Disney Entertainment Television Selects 2024 Writing Program Participants
by Michael Major - Feb 29, 2024
Disney Entertainment Television (DET) has selected the latest cohorts for its Directing and Writing Programs, two of the entertainment industry's most successful talent development initiatives. These programs nurture creative talent on the cusp of television episode directing and staff writing, and connect them to opportunities with Disney series.
REASONABLE DOUBT to Make Broadcast Television Premiere
by Michael Major - Nov 3, 2022
The drama series - from writer and executive producer Raamla Mohamed, and executive producer and director Kerry Washington - is produced by ABC Signature and streams exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. Mohamed leads an all-Black writing staff on the series. “Reasonable Doubt” stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, and more.
Disney|ABC Television's Directing Program Announces the 2018-2020 Participants
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 5, 2018
The 15 selected to participate in the program are the following: indie film directors Maria Burton (“A Sort of Homecoming”), Pablo Gomez-Castro (“El Alquiler”), Stephanie Martin (“Wild Horses”), and Marshall Tyler (“Night Shift”); TV movie director Princess Monique (“Seasons of Love”); brand director and entrepreneur Ryan Brown (“The Rough Part”); feature screenwriter Michelle Steffes (“The Interview”); indie film/commercial directors Alonso Mayo (“Fixed”) and Phillip Rhys (“The Scarecrow”); digital writer/directors Cynthia Kao (“Groundhog Day For A Black Man”) and Marvin Lemus (“Gente-fied: The Digital Series”); commercial/streaming writer/director Dinh Thai (“Monday”); Broadway producer/director and indie film director Coy Middlebrook (“For Spacious Sky”); actor/director and law enforcement professional Jeremy Earl (“Constance Murphy”); and music video and commercial director Bobby Yan (“Marz”).
Issa Rae-Led Comedy Series INSECURE Returns for Third Season August 12 on HBO
by Macon Prickett - Jul 23, 2018
After her break-up with Lawrence, Issa tries to get her life back together, working hard to save and earn extra cash while crashing on Daniel's couch – an arrangement that proves challenging, given their history. Meanwhile, Molly starts a new job at a black-owned law firm, but finds her confidence put to the test when she's not automatically recognized as “the star.”
Disney/ABC Taps 10 New Directors for 2016-18 Directing Program
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 26, 2016
DATG has launched its 2016-18 Directing Program with 10 program directors who will be pitched to shadow on series such as “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Goldbergs,” “The Real O'Neals,” “Quantico” and “Scandal” (ABC), “Shadowhunters,” and “Young & Hungry” (Freeform), and “KC Undercover” and “Stuck in the Middle” (Disney Channel).
Harlem Stage Announces Their Winter/Spring 2010 Lineup
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 2, 2009
Dance, music and theater performances that feature and celebrate prominent African-American artists, and a slate of topical films on a variety of issues comprise the 2010 winter/spring season for Harlem Stage - one of the country's top presenters, producers, and supporters of works by artists of color.