Barry Jenkins defends himself over criticism for helming the Disney prequel Mufasa: The Lion King.
17.04.2024 - 16:49 / variety.com
Megan Vick Kenya Barris was deeply inspired by “The Cosby Show” when he created “Black-ish” in 2014. The writer and executive producer wanted to create a similarly beloved family sitcom that was expressly Black, not only with the characters, but also in the subject matter the show covered. That mission was achieved, and like “The Cosby Show,” “Black-ish” went on to spawn a TV universe that would also make an impact.
“Grown-ish” was the first “Black-ish” spinoff. It has now gone six seasons and will air its 100th episode this month. Similar to “A Different World” with Lisa Bonet’s Denise Huxtable from “The Cosby Show,” “Grown-ish” has chronicled the college adventures of “Black-ish” characters Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) and later Andre Johnson Jr.
(Marcus Scribner). “Grown-ish” has become a tentpole series for Freeform, according to Simran Sethi, exec VP of programming and content at Freeform and ABC. The series has tackled storylines about college athlete pay, college investment in for-profit prisons, depression in the Black community and so much more, making it a marquee title in new adult storytelling.
“We’ve watched these kids go through the journey of this period of life. Now they are about to go into another really important period, but we wanted to say thank you to our audience for watching us go through all of this messiness of what it is to grow up together,” Barris tells Variety. The 100th episode of “Grown-ish,” which airs April 17, is a celebration of how much Zoey and Andre have grown up on the show.
Barry Jenkins defends himself over criticism for helming the Disney prequel Mufasa: The Lion King.
A Scottish woman accused of being the real-life stalker Martha in Richard Gadd's hit Baby Reindeer series says she plans to sue Netflix over the show.
several sexual assault allegations.“Yesterday I got baptized and it was an incredible, profound experience,” Brand said in an Instagram video shared Monday.“Many of you will have had your own experiences of baptism and will therefore know what I’m talking about. Many aspects of it were very intimate and personal.”“The truth is this, as a person that has in the past taken many, many substances and always been disappointed with their inability to deliver the kind of tranquility and peace and even transcendence I always felt I’ve been looking for, something occurred in the process of baptism that was incredible, overwhelming — literally overwhelming because I was obviously underwater, and it was the River Thames — at some points.
Ellie Leach shared an adorable statement with her fans and followers as she was seen reuniting with dance partner Vito Coppola. The Strictly Come Dancing winners recently enjoyed a dinner together alongside Vito's lookalike brother.
Russell Brand is ready for a rebrand.
The new series of Clarkson's Farm arrives on Amazon Prime Video next week, dropping in on Jeremy Clarkson and the rest of his farming crew over at Diddly Squat. However, it's not looking good for the farm shop - which faces closure by the council in series three. With Jeremy's girlfriend Lisa Hogan in charge of the farm shop, she's given a wake-up call by land agent Charlie Ireland after trying to sell items that aren't from the local area.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “A Knight’s Tale” director Brian Helgeland revealed in a career retrospective interview with Inverse that his efforts to make a sequel to his 2001 medieval action-comedy classic were apparently thwarted by the Netflix algorithm. “When we finished ‘A Knight’s Tale,’ we were already thinking about making the sequel as a pirate film,” Helgeland said. “The plot revolved around Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell) kidnapping Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon) and taking her to Constantinople.
Despite being released during the pandemic in 2021, “Spider-Man: Now Way Home” became the most successful ‘Spider-Man’ installment of all time at the box office, earning a whopping $1.9 billion for Sony Pictures. So, putting “Spider-Man 4” into production is clearly one of the studio’s biggest priorities, along with getting Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon back into their key roles.
Britain's Got Talent fans were left demanding a 'missing' star return as the series' second episode aired on Sunday night (April 21). Millions tuned in to episode one which aired on Saturday night (April 20), officially kicking off the 2024 series.
When actress Roxy Shahidi signed up to appear on ITVBe’s fly-on-the-wall documentary series Drama Queens, she was looking forward to taking on an exciting new project away from her day job on Emmerdale. But as the first episode of the show aired earlier this month, she admits she was suddenly overcome with nerves.
This week’s release of Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver” (read our review) puts many of Netflix’s problems into sharp focus. Reportedly costing around $166 million to make for both films, arguably much less expensive than some big Marvel and “Star Wars” that cost around $200 million each, it’s still a significant figure for movies that have been met with massive critical derision.
A BBC police drama fans hailed 'easily the best thing on TV' is returning for a second series on Monday night (April 15). Blue Lights launched to more than seven million viewers when it debuted last March.
When the late, legendary filmmaker William Friedkin called Kiefer Sutherland to gauge his interest in playing the lead in the Showtime and Paramount+ film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, the actor hung up almost immediately. But not because he wasn’t interested in working with the director he’d long revered, Sutherland explained. “I thought it was one of my friends making a joke.”
Lauren Piester “Station 19” is about to hit a huge milestone, but it’s bittersweet. Just three days into production on Season 7 of the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff, as plans for a celebratory 100th episode were beginning to develop, new showrunners Peter Paige and Zoanne Clack learned that the show had been canceled. Season 7 would be its last, tasking them with not only ushering the show into a new era, but also to a satisfying ending.
There are plans to create a new town council in Salford - which could take control over services including bin collections, roads repairs, and street cleaning.
Mandy Moore will never forget the day she shot that iconic cover for Vanity Fair! Spoiler alert! It’s mainly because there was SO much drama!
The lives of nine soap stars will be explored in a new reality series on ITVBe. Drama Queens, which launches this week, is based in Manchester and the North West and follows the lives of female actresses from Britain's biggest soap operas.
Emmerdale star Amy Walsh has shared an admission about her new marriage as she prepares for move away from the ITV soap. The actress has opened up her home life to the cameras for the first time in the new ITVBe reality series Drama Queens.
Alex Ritman Banijay has acquired the format rights to “Alumni Lovers,” the school reunion dating show from MBC that first launched in South Korea last December. In a deal to be formerly announced by its global head of acquisitions Helen Greaterox at an MIPTV panel later on Monday, the French TV giant will launch the format in Netherlands via its SimpelZodiak label and France through Endemol France.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Faith Stowers, a former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member, accused NBCUniversal on Friday of racist harassment and retaliation, becoming the latest Bravo star to sue over her treatment on a popular reality show. Stowers appeared on Seasons 4 and 5 of the series, which aired from 2015 to 2017.