Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna Set to Star in Film Written by Issa Rae and Directed by Ava DuVernay https://geeksofcolor.co/2017/05/22/lupita-nyongo-and-rihanna-set-to-star-in-film-written-by-issa-rae-and-directed-by-ava-duvernay/

The Get Down is canceled. http://deadline.com/2017/05/the-get-down-canceled-netflix-one-season-1202102024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Gina Prince-Bythewood to become first WOC to direct a superhero film. http://bit.ly/2rZ9G04

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Charlie could be joining Zoey in college on black-ish. https://www.buzzfeed.com/marcusjones/zoey-is-not-the-only-black-ish-character-joining-the?utm_term=.ydya2verj

Pitch was canceled. http://deadline.com/2017/05/pitch-canceled-fox-one-season-1202081028/

Sleepy Hollow was canceled.  http://share.ew.com/PqQ3OO7

Donald Glover is writing an animated Deadpool show.  http://ti.me/2q4MsYR

Scandal to end after seven seasons. http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/10/scandal-ending-season-7/

American Crime canceled. http://deadline.com/2017/05/american-crime-canceled-abc-3-seasons-1202090548/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Underground may be facing trouble. http://www.theroot.com/underground-is-fighting-for-its-tv-life-with-a-network-1795101928

Dee Rees is developing a horror film about a Black lesbian couple. https://shadowandact.com/dee-rees-developing-horror-film-about-black-lesbian-couple-in-rural-america-with-get-out-producer

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Lionsgate orders two more Tyler Perry films, and Madea may be getting pregnant. http://shadowandact.com/2017/04/21/madea-might-be-pregnant-in-the-next-tyler-perry-movie-about-the-matriarch/

Luke Cage Season Two starts shooting this summer. http://screenrant.com/luke-cage-season-2-shooting-schedule/ 

Dule Hill joins Suits. http://www.spoilertv.com/2017/04/suits-season-7-dule-hill-joins-cast-as.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1493153278

Anika Noni Rose options Daniel José Older’s Shadowshaper. http://deadline.com/2017/04/anika-noni-rose-shadowshaper-book-rights-daniel-jose-older-1202077920?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Hit the Floor moves to BET. http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/hit-floor-season-four-renewal-switching-vh1-bet/

Blavity acquires Shadow and Act. https://shadowandact.com/shadow-and-act-has-been-acquired-by-blavity-inc-2

Dear White People premiered on Netflix. Trailer here.

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It’s that time of year again: the Emmys. The Emmy nominations were announced this morning and the list is looking pretty nice. Check below to see if your favorite actor was nominated. Who was snubbed?

Lead actress in a drama:

Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder

Taraji P. Henson – Empire

Lead actor in a limited series:

Idris Elba – Luther

Courtney B. Vance – The People vs. O.J. Simpson

Lead actress in a limited series:

Audra McDonald – Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille

Kerry Washington – Confirmation

Lead actor in a comedy:

Anthony Anderson – black-ish

Lead actress in a Comedy:

Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish

Comedy series:
black-ish

Outstanding Limited Series

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Roots

TV Movie

Confirmation

Luther

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Keegan-Michael Key – Key & Peele

Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie

Bokeem Woodbine – Fargo

Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie

Regina King – American Crime

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Tracy Morgan – Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Reg E. Cathey – House Of Cards

Mahershala Ali – House Of Cards

Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

Tracie Thoms – Send Me: an original web series

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Keegan-Michael Key – SuperMansion

Outstanding Narrator

Keith David – Jackie Robinson

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

Orange Is The New Black

Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Roots

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series

The Soul Man

Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie

Luther

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Costumes For A Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series Or Movie

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Roots

Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series Or Movie

Empire

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

Anthony Hemingway – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

John Singleton – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

For a complete list of Emmy nominations, click here. The 2016 Emmy Awards on September 18.

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The cast of Marvel’s Luke Cage is shaping up nicely. It has been announced that Simone Missick and Mahershala Ali will be joining the upcoming series.

Missick is to portray Missy, a supposed version of Misty Knight and the female lead. Ali will portray Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes, a Harlem nightclub owner, who becomes an antagonist of Cage with his unsavory activities.

Missick and Ali join Mike Colter, who will be playing Luke Cage, and Alfre Woodard, who will be playing villain Black Mariah. Rosario Dawson will also reprise her role as Claire Temple from Daredevil.

Cheo Hodari Coker will serve as showrunner.

Luke Cage is set to be released on Netflix in 2016.

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Tony Todd has signed on to voice the villain Zoom in the upcoming season of The Flash, joining a cast that has already proved to be diverse. He will make his first appearance in the second episode.

The Flash‘s executive producer, Andrew Kreisberg told Variety,

“Last year, with the Reverse-Flash, we just modulated Tom Cavanagh’s voice, and this year we wanted to do something a little bit different. Part of the mystery of the season is who or what is underneath the Zoom outfit, and so we wanted to do something like James Earl Jones as Darth Vader — this iconic voice coming out of this mask. Last year, we thought of the Reverse-Flash as a speed warrior; this year, Zoom is like a speed demon, and no one does demon-voice better than Tony Todd.”

It will be a while before we find out who is beneath the mask, but that should be interesting.

What will be certain is that Tony Todd will be bring a good performance. He has been in over 100 films and television shows. He is no stranger to voice work, as he voiced The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen among other roles.

Season Two of The Flash premieres Tuesday, October 6 at 8/7c on The CW.

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It’s already been established that 2015 is the year of the biopic. But it seems that it’s also the year of the remake/reboot. It seems like every week, some series or film is getting remade. Now, we can add The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to that list.

Will Smith has taken the helm with his production company, Overbrook Entertainment. It’s unclear if it will be a reboot or a continuation of the original series, but the pitch is being finalized and will soon be shopped around.

Will this series be connected to the first? Will Aunt Viv be dark skinned or light skinned? Will it star Jaden Smith? Will Geoffrey be there? Does anyone want this series?

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Mufasa may be dead, but his spirit never strays too far from Pride Rock. James Earl Jones will be reprising his iconic role as belated king Mufasa in The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, a sequel to The Lion King series. He will be joining Gabrielle Union, who’s voicing Nala. Other cast members include Diamond White as the cheetah Fuli and Dusan Brown as the hippo Beshte.

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar will air as a Disney Channel film then be followed by a series on Disney Junior. Simba and Nala’s son, Kion.

https://youtu.be/X19M8Ugshlw

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It looks like the producers of The CW DC universe is upping its melanin count. Earlier it was announced that Echo Kellum has been cast as Mr. Terrific in Arrow. The Arrow version is Curtis Holt, a tech inventor at Palmer Technologies, who also happens to be gay.

The West family in The Flash will also get an addition in the form of Wally West, known in the comics as Kid Flash. Keiynan Lonsdale will be donning the role. He will enter The Flash as a series regular. It will be interesting to see what his connection to the West family will be since he was Iris’s nephew in the comics. Maybe he’ll be Joe West’s nephew or his estranged son. I guess we’ll see.

Season Two of Arrow premieres October 7 at 8/7c on The CW.

Season Two of The Flash premieres October 6 at 8/7c on The CW.

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Have you seen everything worth seeing on Netflix? Or maybe you want more content centered around Black people? kweliTV is that answer. kweliTV is a streaming platform that offers content covering the African Diaspora, including films, documentaries, and web series, that will be accessible to every available device. kweliTV is in Beta now, so take advantage of these introductory prices. kweliTV offers three affordable plans to fit your needs.

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