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 is returning to Netflix for a third season this May, four years after its season 2 debut.

Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang created Master of None in 2015 for a 10 episode season and the show garnered a cult status instantly. The show returned with a season 2 in 2017 and since that time fans have been waiting for a third scene.

Four years ago, in 2017, Netflix released Season 2 of “Master of None.” The second season was a bigger hit than before and earned numerous awards for its co-creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, as well as writers such as Lena Waithe (who also acts in the show). Since then, the series has been stalled, mainly due to a ton of off-screen drama involving Ansari.

Surprise! Netflix secretly renewed Master of None for a third season and the Aziz Ansari show will be returning much sooner than you think.

The new horror series Them premiered on Amazon Prime Video this weekend and executive producer Lena Waithe is facing backlash on social media right now.

2019 film, , and is now the star of creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe’s terror anthology series, , which is now streaming on Amazon.

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Angelique Jackson Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Indeed have teamed up to spotlight 10 Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) filmmaker teams, debuting each of their films at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.Under the companies’ “Rising Voices” partnership, the filmmakers have been awarded a $100,000 production budget and crew (via Hillman Grad and 271 Films) to produce a 15-minute short film.“Whenever I talk to up and coming filmmakers they always tell me

With shows such as “American Horror Story,” we’ve seen the horror-themed anthology series success only get bigger and bigger in recent years. Amazon Prime Video is hoping to capitalize on that with the upcoming thriller anthology series, “Them,” brought to you by Little Marvin (“The Time Is Now”) and executive produced by Lena Waithe (“The Chi“).

Showtime has announced May 23 premiere dates for acclaimed returning series, The Chi and Black Monday, and new half-hour comedy Flatbush Misdemeanors.

Reviewing a TV series at a film festival is always a tricky bit of business, as it finds the film critic, used to appraising an entire work, engaging in a combination of critique and prediction – I think the rest of these will be good/bad, too! (One can argue, of course, that television critics do this all the time, and that’s accurate; it would follow that they’re very different skill sets.) It gets particularly difficult when you’re talking about something like “Them,” Amazon Prime’s new

, which explores terror in America, continues to fright with each new look at creator Little Marvin’s anthology Amazon series ahead of its April premiere. Now, ET can exclusively debut two terrifying new teasers starring Ashley Thomas and Alison Pill.

Chris Willman Music WriterEmmy-winning television producer Lena Waithe (“Twenties,” “Boomerang,” “The Chi”) is taking a big step into the music sphere, partnering with Def Jam Recordings to start up a new label, Hillman Grad Records, with the goal of what Def Jam describes as “leveraging opportunities across music, TV and film… to capitalize on the cultural significance generated when these worlds meaningfully intersect.”Although no artists signings were announced as part of the public launch

From executive producer Lena Waithe and creator Little Marvin comes “Them”, a new anthology series that will explore terror in America set to premiere in April on Amazon. The streaming service shared the first official look at the first season, dubbed “Covenant” and starring Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, Melody Hurd, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Ryan Kwanten.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterIn an historic elevation for BET, media personality B. Scott has been named star and executive producer of a new program — becoming the network’s first trans non-binary talent in those roles.B.

Tony and Grammy Award winner Daveed Diggs and Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe are set to narrate the audiobook production of viral conception artistNatasha Marin’s Black Imagination.

With only two films under his belt, Jordan Peele has such a distinct style that he’s his own horror subgenre already. But there are definitely new projects coming out that feel very much like “Jordan Peele Film.” One of those is the upcoming Amazon series, “Them.” READ MORE: ‘Without Remorse’ Trailer: Michael B.

Lena Waithe and creator Little Marvin comes, a new anthology series that will explore terror in America set to premiere in April on Amazon.

Chapman University’sDodgeCollege Master Class series has been making news as of late thanks to appearances by Bryan Cranston (who dished on how to make it in Hollywood) and Lena Waithe (who teased a stage production with Debbie Allen). The latest virtual event — held Feb.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla BET Plus has ordered the original series “Birth of Cool” in its first-ever partnership with “Gentefied” producers Macro Television Studios and Emmy-Award winning screenwriter and actor Lena Waithe’s production house Hillman Grad Productions.The 10-episode half-hour dramedy marks Waithe’s third original production with the brand— her other two series with BET are “Twenties” and “Boomerang.”“Birth of Cool” follows the adventures and misadventures of both students and

BET+ has given a 10-episode series order to Birth of Cool, a high school dramedy series from creators Jule Taylor (Creed II, They Cloned Tyrone) and Tony Rettenmaier (They Cloned Tyrone), Macro Television Studios (Raising Dion, Gentefied) and Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions (Queen and Slim, The Chi, Twenties).

As Bad Robot is ramping up its series portfolio, adding a slate of HBO Max projects to the mix, the company is bulking up its television team. Bad Robot has hired Alex Phillips as VP of Television. She joins VP Kira Innes, who joined the company a year ago, as well as Bad Robot’s Jamila Kerr, who has been promoted to VP, and Derek Martin, who has been upped to Director of Television.

Last week, at a talkback session between Lena Waithe and a group of film students, one particularly burning query emerged: "How do I get funding to make something?" "That’s the million-dollar question," said the multihyphenate talent, noting that lack of adequate financial resources is a problem that plagues nearly all filmmakers.

Lena Waithe is looking for the next generation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers. The actor, producer and Emmy-winning writer, Hillman Grad Productions is partnering with Indeed to launch the “Rising Voices” initiative which showcases the power of how jobs change our world.

Curtiss Cook, who has recurred as Douda on Showtime’s The Chi, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4. Additionally, Tabitha Brown (Princess of the Row) and Jason Weaver (Smart Guy, ATL) are set for recurring roles on the Lena Waithe-created drama series. The Chi is currently in production in Chicago and will return to the network later this year.

Refresh for updates: The death of Cicely Tyson today saw a profuse outpouring of praise and reminiscence across the generations for the regal Roots and Sounder star.

It’s been a long while since “Master of None” became a critical darling and award-winning comedy series for Netflix. In fact, it’s been nearly 4 years since Season 2 debuted on Netflix in 2017.

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Trig in the upcoming season of Showtime’s The Chi. Luke James, who recurred as the character in Season 3, has been promoted to series regular for the fourth season of the Lena Waithe-created drama series.

Director and producer Melina Matsoukas, through her production banner, De La Revolución Films, has signed a two-year first-look film production deal with MGM. The new deal reunites Matsoukas with MGM Film Group President Pamela Abdy, who worked with Matsoukas on her directorial debut Queen & Slim. Released in 2019, Queen & Slim, written by Emmy winner Lena Waithe, earned Matsoukas a DGA nom for first-time feature films.

EXCLUSIVE: A3 Artists Agency will represent actor Behzad Dabu.