Mike Colter News

The CBS Television Network announced today that it has rewarded all five series from its top-rated freshman class with new production orders.

class='western' style='text-align:justify'>CBS Studios International and SYFY in Spain announced today a content licensing agreement for the Spanish television premiere of the new CBS series EVIL. The new series from Robert and Michelle King (creators of 'The Good Wife' and THE GOOD FIGHT) will premiere in January 2020.

James Corden welcomes his guests Ellen Pompeo and Mike Colter and asks them about raising young children, something all three of them currently have in common, and Mike tells them about his 4-year-old daughter who is quick to let her dad know when she is parched. Watch the clip below!

On Friday, September 20 at 7PM,  The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (18 Bleecker Street at the corner of Elizabeth Street in NYC), will host an exclusive, advance screening of the new CBS series, 'Evil.' Following the screening of pilot episode, series creators Robert King and Michelle King ('The Good Wife,' 'The Good Fight') will participate in a talkback with attendees. The exclusive, advance screening at The Sheen Center's Loreto Theater is free and open to the public by RSVPing on the website: https://www.sheencenter.org/evil/ 

The Tribeca TV Festival will return September 12-15 for its third edition.The lineup is a showcase of new series debuts, new episodes from fan favorites, talks with creators and stars, and one-night-only events that can only be seen at Tribeca. The 2019 Tribeca TV Festival will take place at Regal Battery Park in New York City. Tickets go on sale today, Monday, August 12, at 11am ET at tribecafilm.com/TVFestival.

A new trailer has been released for BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. The film, directed by Hannah Pearl Utt, stars Judith Light, Mandy Patinkin, Hannah Pearl Utt, Jen Tullock, Mike Colter, and Alec Baldwin.

Off the heels of global launches including Aggretsuko, ULTRAMAN, and 7SEEDS, Netflix today returned to Anime Expo for the third consecutive year to preview its growing global anime slate.

CBS Television Studios will kick off San Diego Comic-Con® with exclusive world premiere screenings of its new series EVIL for CBS and NANCY DREW for The CW on Thursday, July 18. As previously announced, cast and producers of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS and STAR TREK: PICARD will beam into HALL H for a first-ever “Star Trek” universe back-to-back panel block on Saturday, July 20.

Outfest – the Los Angeles based non-profit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen – today announced its 2019 Achievement Award recipient, Nisha Ganatra, and its galas, including Opening and Closing Night, for the 2019 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, presented by HBO. The nation's premiere LGBTQ festival will be held July 18-28, 2019.

CBS today unveiled its new year-round 2019-2020 primetime programming lineup featuring four new comedies, four new dramas and 24 returning series.

The 29th annual Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival (Inside Out), championing innovative LGBTQ filmmakers from across the globe, revealed its full feature and short film lineup. The announcement was made today by Inside Out's Executive Director Andria Wilson and the festival's Director of Programming Andrew Murphy. Inside Out, which launched the first ever annual LGBTQ Film Finance Forum, has established itself as an international home and incubator for LGBTQ emerging and established filmmakers. This year's festival will take place May 23 to June 2, 2019.

The NAACP today announced that globally dominant pop culture icon Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter will receive the prestigious President's Award during the 50th NAACP Image Awards. The President's Award is presented in recognition of a special achievement and distinguished public service with previous recipients including Jesse Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Soledad O'Brien, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Muhammad Ali among others. NAACP President Derrick Johnson will present the award to Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter during a LIVE TV special on TV One on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Anthony Anderson.

The NAACP today announced that mass media icon Tom Joyner will be honored with the Vanguard Award at the 50th NAACP Image Awards. The Vanguard Award is presented to a person whose groundbreaking work increases our understanding and awareness of racial and social issues. To date, the special award has been presented to Aretha Franklin, Clive Davis, surviving Memphis Sanitation Workers, Prince, Russell Simmons, Stanley Kramer, Steven Spielberg and Wyclef Jean. The 50th NAACP Image Awards will air during a LIVE TV special on TV One on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Anthony Anderson.

The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup. Continuing its tradition of elevating exceptional storytelling rooted in today's global film communities, the 18th annual Festival will showcase debut works from emerging talent and new works from notable filmmakers. The program includes discoveries, comedies, music-centered, political and social films. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 - May 5.  

Mike Colter is set to star opposite Katja Herbers in CBS drama pilot Evil, according to Deadline.

Celebrity rap battle series Drop the Mic and classic game show reboot Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild will return to television on Wednesday, January 23rd at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT) respectively, on TNT. Both shows will encore the following night each week on TBS.

Jason Momoa, who rocketed to superstardom in Justice League (2017) and Aquaman (in theaters now), will attend Wizard World New Orleans on Friday and Saturday, January 4-5, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Momoa will greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photo ops.

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 24 - February 3, 2019.

Geoffrey Owens joins Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy in Deon Taylor's noir thriller Fatale, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Damaris Lewis has also joined the cast that includes Mike Colter and Tyrin Turner. 

Skin, starring Jamie Bell, has sold to A24 and DirecTV, who have acquired North American distribution rights for the drama, according to Variety.