Showtime has acquired the film "Heist 88" from Paramount+, with the film starring Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance. The movie will be a part of Showtime's new programming, which aims to have culturally diverse takes in the vein of The Chi.

Ryan Michelle Bathé is set to join the cast of CBS’ JumpStart, a multi-camera comedy pilot based on the long-running comic strip created by Robb Armstrong.

BET Her has announced the green light for "Black Girl, Erupted," the latest addition to the "BET Her Presents: The Couch" franchise. Directed by Vanessa Bell Calloway, who also stars in the film, and executive produced by Tressa Azarel Smallwood of MegaMind Media, "Black Girl, Erupted" is the franchise's first feature film.

Showtime has recently announced that its upcoming drama series, ‘King Shaka,’ has been cancelled. The series was executive produced by Antoine Fuqua and chronicled the sweeping story of the Zulu Empire founder.

Actor Omar Epps, known for his role in ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan,’ is set to star in the upcoming Netflix limited series ‘The Perfect Couple.’

Amazon Studios has announced that it has acquired the rights to Aaron Foley’s debut novel, “Boys Come First,” and plans to develop it into a television series. The show’s pilot will be written by Chuck Hayward, co-executive producer of the popular Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso.”

A spinoff of the popular drama series ‘Snowfall’ is currently in its early stages of development at FX. The potential offshoot is said to feature Gail Bean reprising her role as Wanda, from the original show.

Peacock is developing a new drama series titled ‘Queen of Flow,’ which is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela ‘La Reina Del Flow.’ Singer and actress Becky G is in negotiations to lead the series.

Freeform’s popular show Grown-ish is set to air its final season this year, with the sixth season being the last.

The highly anticipated film, ‘Shooting Stars,’ is set to debut on Peacock on June 2. Based on the book by LeBron James and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger, the movie tells the story of James and his high school basketball team's rise to becoming the number one team in the country.

UnPrisoned, Kerry Washington's new comedy series, has become the most-watched Hulu premiere for Onyx Collective to date. The series premiered on March 10 and has already become the most-watched Hulu Original scripted series of 2023, in terms of hours watched, according to Onyx.

In a recent interview with ‘The X-Files’ creator, Chris Carter, he has hinted at an entirely new project involving "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler.

Universal Television is bringing Diane Marie Brown’s debut novel, Black Candle Women, to the small screen. The series adaptation is being produced under the banner of Jenna Bush Hager’s Thousand Voices, which has a first-look deal with Universal Studio Group. Hager has teamed up with Carla Banks Waddles, showrunner of Bel-Air, and Jenna Bans, creator of Good Girls, both of whom have overall deals with Universal Television (UTV), for the project.

Actress and producer Gina Rodriguez is bringing the popular podcast series "Princess of South Beach" to Netflix. The streaming giant has optioned the podcast and Rodriguez will produce the series through her I Can & I Will Productions banner along with Sonoro, iHeart's My Cultura Network, and Jasmine Romero.

Apple TV+ has announced that Noma Dumezweni, Gabby Beans, and Sarunas J. Jackson have joined the cast of the upcoming limited series Presumed Innocent.

Peacock, the NBCUniversal streaming platform, has recently picked up the documentary "Handle with Care," produced by TriForce Productions and featuring Bel-Air star Jimmy Akingbola.

Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. are teaming up with Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson in a new CBS family comedy.

HBO is developing the new comedy series Disengagement from writer and executive producer Robin Thede (A Black Lady Sketch Show).

Mary J. Blige, the iconic singer-songwriter, is returning to Lifetime to executive produce two new original movies inspired by her greatest hits. The films, Mary J. Blige's Real Love and Mary J. Blige's Strength of a Woman, will air back-to-back on Saturdays starting June 10 at 8 p.m.

Starz has hit a home run with the third season of Power Book II: Ghost, which has broken viewership records for the network. According to reports, the season's premiere episode drew in 5.8 million multi-platform viewers in the first three days after its release on March 17.