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BET has picked up Haus of Vicious, the drama series led by Tami Roman (Ms. Pat Show, Unfaithful: Caught in the Act). It is set to premiere August 17 at 8 p.m. From creator Jill Ramsey, the eight-episode first season follows Roman’s character Chantel Vivian, a fashion designer whose success is overshadowed by her…

Scene 2 Seen Podcast is back in business! Want to remind you all that I'll publishing episodes all weeks before going back o my regular publishing schedule of three times a month, on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT. With that said, lets get into today's guest! You may have first recognized Naturi Naughton from…

EXCLUSIVE: Bow Wow wants to help divorcees find love. BET is launching After Happily Ever After, a new dating series from Bunim/Murray Prods that’s planned for this fall. Hosted by Bow Wow, the unscripted show will ask exes from a divorce or separation to play matchmaker for their former partners to help them move on…

BET has signed comedian, actress and producer Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams to a multi-genre overall deal under which she will produce, write and perform in new series and other projects—both scripted and unscripted— across BET linear and streaming. The deal expands her relationship with BET following the success of The…

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean 'Diddy' Combs will be given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards 2022.  The award, which honors industry figures who have both significantly shaped culture through their careers and are seen as transformative leaders, will be awarded to the U.S. pop culture icon later this…

EXCLUSIVE: Gabrielle Union has signed an overall deal with BET Studios via her I’ll Have Another production company. BET Studios is the venture launched last year by Paramount and BET to generate premium content from Black creators for Paramount+, Showtime, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET+ and BET, as well as select third-party…

Doja Cat scored a leading six nominations including Album of the Year for the 2022 BET Awards, which were revealed today. Drake and Ari Lennox are next with four noms apiece. The 22nd BET Awards celebrate creative expression and Black excellence across music, TV, film, and sports. The trophies will be handed out…

EXCLUSIVE: A group of young Atlanta tastemakers – from pop stars to influencers and entrepreneurs – are going under the microscope in a new docuseries for BET+. The Paramount Global-owned streamer has ordered The Impact ATL from eOne and Quality Films, the film and television arm of Quality Control Music, the label…

This UK & South African co-production with Ida Rose & ANTS Media stars team up for action thriller film Stolen directed by Sheridan De Myer. Shantelle Rochester will serve as producer along with Uzanenkosi Mahlangu. Stolen is the first installment of what is set to be an action thriller movie franchise with <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/bet/" id="auto-tag_bet_8"…

The BET Awards will return for its 2022 edition on June 26 with Taraji P. Henson back to host the annual ceremony celebrating Black excellence in music, film, TV and sports at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The awards returned to a live event last year after going virtual in 2020 iteration, with Henson leading…

EXCLUSIVE: BET+ builds up its original holiday movie slate with Sound Of Christmas, starring R&B artist Ne-Yo in the lead role. The streamer has acquired the TV movie directed and written by Booker T. Mattison, which hails from executive producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood’s MegaMind Media. Sound of Christmas is a film…

EXCLUSIVE: Deon Cole (Black-ish) has been cast in the lead role of BET+’s upcoming dark comedy Average Joe. The series, which received a cast contingent script-to-series order in February, hails from Robb Cullen and McG. Set in The Hill district of Pittsburgh and inspired by Cullen’s life, Average Joe follows…