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Grown-ish is coming to an end at Freeform. The series upcoming sixth season will be its last. Season 6 will air in two parts, with the first half premiering this summer. Season 6B will air in 2024. Related Story TV Series Fading To Black In 2023 & Beyond: Photo Gallery Of Canceled…

Sony Pictures Classics present Florian Zeller's The Son on 554 screens, an emotional family drama that folllows the director's 2020 Oscar-winning The Father. As with that film, The Son is adapted from Zeller's own stage play along with Christopher Hampton. Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen…

In a nutshell, the brilliantly hilarious, pertinent and wickedly smart new movie You People is in some ways a new age Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, that landmark 1967 Tracy-Hepburn-Poitier Oscar-winning comedy about the effect an interracial relationship has…

Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for You People — the star-studded comedy marking the feature directorial debut of TV titan Kenya Barris (Black-ish). The film toplined by Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Duchovny, Eddie Murphy and Nia Long is slated for release on the platform…

Will Smith entertained a starry group of friends with a private screening of his upcoming Apple Original Films drama Emancipation. On Monday afternoon, Smith posted photos of the mini get-together that featured Rihanna, Tyler Perry, Dave Chappelle, A$AP Rocky, Kenya Barris and others. On the post, he…

Rapper Vince Staples is set to headline his own scripted comedy series at Netflix. The streamer has given a series order to The Vince Staples Show, starring and executive produced by the critically acclaimed artist, actor and creator, from Kenya Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society. Set in Long Beach, CA, the fictional…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros just set Kenya Barris to write and direct Wizard of Oz, a reimaging of the fantasy classic, with his Khalabo Ink Society producing. We all know the story from the 1939 film, but Barris is keeping the creative details close to the vest. It will be a modern reimagining of the iconic musical. His…

Snoop Dogg will star in MGM’s upcoming comedy The Underdoggs and produce under his Death Row Pictures banner alongside Kenya Barris. Based on an original pitch from Snoop Dogg and his longtime producing partner Constance Schwartz-Morini, The Underdoggs tells the story of Jaycen Jenning, "2J's"…

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime and BET Studios announce the development of The Book of Jose, a pilot about hip hop star Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena. Cartagena (Happy Feet, Empire) will executive produce alongside pilot script writer Jorge A. Reyes (Queen of the South, Kevin Hill), and Kenya Barris (Black-ish, We The People). The B…

Netflix has set September 30 for the premiere of Entergalactic, the adult-animated music series based on the upcoming album of the same name by rapper, singer and actor Kid Cudi. The series hails from Kenya Barris and Scott Mescudi, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi, who also stars. The date was announced…

Netflix has revealed the full voice cast for Entergalactic, the adult-animated music series based on the upcoming album of the same name by rapper, singer and actor Kid Cudi. The series hails from Kenya Barris and Scott Mescudi, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi. Joining Kid Cudi in the voice cast are Jessica Wil…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of Tuesday’s series finale of Black-ish on ABC. After eight seasons, Kenya Barris’ ABC comedy Black-ish came to a bittersweet end with the series-finale episode “Homegoing,” with the Johnson family selling their place so they could return to living in a Black neighborhood. It…