Meet one of Hollywood’s freshest faces if you haven’t already: Cynthia Erivo. Her recent role as Hariett Tubman is surpassed by her upcoming role playing Aretha Franklin. The Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-Winning Erivo will portray Grammy Award holding/musical icon, Aretha Franklin, in the next installment of the Emmy-Winning anthology series, GENIUS: ARETHA. The new season… Continue reading Aretha Franklin to be Played by Cynthia Erivo
Category: Drama
Saints & Sinners Wraps Most-Watched Season Ever
It’s rare for a television series to increase viewership season over season. Bounce’s original drama Saints & Sinners has done exactly that – for the fourth consecutive time. The show’s just-concluded fourth season reached 7.1 million viewers and increased audience versus season three by +11% among Households and +13% in the delivery of Persons 2+.… Continue reading Saints & Sinners Wraps Most-Watched Season Ever
Saints & Sinners Finishes #1 Among African Americans 18-49 & 25-54
The much-anticipated fourth season premiere of the hit Bounce original drama series Saints & Sinners on Sun. July 7 at 9:00 p.m. (ET) was the number one most-watched program on television, beating such shows as The $100,000 Pyramid on ABC, What Just Happened? (FOX), Instinct (CBS) and Big Little Lies (HBO), in the delivery of… Continue reading Saints & Sinners Finishes #1 Among African Americans 18-49 & 25-54
TV One’s ‘SINS OF THE FATHER’ Premieres July 7
TV ONE’S ORIGINAL MOVIE “SINS OF THE FATHER” PREMIERES TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET/7C New Thriller Kicks Off Month-Long Slate of LOVE, LIES & MURDER Movies and Features Deitrick Haddon, A.J. Johnson, Clifton Powell, Terayle Hill, Angela Davis and Danny Pardo Watch An Exclusive Clip Here! (ATLANTA) – July 7, 2019 – TV One’s original film SINS OF THE FATHER premieres Sunday, July… Continue reading TV One’s ‘SINS OF THE FATHER’ Premieres July 7
Season Four of Saints & Sinners Returns Sunday, July 7
The much-anticipated fourth season of the hit drama series Saints & Sinners will debut on Bounce on Sunday, July 7 at 9:00 p.m., with new episodes premiering Sunday nights through the summer. Bounce today released the trailer for the new season, watch it here. Season four of Saints & Sinners sees Mayor Ella Johnson (Vanessa Bell Calloway) setting her sights… Continue reading Season Four of Saints & Sinners Returns Sunday, July 7
BronzeLens Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years
The acclaimed BronzeLens Film Festival turns ten this year, and kicks off the celebration with its announcement of the official film selections for 2019. Running August 21-25 in Atlanta, the 10th Annual BronzeLens Film Festival will take place at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta and other venues throughout the city. Award-winning actors Terri J. Vaughn and… Continue reading BronzeLens Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years
Brown Sugar Springs into April with Hit Movies
Brown Sugar Springs into April with Hit Movies Starring Jamie Foxx, Taraji P. Henson, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Pam Grier, Sidney Poitier and More ATLANTA (April 1, 2019) – It’s officially Spring and from action-packed dramas to laugh out loud comedies, Brown Sugar, the popular subscription video on demand service from Bounce, is showcasing… Continue reading Brown Sugar Springs into April with Hit Movies
Gentleman Jack Real to Reel Returns with Omari Hardwick
Gentleman Jack Double Mellowed Tennessee Whiskey together with Codeblack Entertainment announces the return of Gentleman Jack Real to Reel, a national contest showcasing the creativity and talent of up-and-coming Black filmmakers. The winner of the national competition will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to screen their short film at this year’s American Black Film Festival in Miami to an exclusive audience of industry… Continue reading Gentleman Jack Real to Reel Returns with Omari Hardwick
UMC Renews ‘Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy’
Following its record breaking debut in May of last year, UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first and leading streaming network for Black TV and film – is excited to announce the return of “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy” for a second season. Created by husband and wife producing team Craig Ross, Jr. and Caryn Ward Ross, the… Continue reading UMC Renews ‘Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy’
UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Announces ‘A House Divided’
Following the second season renewal of its hit original series, “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy,” UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – the first and leading streaming service for Black film and television from AMC Networks’ RLJ Entertainment – announced today a new multi-generational family drama from Dan Garcia, the creator of UMC’s officially Daytime Emmy nominated series… Continue reading UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Announces ‘A House Divided’
Keke Wyatt to Guest Star in ‘I’ve Cried the Blues’ June 8th
R&B Singer Keke Wyatt Guest Stars in the Musical “I’ve Cried the Blues” at Warner Theatre on June 8th The Musical Story of a Lifetime (Washington, D.C.) February 28, 2019—Playwright Dennis Williams returns to the DMV with one of his most creative productions yet featuring R&B Singer Keke Wyatt. The highly anticipated I’ve Cried the… Continue reading Keke Wyatt to Guest Star in ‘I’ve Cried the Blues’ June 8th
‘The Bobby Brown Story’ Earns 3 NAACP Image Award Nominations
Grammy-Award winning singer Bobby Brown’s “The Bobby Brown Story”, a biopic mini-series that premiered on the BET Network in September, 2018, has been nominated for three 2019 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Actress and Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special. “The Bobby Brown Story” scored 6.7 million viewers with No. 1 ratings on BET, Facebook and Twitter. Brown… Continue reading ‘The Bobby Brown Story’ Earns 3 NAACP Image Award Nominations
Moesha and The Game to Bounce Starting February 18th
Bounce has licensed the broadcast television rights to the popular and NAACP Image Award-winning series Moesha and The Game in a multi-year agreement with CBS Television Distribution. Bounce lands all six seasons (127 episodes) of Moesha and all nine seasons (147 episodes) of The Game and will air the shows back-to-back weeknights with Moesha from… Continue reading Moesha and The Game to Bounce Starting February 18th
Hobbs & Shaw (Official Trailer)
Hobbs & Shaw | In Theaters August 2, 2019 https://www.HobbsAndShawMovie.com SUBSCRIBE for more!: http://bit.ly/28Okvch After eight films that have amassed almost $5 billion worldwide, the Fast & Furious franchise now features its first stand-alone vehicle as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprise their roles as Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs… Continue reading Hobbs & Shaw (Official Trailer)
Saints & Sinners Bounces for a Fourth Season
Bounce, the only emerging broadcast – or “multicast” – television network producing original scripted series, announced that Saints & Sinners has been renewed for a fourth season, to premiere in the summer of 2019. The network also announced a new licensing agreement that will make previous episodes of the hit original drama series and #1 most-watched… Continue reading Saints & Sinners Bounces for a Fourth Season