'Teenage Bounty Hunters' Review: Netflix's Latest Series Could Be Gen-Z's 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

If you’ve been watching the iconic series that is Sister, Sister on Netflix, you’ve probably noticed that there’s something different about it – because there is.

Three years after the runaway success of Get Out, directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz have followed in Jordan Peele’s footsteps with another allegorical social thriller about the state of race relations in America. Much like the earlier film, Antebellum is a feature directorial debut that takes a big swing.

How does the historical nightmare of slavery inhabit the present day? “Antebellum,” the feature-length debut of directing duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, tackles this question, once explored with originality and nuance by Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” with shallow simplicity.

Bettye LaVette, “Blackbirds” (Verve)The wise intuition and emotional commitment of Bettye LaVette’s interpretative skills find an ideal setting on “Blackbirds,” a collection of songs mostly associated with Black women, from Nina Simone to Billie Holiday.Supported by a quartet including producer-drummer Steve Jordan, keyboardist Leon Pendarvis, guitarist Smokey Hormel and bassist Tom Barney, LaVette’s customary transformation of the source material intensifies its sentiments, whether of

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Canadian singer/actress Jordan Alexander has been cast as one of the leads in  HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersStart of production on the 10-episode series — from Joshua Safran, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros TV and CBS Television Studios — was delayed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The American Film Institute and Universal Pictures are partnering on a week-long AFI Movie Club event, “Black Stories Matter.” Following the recent collaboration honoring Spike Lee and his film Do the Right Thing, the series will spotlight Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Jordan Peele’s Get Out, Malcolm D. Lee’s Girls Trip, Jeff Nichols’ Loving and F.

Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Pictures is receiving financial aid from New Republic Pictures on a pair of Tom Cruise projects — “Mission: Impossible 7” and “Top Gun: Maverick” — and eight other movies.New Republic, led by veteran producers Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer, announced Thursday that it had closed a co-financing deal that will also include “The Tomorrow War,” “Infinite,” Michael B.

Rumors have been flying about Real Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels‘ marriage, and fellow cast mate Charrisse Jackson-Jordan, 55, is denying she started them. “[Monique]’s best friend started a rumor, OK? I had nothing to do with the rumor,” Charrisse revealed on an episode of HollywoodLife‘s TVTalk EXCLUSIVELY on Aug.

Audrey Cleo Yap “Lovecraft Country” marks the second time Jurnee Smollett and creator Misha Green have worked together, extending their creative relationship from two seasons on WGN’s historical drama “Underground” to HBO’s buzzy horror series, based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff. The show is executive produced by Jordan Peele and J.J.

1. LuciferSeason 5 The Tom Ellis-led fantasy finds Lucifer bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, while back on Earth, Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) is adjusting to her life with one less devil around. “It’s our best season yet,” showrunner Joe Henderson tells EW. “It’s funny and dark and twisted and sad and joyous.”When: Friday on Netflix

After starring in Jordan Peele‘s Oscar-winning “Get Out,” Daniel Kaluuya‘s career skyrocketed, with Kaluuya giving fantastic performances in the likes of “Black Panther” and “Widows.” Now, it seems Netflix is giving Kaluuya the chance to play the lead in their new sci-fi film “The Upper World.” READ MORE: ‘Judas & The Black Messiah’ Trailer: LaKeith Stanfield Helps Silence Daniel Kaluuya In True Story Of Captivating Civil Rights Voice “The Upper World” is based the upcoming sci-fi novel of the

Variety has learned exclusively.The untitled comedy series is described a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sun-glasses wearing, oat milk latte and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong number two Dionne steps into Cher’s vacant Air Jordans.

Also Read: 10 Best Paid Actors of 2020, From Jackie Chan to Dwayne Johnson (Photos)The role of Dionne in the reboot series has not yet been cast.From CBS Television Studios, news of the reboot first surfaced last October, but at that time it had not yet found a network.Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey will write and executive produce along with Robert Lawerence (producer of the original 1995 film), Corrinne Brinkerhoff, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and Tiffany Grant.Reddout and Hickey are known for NBC’s

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorA Clueless TV series, based on the hit 1995 feature, is in development at Peacock.As Deadline reported exclusively, the project, which hails from writers Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey (Will & Grace) and CBS TV Studios, has been in development since last October, but no network or streaming service was attached.The series centers around the Dionne character played by Stacey Dash in the movie and the 1996 series adaptation.Written by Reddout and Hickey, the new

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPeacock has landed the series reboot of “Clueless” centered on the character Dionne for development, Variety has learned exclusively.The untitled comedy series is described a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sun-glasses wearing, oat milk latte and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong number two Dionne steps into Cher’s vacant Air Jordans.

American Princess) and produced by a team including Orange Is The New Black’s Jenji Kohan, Netflix‘s Teenage Bounty Hunters is, on the surface, a fun and silly crime comedy that’s equal parts badass action sequences and brilliant one-liners. There’s more depth to it than hilarious romp, though, subtly raising questions about big issues like religion, sexuality and racial inequality.

Jordan Fisher has highlighted the “incredible” diversity in the Netflix dance movie Work It.The 26-year-old entertainer told GQ Australia he’s proud to be involved in the film, about a high school senior who vows to get into her late father’s alma mater by transforming her misfit squad into dance champions, because kids from all backgrounds will be able to relate to it.“The great thing about Work It is… the diversity is incredible,” he shared.

Teenage Bounty Hunters, a new dramedy produced by Orange Is the New Black's Jenji Kohan and created by American Princess writer Kathleen Jordan. The truth is right there in the title: The leads, fraternal twins Sterling (Maddie Phillips) and Blair (Anjelica Bette Fellini), are both teenagers and bounty hunters.

Jordan Moreau Christopher Eccleston, the Ninth Doctor, is returning to the “Doctor Who” franchise in a brand new audio series next year.The actor originally played the iconic sci-fi character in 2005 during the first season of the BBC series’ revival, and now is set to return 15 years later, albeit in a new format.