{blackbabes} ‘First Purge’ Actress Lex Scott Davis, Shamier Anderson Join Mo McRae’s ‘A Lot of Nothing’

 

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Lex Scott Davis and Shamier Anderson have been added to the cast of A Lot of Nothing, joining Y'lan Noel, who Davis co-starred alongside in The First Purge, as well as Cleopatra Coleman (The Last Man on Earth). Mo McRae is at the helm as a first-time feature director with Emmy and Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo on board as an executive producer.

The plot, written by McRae and Sarah Kelly Kaplan, follows a married couple living in a Los Angeles suburb who is compelled to take dangerous actions when they discover their next-door neighbor is the police officer that just murdered an unarmed motorist.

Davis will play Candy, the pregnant fiancée of Jamal, played by Anderson. Davis and Anderson were also cast in Barry Alexander Brown's civil rights drama, Son of the South, which has Spike Lee, Brown's long-time collaborator, as executive producer.

Inny Clemons, McRae, and Jason Tamasco of Bad Idea are producing the pic with Oyelowo, Kim Hodgert, and Zak Kristofek as exec producers.

Davis was recently cast in the ABC pilot Rebel, playing Katey Sagal's daughter, and will next be seen in Peter Farrelly's Quibi comedy series, The Now, and opposite Jason Mamoa in the Netflix film, Sweet Girl. She's repped by Management 360, CAA, and Jackoway Austen.

Anderson's recent credits include Drake Doremus' Endings, Beginnings and the third season of Amazon's Goliath. Up next for him is Netflix's sci-fi thriller Awake, Joe Penna's Stowaway, with Anna Kendrick and Toni Colette, and AMC's six-part anthology series For Life. He's repped by CAA and Mosaic.

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{blackbabes} Alicia Keys details in new memoir being ‘manipulated’ by photographer at 19

 

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At 19 years old, Alicia Keys says she felt "manipulated" and "objectified" by a photographer who made her open her shirt and pull down the top of her jeans.

Keys, 39, detailed the photoshoot in her new memoir, "More Myself," writing that the shutterbug convinced her team he needed to photograph her alone and then told her, "Open up your shirt a little" and "Pull the top of your jeans down a bit in the front."

"My spirit is screaming that something is wrong, that this feels sleazy. But my protests, lodged in the back of my throat, can't make their way out," Keys writes. "I swallow my misgivings, tuck my thumb between the denim and my skin, and obey."

The singer, who at the time was preparing for the release of her debut album "Songs in A Minor," says she went home and cried after the shoot.

"This isn't about me showing some skin, which I'll do on my own terms, for my own purposes, in the coming years," she writes. "It's about feeling manipulated. It's about being objectified."

She said her manager at the time was appalled when he saw the magazine cover a few months later and Keys says she didn't recognize the woman in the photo and was "embarrassed" and "ashamed" of it.

"I now understand why the photographer wanted my team out of that room," she writes. "A nineteen-year-old girl is more pliable than a set of her grown-ass managers."

On the day of the magazine's release, she said she wanted to throw up when she saw it on newsstands.

"I swear that I'll never again let someone rob me of my power," Keys writes, adding, "It's a promise I still work to keep."

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{blackbabes} ‘Tamron Hall’ To Return to Television With Coronavirus-Related Original Segments

 

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After late-night talk shows one by one returned to TV with episodes taped at home, the lights are also starting to turn on for daytime talkers that had give dark over the coronavirus crisis.

Beginning Monday, March 30, freshman syndicated talk show Tamron Hall will return with new segments originating from her home. This new content, focused on the latest news surrounding COVID-19, will be followed by encore segments from previous episodes.

Like all other TV production, Tamron Hall shut down production two weeks ago amid escalating coronavirus pandemic. The Disney-produced and distributed program which has been renewed for a second season, recently changed showrunners, with Candi Carter taking over for Talia Parkinson-Jones.

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{blackbabes} Meghan Markle To Voice ‘Elephant’ Documentary For Disney+

 

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Disney+ documentary Elephant is getting a royal voiceover after the streamer confirmed that Meghan Markle is to narrate the film.

The doc, produced by Disneynature, will launch on the digital platform on April 3.

This comes after her husband, Prince Harry, was overheard to have to lobbied former Disney CEO Bob Iger to help his wife get voiceover work. Disney noted that the film would be narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, one of the last times that she will be able to use that title before she gives it up at the end of the month.

Directed by Mark Linfield, co-directed by Vanessa Berlowitz and Alastair Fothergill, and produced by Mark Linfield, Vanessa Berlowitz and Roy Conli, Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her son Jomo as their herd make a journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. Led by their matriarch, Gaia, the family faces brutal heat, dwindling resources and persistent predators, as they follow in their ancestor's footsteps on a quest to reach a lush, green paradise.

Elsewhere, Disney+ has also dated Dolphin Reef, narrated by Natalie Portman. The film will launch alongside Elephant on April 3. Dolphin Reef dives under the sea to frolic with some of the planet's most engaging animals: dolphins. The film introduces Echo, a young Pacific bottlenose dolphin who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But Echo has a tough time resisting the many adventures the ocean has to offer. Keith Scholey, who directed Disneynature's Bears, helms the film.

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{blackbabes} Netflix's #blackAF: Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones Headline a New-Look Family Comedy — Watch Trailer

 

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{blackbabes} Elton John To Host Fox Concert Special For Coronavirus Relief Effort With Billie Eilish, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, Mariah Carey & More

 

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Fox and iHeartMedia are bringing out some big guns in the coronavirus relief effort. Elton John is to host Fox Presents The iHeart Living Room Concert for America, an hourlong special set to air commercial-free from 9-10 p.m. Sunday, March 29 — in the slot that had been set for the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

The program comes at a time when concerts have been sidelined by the COVID-19 outbreak and many artists are giving free concerts online. It will feature performances by such stars as Billie Eilish, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Tim McGraw, Backstreet Boys, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and others — all filmed from their homes using their own audio and video equipment. The special will be simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and its app.

The iHeart Living Room Concert for America also will pay tribute to the front-line health professionals, first responders and local heroes who are putting themselves in harm's way to help their neighbors and fight the spread of the coronavirus. It also will encourage viewers to support Feeding America and First Responders Children's Foundation — two of the many charitable organizations helping victims and first responders during the pandemic.

With forebears including the post-9/11 America: A Tribute to Heroes and the six-hour 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief, the new special is executive produced by John Sykes and Tom Poleman for iHeartMedia and Tenth Planet Productions' Joel Gallen, who produced A Tribute to Heroes and the multi-network telethons immediately following Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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{blackbabes} Rihanna donates $5M to coronavirus relief via Clara Lionel Foundation

 

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Rihanna is doing her part to combat the spread and overall effects of coronavirus by donating $5 million to the cause via her Clara Lionel Foundation.

The singer, 32, made the multi-million dollar pledge to support several organizations in need, including food banks in at-risk communities throughout the US. It will also go toward supporting medical staffers with protective equipment, critical respiratory supplies, maintenance of intensive care units and will aid in the development of vaccines and other methods to fight the virus globally, TMZ reports.

"Never has it been more important or urgent to protect and prepare marginalized and underserved communities — those who will be hit hardest by this pandemic," CLF Executive Director Justine Lucas told the outlet.

The "Fenty Beauty" creator founded the Clara Lionel Foundation in honor of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite, in 2012. Her annual Diamond Ball supports the organization, which funds global education, health and emergency response programs for children around the world.

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{blackbabes} Serena Williams reveals social distancing is causing her anxiety

 

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Serena Williams has opened up about how difficult she is finding social distancing.

The 23-time grand slam singles champion revealed on Instagram more than a week ago that she planned to spend six weeks at home because of the coronavirus crisis.

And, in a post on TikTok, Williams explained she is struggling to deal with the anxiety that she is feeling.

The 38-year-old said: "I wanted to take a minute and talk about my experience with corona. It started out with me feeling like, 'Oh it can't really affect me'.

"And then suddenly Indian Wells was cancelled and I was like, 'Oh, OK, that's weird but I have a little time off and I'm going to enjoy that time off.

"And then one cancellation led to another and then led to another and led to all this anxiety that I'm feeling.

"Now I've been social distancing for actually a really long time, for probably two weeks now, and every little thing makes me crazy.

"And by anxiety I mean I'm just on edge. Any time anyone sneezes around me or coughs I get crazy. I don't hang out with anyone, and when I say anyone I mean my daughter.

"She coughed, I got angry and gave her a side-eye. I gave her that 'angry Serena' and then I got sad.

"I was like, 'Is she ok? Is there something wrong with my daughter? Is there anything I can do?' I just don't know what to do, so instead of being relaxed I'm really under a ton of stress."

The ATP and WTA announced earlier this week that there will be no tournaments until June, with the whole of the clay-court season called off.

Meanwhile, recently-retired Caroline Wozniacki revealed she had been unable to go home from a trip to Africa.

Accompanied by a photo showing the Dane and husband David Lee in masks, Wozniacki wrote on Instagram: "We got stuck in Africa but finally on our way home! Going to self quarantine as soon as we get back! Stay safe everyone!"

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{blackbabes} ‘Tamron Hall’ Suspends Production Over Coronavirus

 

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Tamron Hall is the latest syndicated talk show to halt production amid concerns over the spreading coronavirus.

"The Tamron Hall show has determined it is in the best interest of the staff and crew to suspend production on the show beginning Monday, March 16," the show's producer Walt Disney Television said in a statement.

"We will continue to monitor the situation and hope to be back on the air with new shows as soon as possible," the statement said.

Tamron Hall joins other syndicated talk shows The Wendy Williams Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Kelly Clarkson Show in opting to suspend production.

Tamron Hall is carried by the ABC Owned Television Stations Group and Hearst Television's portfolio.

The show is produced by Walt Disney Television and is distributed in national syndication by Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. Bill Geddie and Hall are the executive producers. Talia Parkinson-Jones is co-executive producer. The show broadcasts from New York City, mixing live and taped shows.

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{blackbabes} Lex Scott Davis Joins ABC’s Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot ‘Rebel’

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Lex Scott Davis (The First Purge, SuperFly) is set as a series regular opposite Katey Sagal and James Lesure in Rebel, ABC's drama pilot inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich. Executive produced by Brockovich, Rebel hails from Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 executive producer/showrunner Krista Vernoff, Davis Entertainment, Sony Pictures TV and ABC Studios.

Written by Vernoff and directed by Tara Nicole Weyr, Rebel centers on Annie "Rebel" Bello (Sagal), a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. A funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman, she cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves.

Davis will play Cassidy, the daughter of Rebel (KSagal) and Benji Ray (Lesure), one part attorney and one part recovering juvenile delinquent. She's inherited her confrontational skills from both of her eloquent, argumentative parents, but she's learned to hide her irritation, a skill her mother will never master. Obliged to act as Rebel's attorney again and again, Cassidy is doesn't love being on call for Rebel — especially since Rebel was never on call for her.

Andy Garcia also stars, along with John Corbett, Tamala Jones and Ariela Barer.

Vernoff executive produces through her Trip the Light banner alongside Brockovich, Davis Entertainment's John Davis and John Fox as well as Andrew Stearn and Trip the Light's Alexandre Schmitt. Davis' Mike Stein is Co-Producer.

Davis recently recurred in Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q. Upcoming she has Quibi/Peter Farrelly's The Now and Sweet Girl opposite Jason Mamoa for Netflix. She previously starred in films The First Purge and SuperFly. She's repped by CAA, Management 360 and Jackoway Austen.

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{blackbabes} ‘Harlem’s Kitchen’: Clare-Hope Ashitey, Adrianna Mitchell & Pepi Sonuga Join ABC Drama Pilot

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Clare-Hope Ashitey (Seven Seconds), Adrianna Mitchell (The Good Fight) and Pepi Sonuga (Into the Dark) are set as series regulars opposite Delroy Lindo in ABC's family restaurant drama pilot Harlem's Kitchen, from Zahir McGhee, Mandeville Television and ABC Studios.

Written by McGhee and to be directed by Stephen Williams, Harlem's Kitchen is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem and centers on Ellis Rice (Lindo), Executive Chef and patriarch, who runs a successful restaurant with his wife CC (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant's future in jeopardy as long-buried secrets are revealed.

Ashitey's Zadie is perfect. Perfect life. Perfect little baby. Perfect husband. Ivy League educated, Zadie could work anywhere she wants, but her perpetual sense of responsibility brought her back to RICE as the front-of-house manager. The eldest daughter of Ellis and CC, Zadie never wants to disappoint her parents. But all of the pressure has lead Zadie into a third-life crisis that could jeopardize everything she has achieved — it also might work to set her free.

Mitchell will portray Eden, the middle child with one simple dream: to be the first African American chef to earn a Michelin star. Eden's work ethic as sous chef at RICE is unmatched, but her talent is slightly outpaced by her ambition. Engaged to the adoring, spiritual force and wunderkind master sommelier, Golda, Eden wants her father's spot at RICE and is willing to cross any line to get what she wants.

Sonuga is Nina, the youngest and most mercurial Rice daughter. She's stubborn, volatile and brilliant. Nina's bond with her father, Ellis, is magnetic, but Nina always has steered clear of the family business — despite her natural talent in the kitchen. Instead, she found purpose and family in the Harlem streets. When we meet her, she's fresh off of a three- year stint in prison. Now that she's out, Nina finds herself at a crossroads that will make or break her.

In addition to Lindo, they join previously announced series regular Sheryl Lee Ralph and Miguel Gomez.

Ashitey will be seen in the third season of the Sky original series Riviera which will air later this year. She previously played the lead role of Detective K.J. Harper in Veena Sud's Netflix crime drama Seven Seconds, opposite Regina King. Her other recent credits include guest roles on Amazon's The Feed and Netflix's police interrogation drama Criminal. She's repped by Gersh, Authentic Talent and United Agents in the UK.

Mitchell is currently shooting a heavily recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of FX's Snowfall. A graduate of the American Conservatory Theater, Mitchell's recent credits include CBS All Access' The Good Fight, Apple TV's Little America, NBC's The Blacklist and NBC's Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector. She's repped by by Artists & Representatives and Wright Entertainment.

Sonuga can be seen as the lead in the latest episode of Hulu's anthology series Into the Dark. She was a series regular on Jonas Cuaron's Showtime pilot Hombre. Other television credits include 9-1-1 and Ash Vs. the Evil Dead. Sonuga is repped by Stride Management.

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{blackbabes} Katy Keene First Look: Josie's Mom Brings Some Riverdale Drama to NYC

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Robin Givens is dropping by Katy Keene on Thursday (The CW, 8/7c) for a mini McCoy family reunion, but it won't be all drag shows and surprise musical numbers.

TVLine has an exclusive first look (above) at a seemingly tense mother-daughter exchange between Sierra and Josie in Chubby's Record Shop. And although we haven't screened the episode yet, something tells us their conversation involves Alexander. Or his sister. Or both.

But this episode, appropriately titled "Mama Said," isn't the first time we've seen Riverdale and Katy Keene characters sharing the screen. Let's not forget that Lucy Hale's titular fashionista was introduced to us in a Season 4 episode of Riverdale via her old school pal, Camila Mandes' Veronica. (And if this picture of KJ Apa and Zane Holtz is any indication, it won't be the last Katy–dale crossover we see.)

Other than Riverdale's former mayor coming to town, here's what else we can expect from Thursday's episode, per the official synopsis: "With Katy trying to move on from KO, she once again throws herself into her work, which turns out to be a sticky situation with her clients. Pepper is confronted about what she is up to but is surprised about the proposal she receives instead. Jorge learns he might be losing his coveted performance spot at Molly's Crisis to the winner of a drag queen pageant, so Jorge decides to enter Ginger and is surprised by his mother's reaction."

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{blackbabes} ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Anthony Hill & Sherri Saum Join ABC Drama

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Teddy (Kim Raver) and Maggie (Kelly McCreary) will be running into a couple old friends from their past in an upcoming episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Anthony Hill (Watchmen) will play Winston, a past resident at Tufts who Maggie used to work with, and Sherri Saum (Locke & Key) will play an old friend of Teddy's. No details are being revealed. Maggie and Teddy run into their old pals at the LA Surgical Innovation Conference they are attending. The characters will be introduced in the "Love of My Life" episode on March 26.

Grey's Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery, Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd, Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson, Kelly McCreary as Maggie Pierce, Raver as Teddy Altman, Giacomo Gianniotti as Andrew DeLuca, Greg Germann as Tom Koracick, Chris Carmack as Atticus "Link" Lincoln and Jake Borelli as Levi Schmitt.

Grey's Anatomy was created and is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes. Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Krista Vernoff, Debbie Allen, Zoanne Clack, Fred Einesman, Andy Reaser and Meg Marinis are executive producers. The series is produced by ABC Studios. ABC Studios is a part of Disney Television Studios, a collection of studios comprised of 20th Century Fox Television, ABC Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios.

Hill recently played a pivotal guest role on HBO's Watchmen. He also recently guest starred on the first season of the Shondaland drama For tyhe People on ABC. He is repped by Metropolitan Talent Agency and Authentic Talent and Literary Management.

Saum's recent credits include Locke and Key, Limetown and The Fosters. She's repped by A3 Artists Agency and manager Warren Binder.

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{blackbabes} Time - 2003: Serena Williams

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After winning the 2003 Australian Open, Serena Williams became just the fifth woman in tennis history to hold the titles of all four Grand Slam tournaments—the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open—at the same time. She gave her feat an alliterative flourish that neatly spoke truth to her power: the Serena Slam. Williams even bested her closest confidante, older sister Venus, in the final of all four of those major championships. "I'd kind of like to be just like her," said Venus, at the time a four-time Grand Slam winner, after that Aussie Open final.

Williams was just 21 years old. If she'd peaked then, she would have earned accolades as an all-time great. But nearly two decades and 23 major titles—a record for the Open era—later, she has more clout than ever.

Her influence extends far beyond the baseline. Critics have called her racist names and tried to shame her for her muscular frame. But Williams has embraced her body, and her blackness, with the same force as one of her two-handed backhands: even her occasional outbursts at umpires spark national debates about decorum and double standards.

She's battled injuries and life-threatening illnesses, including a complicated delivery of her daughter Olympia in 2017. Months later, however, Williams returned to the women's tour, at 36, as the world's most famous working mom. She's since reached the finals of four major events, showing that women can embrace motherhood and a job as time-consuming and physically grueling as professional tennis.

In her decades of greatness, Williams has inspired a new generation of tennis talent, young women of color who, like her, dared to take up what's long been a lily-white sport. Rising stars Naomi Osaka, 22, and Coco Gauff, 15, idolized Williams. Gauff grew up in Florida with her poster on her wall. Williams has not only taken women's tennis to new heights. She has secured her legacy in the generations that will follow her.

This article is part of 100 Women of the Year, TIME's list of the most influential women of the past century.

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{blackbabes} Tony-Nominated Hailey Kilgore Joins Cast Of Starz Series ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’

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Hailey Kilgore, a 2018 Tony Award nominee for her performance in the Broadway musical Once On This Island, has joined the cast of the Starz series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. She'll play Jukebox, a character portrayed in the original Power series by Anika Noni-Rose.

Kilgore received a Tony nomination (Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role in a Musical) for her performance as Ti Moune in Once On This Island. She recurred on NBC's The Village and will soon be seen in the Apple+ anthology series Amazing Stories, premiering this month.

Jukebox is described as "a quick-witted, fiercely independent and strong teenage girl" and a confidant of title character Kanan. "They keep each other's secrets and always have each other's backs. Jukebox is determined to forge her own path, scrapping and hustling to make money to launch her music career."

Kilgore joins previously announced cast Patina Miller, Mekai Curtis and Omar Epps.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan is executive produced by original series creator Courtney A. Kemp through her company End of Episode and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson through his G-Unit Film and Television. Sascha Penn serves as creator, showrunner and executive producer. Also exec-producing are Mark Canton through his Atmosphere Entertainment MM, End of Episode's Chris Selak and Danielle DeJesus, Shana Stein, Bart Wenrich and Kevin Fox, with Rob Hardy executive producing and directing the premiere episode. Lionsgate TV produces the series for Starz.

Hailey is represented by A3 Artists Agency, One Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.

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{blackbabes} Emayatzy Corinealdi To Star In ‘At That Age’ NBC Drama Pilot

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Emayatzy Corinealdi (Ballers) has been cast as a lead in At That Age, NBC's ensemble drama pilot from Carla Banks-Waddles, Malcolm D. Lee, Debra Martin Chase and Universal Television.

Written by Banks-Waddles, At That Age is an exploration of an African-American family's legacy. After the Cooper family's golden child suffers a catastrophic event, seven family members face a foundational shift, make life-altering decisions and deal with deep secrets coming to light.

Corinealdi will play Victoria Cooper-Hargrove, an attorney who is the poised and overachieving middle child.

Banks-Waddles executive produces with Lee via his Blackmaled Productions, and Chase as part of her deal with Universal TV.

Corinealdi earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her starring role in Ava DuVernay's 2012 movie Middle of Nowhere. She recently had a major recurring role on the HBO comedy series Ballers and co-starred in the CBS event series The Red Line. She is repped by ICM Partners, Atlas Artists and Del Shaw.

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{blackbabes} ‘The Republic Of Sarah’: Izabella Alvarez, Nia Holloway & Hope Lauren Join CW Drama Pilot; Kat Candler Directs

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Izabella Alvarez (Westworld), Nia Holloway (Hawaii Five-O) and Hope Lauren (Supergirl) are set as series regulars opposite Luke Baker and Stella Baker in the CW drama pilot The Republic of Sarah, from Jeffrey Paul King, Marc Webb, CBS TV Studios and studio-based Fulwell 73. Additionally, Kat Candler (Queen Sugar, 13 Reasons Why) is set to direct and executive produce the pilot.

Written by King, in The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.

Alvarez will play Maya. After her mother's imprisonment in Los Angeles, Maya is sent to Greylock to live with her estranged father. She struggles to adapt to life in rural New England at first, but with some help from her mentor, Sarah, she takes the first steps toward finding herself in her new home.

Holloway will portray Amy/AJ. Sarcastic and cynical, AJ is Sarah's roommate and longtime friend. They are always there for one another, which makes her an obvious choice to join Sarah's campaign for independence.

Lauren is Corinne. A bubbly girl next door, Corinne is Sarah's devoted best friend. She's fun, friendly, and quick with a laugh… but the claws come out the moment somebody she cares about is threatened. After a whirlwind teenage romance with Sarah's brother, Danny, Corinne has settled into domestic life as a mother and a teacher, but she can't help wondering what might've been with Danny.

King executive produces with Webb, Mark Martin and Fulwell 73's Jeff Grosvenor and Leo Pearlman.

Alvarez's breakout came in a recurring role in season 4 of Shameless. She went on to recur in Westworld, as well as appearances in Disney XD's Walk the Prank, ABC's Raised by Wolves and Disney+ family comedy Magic Camp. She currently voices the lead spunky character, Ronnie Anne Santiago, in Nickelodeon's The Casagrandes, and will next be seen on the big screen in her first leading role and her debut feature Collisions. Alvarez is repped by ICM Partners, Curtis Talent Management, Marks Law Group, Coast To Coast Talent Group (Voiceover).

Holloway can currently be seen guesting on Hawaii 5-0 and is finishing a run as Nala in the touring version of The Lion King, making her the youngest person ever to play the role. The granddaughter of disco star Loleatta Holloway, Holloway's work includes a series run of the Brandy-produced show Majors and Minors. Holloway is repped by A3 Artists Agency and Seven Summits.

Lauren is best known for her work on The CW's Supergirl and MTV's Awkward and. Her other TV credits include TNT's Major Crimes, ABC's Fresh Off The Boat, HBO's Togetherness, and ABC's Agent Carter, among others. Upcoming, she has a small supporting in Blumhouse/Platinum Dunes/Universal's Untitled Purge 5. Lauren is repped by Rothman Andrés Entertainment and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner Endlich & Gellman.

Candler was recently executive producer-director on OWN's Queen Sugar and consulting producer-director on 13 Reasons Why. She's currently directing on Home Before Dark and Dirty John.

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{blackbabes} Pitch's Kylie Bunbury Scores Lead Role in David E. Kelley Drama The Big Sky

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Just days after Vikings vet Katheryn Winnick joined ABC's The Big Sky, the network has found her co-lead in Pitch's Kylie Bunbury, TVLine has learned.

Based on C.J. Box's 2013 novel The Highway, The Big Sky — which snagged a series order in January — is a procedural thriller that centers on private detective Cassie Dewell (played by Bunbury) and ex-cop Jenny Hoyt (Winnick), who team up on a search for two sisters that were kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana.

But when Cassie and Jenny learn that more girls in the area have disappeared, "they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken," per the official description.

Bunbury's Cassie is an ex-rodeo rider turned private detective, and she's also the junior partner of Cody Hoyt (Shooter's Ryan Phillippe) at their firm, Hoyt and Dewell. The ensemble also includes John Carroll Lynch (American Horror Story) and Dedee Pfeiffer (Cybill), while David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) will write and executive-produce the drama series.

In addition to her turn as pro baseball player Ginny Baker on the one-and-done Pitch, Bunbury has appeared in When They See Us, Under the Dome and Twisted. She'll also co-star in the Brave New World series adaptation coming to Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service.

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{blackbabes} ‘The Lost Boys’: Rochelle Aytes To Star In The CW Reboot Pilot

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Rochelle Aytes (Mistresses) has been tapped as a lead in The Lost Boys, the CW's retooled pilot from Heather Mitchell and Rob Thomas based on the 1987 Warner Bros. movie.

In The Lost Boys, written by Mitchell and Thomas and directed by Marcos Siega, when a mother, Jackie (Aytes) and her Gen Z sons, Garrett (Branden Cook) and Levi, move to the seaside town where she grew up, they discover there's a sinister reason the local cool kids sleep all day, party all night, never grow up and never get old. Family bonds are tested as the brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a mythological struggle.

Aytes' Jackie, the single mother of Garrett and Levi, has just moved back to the North Carolina seaside town she abandoned more than 20 years ago. Now she's returning to take over her dad's bed and breakfast, and perhaps, rekindle an old high school flame. Aytes plays a version of the character played by Dianne Wiest in the film.

In addition Cook, Aytes joins previously cast Lincoln Younes and Ruby Cruz who play versions of Kiefer Sutherland's and Jami Gertz's character in the movie, respectively.

Mitchell and Siega executive produce alongside Thomas and Dan Etheridge of Spondoolie Productions; as well as Mike Karz and Bill Bindley of Gulfstream Television. Spondoolie's Rebecca Franko and Gulfstream's Juliana Janes serve as producers.

Former Mistresses star Aytes recently produced and starred in Miss Havisham Effect, played a lead in Netflix's Dolly Parton's Heartstrings anthology, did a season-long arc on USA's The Purge and recurred on CBS' S.W.A.T. She is repped by Innovative Artists, Zero Gravity Management, and attorney Jeff Endlich.

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