{blackbabes} ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Ups Aimé Donna Kelly To Series Regular For Season 27

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We'll be seeing more of Captain Curry on Law & Order: SVU. Aimé Donna Kelly, who has heavily recurred as the character since 2020, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming season.

Kelly's Curry, formerly with IAB, has been brought over to help Captain Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her team at SVU. She has appeared in 29 episodes over the past five seasons.

Law & Order: SVU, renewed for its record 27th season in May, will premiere this fall. Starring Hargitay and her second-in-command Ice-T as Sgt. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola, the procedural chronicles the lives of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate crimes of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence.  Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino and Kevin Kane also star.

Dick Wolf is creator and executive producer. Michele Fazekas, Mariska Hargitay, Kenneth Brown and Peter Jankowski executive produce

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.

Kelly recently wrapped work on the upcoming Prime Video series The Greatest, from executive producer Michael B. Jordan and executive producer/showrunner Ben Watkins. Kelly portrays trailblazing civil rights icon and attorney Alberta Jones in the series, which features defining moments in Muhammed Ali's life and career. Kelly also has guest starred on Chicago Med, The Blacklist, For Life, Blue Bloods, and The Sinner, and has appeared on stage at The Kennedy Center, Goodman Theatre and Berkeley Rep. She is repped by Stewart Talent and managed by Lori Kay of Prevail Artist Entertainment.

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{blackbabes} Beyoncé Lands Another Shot At Her First Emmy As Cowboy Carter NFL Halftime Show Takes On ‘SNL’, Twice

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Beyoncé has received eight Emmy nominations over the year but the most-award artist in Grammy history is still searching for a TV win.

The Cowboy Carter star will have another crack at an Emmy this year after her Netflix NFL halftime show Beyoncé Bowl was nominated in Outstanding Variety Special (Live), going head-to-head with both SNL50: The Anniversary Special and SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.

It marks an interesting battle between one of the biggest pop stars in the world and a TV special that featured more A-list celebrities and former SNL stars than could fit in Studio 8H.

Other nominees in the category include The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Starring Kendrick Lamar and The Oscars.

Last year, The Oscars, which was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, won the award, beating out The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher, The 66^th Grammy Awards, The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady and The 76^th Annual Tony Awards.

NFL halftime shows do have some recent form when it comes to winning Emmys; in 2022, The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, which starred Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent won the award.

Beyoncé has been previously nominated for her Lemonade special in 2016, which lost out to The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special category, and her Homecoming documentary in the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) in 2019. She was also nominated for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program in 2013 for her Super Bowl halftime show, in 2015 for Outstanding Special Class Program for her On The Run Tour special, while Lemonade also picked up an Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special nomination in 2016 and Homecoming was also nominated in that category in 2019, as well as picking up noms for Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.

One of the small controversies during this year's Emmy season was the fact that Netflix invited TV Academy members to screen the 13-minute special last month in L.A at a suite at SoFi Stadium before one of her Cowboy Carter dates with voters able to stay and watch the show, a move that upset NBC and SNL creator Lorne Michaels.

But NBC should take solace in the fact that SNL50: The Anniversary Special, the live, three-hour celebration that took place on February 13, picked up a total of 12 nominations.

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{blackbabes} Lil Mama, Jason Mitchell & Carlos Ponce Lead Cast In Crime-Thriller ‘Mercy Mercy Me’, First Look Images Revealed

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Rapper Lil Mama, Mudbound and Straight Outta' Compton star Jason Mitchell and Carlos Ponce (Couple's Retreat) are starring in action-thriller Mercy Mercy Me, written and directed by Wes Miller (A Day To Die).

The crime-thriller, set in 1985, sees two reformed outlaws, Mercy (Lil Mama) and Khaos (Jason Mitchell), pulled back into the life they left behind. They're forced to take on a dangerous job that pits them against mob bosses, a crooked detective (Ponce), and their own past sins. Below are first look images of Mitchell and Lil Mama in the film.

LA-based production company Blacklight is financing the indie movie with Andrew van den Houten and Wes Miller producing, Joseph O'Connor and Lloyd Watts co-producing and Jessie Jalee and Chad Ghiron executive-producing. 79th & Broadway Entertainment will be handling the sales for both domestic and international.

"Mercy Mercy Me is story about grief, guilt, and the struggle to find forgiveness. I wanted to explore how unresolved pain can echo through generations. The cast brought raw, fearless performances that made every moment feel lived-in. Excited to share it with our audience," said writer-director Miller.

Miller's work includes River Runs Red (2018), starring Taye Diggs, George Lopez, and John Cusack, and A Day to Die (2022), starring Bruce Willis, Kevin Dillon, Leon and Frank Grillo.

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{blackbabes} ‘I May Destroy You’s Weruche Opia Joins Scott Speedman In ABC Pilot ‘RJ Decker’

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Weruche Opia (I May Destroy You, Genius MLK/X) has been cast in ABC's one-hour drama pilot RJ Decker, joining the previously announced Scott Speedman. Rob Doherty created the series based on the 1987 novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen.

RJ Decker (Speedman), disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con, starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida, tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife, and a shadowy new benefactor, a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally… or his one-way ticket back to prison.

Opia will play Shay Bennett, the shrewd-if-unpredictable daughter of a very powerful, very corrupt state senator with ties to RJ's past. If the pilot gets picked up to series, Opia is positioned for a series regular role.

Executive producers include Doherty, who wrote the pilot, Paul McGuigan, who will also direct, Carl Hiaasen, Carl Beverly, and Sarah Timberman. 20th Television is the studio.

Opia is best known for portraying aspiring actress and best friend Terry in the critically acclaimed and award-winning series I May Destroy You for HBO from Michaela Coel. She subsequently received a BAFTA TV nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as a shared Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Ensemble Cast.

Opia just completed filming Netflix's Ladies First opposite Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike. She will soon be seen in the Amazon limited series Quarter Life, starring as Riz Ahmed's agent. She recently starred as Coretta Scott King in Gina Prince-Bythewood's Genius MLK/X on Hulu/Disney+, alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre. Additionally, Opia starred on the BBC 1 limited series The Jetty, playing investigative journalist Riz. She is repped by Anonymous Content, Curtis Brown, and SOWDLLP.

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{blackbabes} ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Adds Kiah Clingman & Brittany Inge To Season 3 Cast

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Kiah Clingman (Bruiser) and Brittany Inge (The Ms. Pat Show) are set for key recurring roles in the upcoming third season of Hulu's hit legal drama Reasonable Doubt.

Reasonable Doubt centers on Los Angeles-based high-powered criminal defense attorney Jacqueline "Jax" Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) as she deals with past traumas, a struggling marriage, motherhood and a murder case while trying to keep her life together.

In addition to Corinealdi they join returning series regulars McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey and new series regular Joseph Sikora. Morris Chestnut, Kyle Bary, Rumer Willis, Brandee Evans, Richard Brooks, April Parker Jones and Keith Arthur Bolden recur.

Clingman will play Kristin, Ozzie's (Kyle Bary) dedicated sister who helps him through good and bad times.

Inge will portray Kendra, Bill's (Joseph Sikora) wife who doesn't have time for nonsense. 

The Onyx Collective series is created, written and executive produced by Raamla Mohamed. Kerry Washington executive produces alongside Pilar Savone for Simpson Street, Larry Wilmore via Wilmore Films, Anton Cropper and Lena Cordina. Shawn Holley, Jon Leshay, Tamara Gregory, Erika Harrison and Zahir McGhee serve as co-executive producers. The series hails from Onyx Collective and is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.

Clingman's credits include a guest-starring role on Fox's The Resident, a recurring role on NBC's Ordinary Joe, and supporting roles in Peacock's The Comeback, CW's Black Lightning, CBS' S.W.A.T., Hulu's Bruiser and Netflix's Undercover Brother 2. She's repped by Buchwald and CT Media.

Inge recurred as Ashley James on the hit BET+ series, The Ms. Pat Show. She also led Lena Waithe's BET series Boomerang from 2019-2020. Additional credits across film and television include The Hate U Give, Atlanta, and Silencer. Inge is repped by Buchwald and Marque Entertainment.

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{blackbabes} Kyla Pratt & Kelcey Mawema To Star In Lifetime’s ‘Girl In The Cellar’

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Lifetime is expanding its Girl In franchise with Girl in the Cellar, its latest Ripped from the Headlines thriller.

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Starring Kyla Pratt (The Proud Family) and Kelcey Mawema (Cruel Instruction), the movie is set to premiere Saturday, August 23 at 8/7c on Lifetime.

In case you've missed any of the previous movies in the franchise and want to catch up, Girl in the Cellar follows Girl in the Attic, Girl in the Garage, The Girl Locked Upstairs, Girl in the Video, Girl in Room 13, Girl in the Basement, Girl in the Bunker, Girl in the Box and Girl in the Shed, among others.

Inspired by real stories, the film follows a single mother who resorts to extreme measures to control her teenage daughter.

The logline: Rebecca (Pratt) grows increasingly concerned that her daughter Lory (Mawema) is not making the right life choices. The final straw comes when Rebecca learns that Lory has a secret boyfriend, and to prevent any further mistakes, she decides to confine Lory in their basement cellar. What Lory doesn't know is that this is the same cellar where Rebecca was held captive by her abusive father years ago. As Lory battles for survival, the neighbors begin to notice her absence, and Rebecca's behavior draws suspicion, making her a prime suspect in her daughter's disappearance. Haunted by her traumatic past, Rebecca grapples with her actions and the conflicting feelings of guilt and justification over what she has done.

Girl in the Cellar is produced by Navid Soofi for PF Maple Productions Inc in association with Studio TF1 America.  Executive producers are Timothy O. Johnson, Meghan Hooper White and Amelia Burstyn. Robert Adetuyi directs from a script written by Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt.

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