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Amazon Studios this morning debuted the first trailer for its holiday rom-com Something from Tiffany’s — an adaptation of the Melissa Hill novel of the same name, which is set to launch globally on Prime Video on December 9th. The upcoming romance from director Daryl Wein (How It Ends) follows a…

Amazon Studios has unveiled the first stills from its holiday romantic comedy Something from Tiffany’s, starring Zoey Deutch (Not Okay) and Kendrick Sampson (Insecure), which is poised to launch globally on Prime Video on December 9th. The Amazon Original, based on Melissa Hill’s novel of the same…

Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani’s development and production company Hillman Grad Productions has announced the return of its mentorship lab which offers support and opportunities to marginalized creatives. The Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab is an 8-month, tuition-free program that offers mentees the opportunity to enhance…

EXCLUSIVE: The feature adaptation of Melissa Hill’s novel Something From Tiffany’s, which is already shooting in New York City, has added four to the Amazon Original and Hello Sunshine movie: Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell, and Leah Jeffries. As Deadline first reported, Zoey Deutch is starring and…

Audiences may know Kendrick Sampson from his roles on TV series such as How To Get Away With Murder, White Famous and Gracepoint. But he is probably best known for his role as Nathan a.k.a. “Lyft Bae” in Issa Rae’s HBO comedy Insecure — which is currently in production on its fifth and final season. Sampson is also a…

Actor Kendrick Sampson of the HBO series Insecure was struck by rubber bullets Saturday as Los Angeles police officers tried to disperse a crowd protesting George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. Sampson posted several videos on his Instagram page of a large demonstration at Pan Pacific Park near the city’s Fairfax…

Kendrick Sampson (The Vampire Diaries, How to Get Away With Murder) has been cast as a lead in the ABC drama pilot thirtysomething(else), a sequel to Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick's beloved 1987-91 drama series. Sampson plays a new character in the thirtysomething franchise, joining Odette Annable, Chris Wood…

EXCLUSIVE: Kendrick Sampson (How To Get Away with Murder) and Carra Patterson (Straight Outta Compton) are set as the leads in Showtime’s How to Make Love to a Black Woman (Who May Be Working Through Some Sh*t) pilot, a comedy anthology from The Chi creator/executive producer Lena Waithe and the series' writer Cathy…

EXCLUSIVE: As Freeform is preparing to kick off its 2018 edition of 25 Days of Christmas, the network has greenlighted its first original holiday movie for the 2019 event. Ghosting (working title ) comes from executive producers Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky and stars Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) and Kimiko Glenn (The…

Kendrick Sampson (White Famous, How to Get Away With Murder) is the latest supervillain to join the CW/WB series The Flash. Sampson has signed on for a multi-episode arc as Dominic Lanse aka Brainstorm. Dominic is an affable TSA Agent who becomes the unwitting recipient of meta-human powers. Now Dominic bears the gift…

The Detour's Natalie Zea and Kendrick Sampson (How To Get Away With Murder) are set for recurring roles opposite Jay Pharoah on Showtime's new comedy series White Famous from Lionsgate TV. Based on Jamie Foxx's personal experiences coming up in the business, White Famous hails from Californication creator Tom Kapinos…

EXCLUSIVE: Kendrick Sampson (The Vampire Diaries, Gracepoint) has signed on for a substantive recurring role in the upcoming season of ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder. Details are being kept under wraps, but we’re told Sampson’s character will be introduced in the second season premiere on September 24. How To Get Aw…