BET+ has announced that they will be releasing a new biopic inspired by the life of Tonesa Welch, titled The First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story. Welch, also known as the First Lady of the Black Mafia Family (BMF) crime family, gained prominence in Detroit as a drug dealer and eventually earned the nickname "The First Lady of BMF" from federal prosecutors.

The highly-anticipated Broadway show, MJ the Musical, is set to welcome a new cast member in the role of Michael Jackson. Elijah Rhea Johnson, who previously assisted in creating the character of "Middle Michael" during the show's workshop process, is set to take over the role starting April 4, 2023.

‘Story Ave’ Premieres At SXSW; Luis Guzman Talks Being Deadset On Landing Role During Panel.

Reports are in that Netflix is closing a high-six-figure deal to purchase ‘I Am Not Alone,’ a 22-page short story by Chris Hicks, and that Misha Green, creator of Lovecraft Country, will be directing the film.

Veteran producer Stephanie Allain has joined David Gordon Green’s ‘The Exorcist,’ as executive producer. In addition, the first film in the trilogy from Blumhouse and Morgan Creek for Universal and Peacock has recently wrapped principal photography. The pic hits theaters on Oct. 13.

Documentary filmmakers, here’s your chance! The NBCU Academy and NBC News Studios will have an open call for documentary shorts pitches on projects that highlight underrepresented communities.

Amazon's recent success with the latest Creed movie has led to talks of expanding the franchise into a larger universe, encompassing both film and TV.

Antoinette Media, a production company launched in 2020 by Lashan Browning, has secured a “substantial equity investment” from Paramount.

Peacock is developing Excellence: 8 Fights, a scripted eight-part event series about boxing great Muhammad Ali, based on the definitive biography Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig.

Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us), Gabrielle Graham (Twenties), John Ortiz (Promised Land) and Tamsin Topolski (Slow Horses) have been cast opposite Colman Domingo in Netflix’s ‘The Madness’ limited series.

Keke Palmer is having quite the year. On March 7th, she shared on her social media a trailer for her new film entitled 'BIG BOSS,' which will be released sometime this month.

Apple has won a multiple studio bidding war for Cin Fabré’s novel ‘Wolf Hustle’ about a young Black woman’s ascent in the male dominated Wall Street. Till filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu is adapting as a feature, directing and producing under her Where’s the Fire banner alongside Entertainment 360.

Janet Jackson & TLC Documentaries, Keyshia Cole Biopic Greenlit At Lifetime.

NEON announced today the acquisition of the North American rights to Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA-winning director, Raoul Peck’s (I Am Not Your Negro) documentary ‘Orwell,’ the definitive feature-length documentary on visionary author George Orwell.

David E. Talbert has sold the single-camera comedy ‘Overtime,’ about a retired NBA player, to ABC, with Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo) executive producing and Courtney Lilly (Black-ish, Grown-ish) in negotiations to also executive produce.

A year after Black-ish ended its run, Anthony Anderson is returning to ABC as a star of another single-camera comedy pilot, ‘Public Defenders.’ Randall Einhorn has come on board to direct the pilot written by Eddie Quintana.

Actor John Boyega is set to star in the upcoming sci-fi romance film, ‘The Freshening,’ directed by Cathy Yan of Birds of Prey fame.

Jonathan Majors is set to star in and produce ‘Da Understudy’ from Westbrook Studios and Amazon Studios. Majors will produce the feature under his Tall Street Productions umbrella. Sources said that Spike Lee is circling to direct.

The creator of Luther: The Fallen Sun has revealed that he couldn’t resist a playful snipe at James Bond amid continued speculation linking Idris Elba to Ian Fleming’s iconic character.

Mike Gauyo, Writer Of ‘Insecure’ And ‘Ginny And Georgia’ Signs With M88.