David Mann, Tamela Mann and company bring a new assortment of hysterical family situations and laughs in the third season of their hitBounce comedy series Mann & Wife.Bounce will double the fun by kicking off season three with two new original episodes back-to-back 9:00-10:00 pm (ET)on Tuesday, March 28. All-new Mann & Wife episodes will […]
Hip-hop artist Queen Latifah has a new leading role in the upcoming Lee Daniels series, “Star,” on Fox as a gospel singer who looks after the well-being of a group of young girls on a quest to find success. Latifah was a guest on “The View” Monday to talk about the upcoming Fox series where […]
Tyler Perry is making history by joining forces with Discovery/TLC and releasing the first 8 episode scripted drama “Too Close To Home.” In this new series we see what happens when a Southern woman from Happy, Alabama moves to the East coast and begins a new lifestyle in the political world of Washington, D.C. The […]
EEW MAGAZINE ENTERTAINMENT Pursuit of power mixes with deceit, greed, corruption and murder, all set against a backdrop of a large southern church Some say the church is the hospital. No wonder it’s filled with broken, sin-sick people. A new Bounce TV original drama is exploring the darker side of ministry with “Saints & Sinners,” […]
After conquering music charts, hip hop mogul Nicki Minaj says she is in love with God’s mercy as she prepares to take over the world of television. The 32-year-old entertainer, who was born Onika Maraj, is gearing up to executive produce and appear in an ABC Family sitcom based on her upbringing in Queens, New […]
Jada Pinkett Smith is headed back to television. The actress will follow up her one-season run on Fox’s “Gotham” with a starring role in ABC’s upcoming drama pilot “Murder Town.” Jada plays a beautiful and complicated prosecutor who makes history as Wilmington, Delaware’s, first African-American district attorney. There, she finds herself confronted by old loyalties […]
The Oprah Winfrey network, or OWN, is continuing its push into scripted programming with a new drama series about a fictitious scandal-ridden Memphis megachurch, to be produced later this year. OWN has handed out a straight-to-series order for the series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Craig Wright, known for writing shows like “Six Feet Under” […]
‘A.D. The Bible Continues’ partnered with Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Newsboys for a powerful feature of their hit song “We Believe,” in their most recent trailer. ‘A.D. The Bible Continues’ is set to premiere Easter Sunday 9/8c on NBC and the anticipation for the series premiere continues to grow. In the powerful collaboration the […]
(PHOTO: YOUTUBE / 20TH CENTURY FOX SCREENSHOT) With footage from the 2013 “The Bible” miniseries, “Son of God” is a standalone feature film about the life of Jesus, played by Diogo Morgado. Jesus’ early life will be explored in the new series “Nazareth,” which is being developed by Fox. Their foray into religious programming follows […]
Spiritual advisor and lifestyle guru Iyanla Vanzant will participate in a second series on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network. Vanzant, who already hosts a hit reality series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” for the network, is a featured life coach on “Help Desk,” a new show hosted by Gotham Chopra, Deepak Chopra’s son. On “Help Desk,” Vanzant and other spiritual leaders and […]
Two months after inking Tyler Perry to an overall deal and announcing its move into scripted fare, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has announced the pair of series to be overseen by the multihyphenate. Perry will write, direct and executive produce a comedy and a drama for the Harpo and Discovery Communications joint venture, with both series […]
Tamar and Trina Braxton (“Braxton Family Values”), Cee Lo Green (“The Voice”), Anthony Anderson (“Law & Order”), Sherri Shepherd (“The View”), Robert Forster (“Jackie Brown”) and Kim Coles (“Living Single”) to guest star on the first season. *Going boldly after its target audience, TV Land has chosen specific African American websites to preview its “Hot […]
