Television
Great new for soap fans: two of the most infamous soap operas are coming back! Canceled daytime dramas “One LIfe to Live” and “All My Children” will return this year with new episodes online. Most of the cast members have been confirmed to reprise their original roles. Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan will be making the transition from television to online, as the pair will reprise...
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Beauty and the Beast is adding another black character to the fold. Kearran Giovanni has landed a guest role on an upcoming episode of the CW freshman drama with the possibility to recur. Giovanni, best known for her portrayal of Dr. Vivian Wright on One Life to Live, will play Lieutenant Joe Bishop’s (Brian White) wife, Miranda. According to...
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Lifetime has debuted it’s first preview trailer for the upcoming original telepic Betty & Coretta. With it’s throwback cinematography, the production gives a compelling account of the lives of Dr. Betty Shabazz (Mary J Blige) and Coretta Scott King (Angela Bassett) as they develop a strong friendship following the assasinations of their husbands, Martin Luther King Jr. (Malik Yoba)...
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Exclusive new images from Lifetime’s upcoming TV movie Betty & Coretta have leaked online. The telepic, directed Yves Simoneau, tells the dual stories of Dr. Betty Shabazz (Mary J Blige) and Coretta Scott King (Angela Bassett) as they develop a strong bond following the assasinations of their husbands, Martin Luther King Jr. (Malik Yoba) and Malcolm X (Lindsay Owen Pierre). “Betty & Coretta” premieres Saturday, Feb....
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Lindsay Owen Pierre has taken over the role of Malcolm X in the upcoming Lifetime movie Betty & Coretta, Blackactors.nethas confirmed. It was reported last year that Wood Harris had been cast as the civil rights leader in the telepic, but for unknown reasons, he will not be involved in the film. Pierre joins Angela Bassett, Mary J. Blige...
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Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is recurring, opposite comedy giant Kevin Hart, on BET’s highly anticipated semi-scripted sitcom, Real Husbands of Hollywood, premiering January 15th at 10pm/9c. McWilliams, a Chicago native, brings her comedy chops to RHOH as Hart’s sharp and quick witted entertainment lawyer, Trina Shaw, whom Kevin affectionately dubs “The Big T.” She has previously landed recurring roles on...
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