on HBO early next year, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming. Taping Sunday, Nov. 25 at the Edison Ballroom in New York, AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN' will be dir...
Variety reports that Jodie Turner-Smith will play opposite Academy Award nominee Daniel Kaluuya in “Queen & Slim.”...
Hans Christian Andersen's legendary tale is reimagined into a playful animated special for today's children. The classic fable gets a colorful, music-filled makeover in the whimsical THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES, written and produced by Sheila Nevins, directed by Simon Wilches-Castro and featuring t...
A classic Hans Christian Andersen fable gets a colorful, music-filled makeover this November when THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES is reimagined as a playful animated special for today's children. Written and produced by Sheila Nevins, and featuring the voices of Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels and Alison Pill,...
Netflix gave a straight-to-series order for multigenerational comedy series Family Reunion, with Tia Mowry and Loretta Devine set to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Issa Rae, the creator and star of 'Insecure,' will star in Fox's 'American Princess,' according to Variety. ...
Jermaine Fowler will return to CBS, says Variety....
Actress, writer, producer and activist Erika Alexander (Living Single) has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming second season of The CW/WBTV hit drama Black Lightning....
Los Angeles-based producer and DJ FALCONS has made a name for himself with his blend of hip-hop, R&B and electronic dance music, and his previous collaborations with Young Thug, Goldlink, BlocBoy JB, Rich Brian, A-Trak, Ekali & more. He has now teamed up with Bay Area producer and singer B. LEWIS fo...
Pell Award Winner Ricardo Pitts-Wiley's unique approach to the adaptation of 'Sweat' and 'The Gilded Six Bits', two short stories by Zora Neale Hurston, is a compelling tribute to the controversial and celebrated author of 'Their Eyes Were Watching God '. Hurston an Ame...
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