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.

Paramount is considering selling a controlling stake in its BET business, comprising BET, VH1, and the BET+ streaming service.

The official trailer is here for ‘Praise This,’ from writer-director Tina Gordon, starring Chloe Bailey, Birgundi Baker and more!

Macro will use the influx of capital to expand its multiplatform operations across production, branding and talent representation units, said King, who is founder and CEO of Macro.

Check out the teaser trailer for ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,’ an upcoming CG-animated movie voiced by a slew of diverse A-List actors.

Boots Riley’s upcoming Amazon series ‘I’m a Virgo,’ which is led by Jharrel Jerome, has added six to its cast. Actors Brett Gray, Kara Young, Allius Barnes, and Olivia Washington join I’m a Virgo as series regulars with Mike Epps and Carmen Ejogo set to recur.

Reality TV veteran Tami Roman and multi-platinum hip-hop recording artist Remy Ma, have joined forces for a new Lifetime movie that will premiere on March 11, 2023.

The first full trailer has been released for the upcoming Disney Channel series, Saturdays, executive produced by Marsai Martin.

Rachel Hilson has been tapped to star in HBO Max’s upcoming series Duster, which is from J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan.

Sony has dated Jeymes Samuel’s biblical-times feature ‘The Book of Clarence’ for September 22 this year.

Baseball icon Roberto Clemente is getting the biopic treatment from producer Jonah Hirsch (Resistance: 1942, First) and actor/producer AJ Muñoz in collaboration with the Clemente family.

Danielle Nicolet (The Flash) is set to write and executive produce a feature adaptation of her short ‘Black Karen’ for Kevin Hart‘s multi-platform media company, Hartbeat.

All American’s Jalyn Hall plays a kid struggling to find meaning off the court in Disney+’s basketball-centered, coming-of-age drama The Crossover.