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Mara Brock Akil, the prolific creator/showrunner behind such series as Girlfriends, The Game and Being Mary Jane, has signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix to create new original content. The deal comes just ahead of the September 11 release date of her popular series Girlfriends on Netflix, marking the series…

A slew of classic Black comedies including Sister, Sister; Moesha and Girlfriends are heading to Netflix. The streamer has picked up seven library titles as part of its push of its Strong Black Lead strand. In addition to Sister, Sister; Moesha and Girlfriends, it has bought the rights to The Game, One on One and Half…

About to enter its fifth season, Black-ish has so far earned Tracee Ellis Ross two Emmy noms and a Globe win for the role of Rainbow 'Bow' Johnson. In Season 4, Ross took the helm to direct an episode that marked the beginning of a separation for the sitcom's beloved couple Bow and Dre (Anthony Anderson). Amid…

Girlfriends star Phyllis Logan says she never planned to play housekeeper Elsie Hughes fox six years and that had she been told her run on Downton Abbey would last that long it would have given her pause. At TCA to discuss playing newly widowed Linda on Acorn TV’s Girlfriends, Logan noted she embarked on her acting…

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. streaming service Acorn TV has set its January slate of premiering and returning international dramas and comedies. They include two Acorn TV Originals, Detectorists and Girlfriends as well as New Zealand legal drama, Dear Murderer. Acorn has steadily expanded its role as co-producer and in January…

As filming begins on new ITV drama Girlfriends, written by The Syndicate's Kay Mellor, the supporting cast has been set to join leads Miranda Richardson, Zoe Wanamaker and Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan. From Rollem Productions, the contemporary six-part series follows three friends struggling with the responsibilities…

Shooting starts next month on new ITV drama Girlfriends, written by The Syndicate‘s Kay Mellor. Rollem Productions is producing with Miranda Richardson, Zoë Wanamaker and Downton Abbey‘s Phyllis Logan leading the cast. Acorn Media Enterprises has also boarded as the North American partner in a deal negotiated by…

To celebrate next month’s 10th anniversary of the CW, the network announced this morning at TCA it is adding comedies Girlfriends, and spinoff The Game as well as Everybody Hates Chris to CW Seed the digital-only studio of The CW. Chris, based on Chris Rock’s childhood. Launching on CW precursor UPN in fall of ’05, it…