Marsai Martin, known for her breakout role on ABC’s Black-ish, and her Genius Productions company have signed a first-look production deal with Universal. She also stars in the upcoming feature Little. Martin will develop scripted projects for Universal alongside Joshua Martin (co-founder), Carol Martin (vice president) and Prince Baggett (head of creative). Martin, who is […]
ABC is spreading a little holiday cheer to four of its family sitcoms. Veteran comedies The Goldbergs and black-ish, as well as rookie series Single Parents and The Kids Are Alright, all have received additional episodes for their current seasons. Black-ish scored an extra two installments from the network, bringing its Season 5 count to […]
The Johnson family may soon be taking up more airtime on ABC. The network is considering a spin-off of its hit comedy “Black-ish.” The spin-off, which would star Yara Shahidi, would focus on her character, oldest daughter Zoey Johnson, in college. The spinoff, which is in very early stages, would be introduced as a backdoor […]
Amazon has announced that Marsai Martin (“Black-ish”) has been cast in their upcoming American Girl live-action special “Melody, 1963: Love Has to Win, an American Girl Story.” This is the first of four upcoming American Girl specials. The special is based in 1963 Detroit, where Melody becomes aware of the racial inequality dividing the country. […]
The Paley Center for Media has announced the first wave of honorees for its 33rd annual PaleyFest Los Angeles event, which will take place March 11-20 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The first batch of shows joining the schedule in 2016 are a diverse and eclectic bunch: Fox’s “Empire” and “Scream Queens,” FX’s “American […]
Another soft showing by the concluding second part of CBS original movie “The Dovekeepers” seemed to help the competition, with ABC’s “Black-ish” the biggest opportunist as it posted its best demo score since the fall. According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, ABC won Wednesday in key demos thanks to its comedy block of “The […]
ABC is the first out of the gate with full-season orders, picking up drama How to Get Away with Murder and comedy Black-ish. Shondaland’s Murder, which stars Viola Davis as an ethically dubious criminal law professor, has become the top series debut of the fall. The series delivered a whopping 14 million viewers and a […]
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