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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.

In its biggest major original programming foray, Roku has bought exclusive global distribution rights to the portfolio of Quibi, the recently shuttered mobile-only streaming venture fronted by Jeffrey Katzenberg.

In the unfathomably innocent January of 2020, I saw Sam Mendes’ breathtaking war thriller 1917 on an IMAX screen. I had no idea then that I’d return to a movie theater only twice more all year.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterEmmy winner Lena Waite’s production company has launched a 10-month mentorship lab to help shepherd a new generation of storytellers and executives.Hillman Grad Productions is now accepting applicants to its inaugural lab, one that provides opportunities for marginalized storytellers to connect, grow, and accelerate their careers in television and film.Tuition-free, the program grants 25 fellows the opportunity to enhance creative skills through personalized

Lena Waithe’s production company, Hillman Grad Productions, is launching a new mentorship program The Hilman Grad Mentorship Lab and accepting applications. The Lab provides opportunities for marginalized storytellers to connect, grow, and accelerate their careers in television and film.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Lena Waithe has teamed with Amazon Studios and Big Beach to develop a series based on a play by Obehi Janice, titled Ole White Sugah Daddy.

Lena Waithe‘s wife, Alana Mayo, has filed for divorce 10 months after the couple announced their split.Mayo filed for a dissolution of their marriage on Friday, November 20, at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Us Weekly can confirm.The couple, who secretly tied the knot in late 2019, announced their separation in a statement to Us on January 22.“After careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,” the pair’s reps said.

Alana Mayo is filing for divorce from Lena Waithe.

No one would ever say that breaking into Hollywood is “easy.” Nearly every actor, filmmaker, or crew member that has ever had success in the film and TV industries has a horror story about how difficult it was to break out in the business. And we’ve heard from numerous women and POCs that not being a white male has made their journey all the more difficult.

, Kelly Rowland announced she is pregnant. In the ensemble film, Rowland plays famed ‘80s R&B singer Sandra, alongside Blair Underwood, Lena Waithe, newcomer Elle Lorraine and others. “That’s the thing, we all feel like we’re part of the same tribe, we’re part of the same family, we’re part of the same community.

Angelique Jackson In the satirical horror film “Bad Hair,” which debuts Oct. 23 on Hulu, Elle Lorraine plays Anna, a young woman who adopts a new look in order to land a hosting gig at a “106 & Park”-like music countdown show.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMGM has launched development on a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic with Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani producing through their Hillman Grad banner, along with Sight Unseen’s Julia Lebedev and Eddie Vaisman.The untitled project is based on the 1996 biography “Sammy Davis Jr.: My Father,” written by Davis’ daughter Tracey Davis and Dolores A.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: MGM has set a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic that will be based on Sammy Davis Jr.: My Father, a 1996 book written by Davis’ daughter Tracey Davis and Dolores A.

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Horror likes to warn of us many societal ills. Last year, Peter Strickland made the horror-comedy “In Fabric,” about a hexed killer dress that curses everyone who wears it.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Matthew López, the playwright behind the hit Broadway play The Inheritance, has signed an overall television deal with Amazon Studios.The streamer has signed up the writer, who also wrote on Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama The Newsroom, to develop and create new projects.It is the latest overall deal for Amazon Studios, which in the last twelve months have signed up Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve McQueen, Gloria Calderon Kellett and Lena Waithe.López’s play The

Reese Witherspoon delighted fans after sharing a throwback selfie of her and Paul Rudd.

Halle Berry knows how to keep us in suspense!

2020 Emmy Awards will certainly be a star-studded affair!ABC and the Television Academy announced on Friday that Mindy Kaling, Bob Newhart, Ty Burrell, Ken Jeong and Tatiana Maslany will be among the stars to make special appearances during the 72nd Primetime Emmys on Sunday, Sept. 20. Previously announced stars that will make appearances at this year's award show include Jason Bateman, Sterling K.

2020 Emmy Awards will certainly be a star-studded affair!ABC and the Television Academy announced on Wednesday that Jason Bateman, Sterling K. Brown, Laverne Cox, 's Count von Count, Morgan Freeman, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, D-Nice, Randall Park, RuPaul, Patrick Stewart and Jason Sudeikis will be among the stars to make special appearances during the 72nd Primetime Emmys on Sunday, Sept.

ABC has announced the first list of presenters for the upcoming 2020 Emmy Awards, which will air live on Sunday, September 20.