Dakota Johnson and Golden Globe winner Tracee Ellis Ross of TV’s Black-ish have signed on as the leads in Covers, a comedy set among the talent, fame and fast-paced world of Hollywood's music scene from Focus Features and Working Title Films. Nisha Ganatra, whose comedy Late Night made a big splash at this year’s…

The Johnsons will be back for another go-round. ABC has picked up a sixth season of its hit comedy series black-ish for the 2019-2020 season. In addition, the network has given an early season order to mixed-ish, a spinoff about Rainbow Johnson's (Tracee Ellis Ross) experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the…

Workaholic co-creator Anders Holm, The Haves and the Have Nots star Tika Sumpter and Arica Himmel (Before You Know It) lead the cast of Black-ish‘s upcoming Bow-centric episode, which will feature flashbacks to a teen version of Tracee Ellis Ross’ character of Rainbow. Gary Cole (Veep), Ethan William Childress, Mykal-M…

The current fifth season of Black-ish will include a Rainbow-centric episode. The episode, which is already casting to film in March, will feature flashbacks to a teen version of Tracee Ellis Ross’ character of Rainbow. No deals are done but I hear the episode could become a backdoor pilot for a potential prequel…

The most fascinating part of Tuesday's Oscar nominations announcement will be watching to see whether someone, anyone, pops out of the bunker to say something, anything, about the issues afflicting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of late. In the best of circumstances, Hollywood's film Academy is about…

Hundreds of thousands of people crowded downtown Los Angeles streets on a sunny January morning to hear Hollywood stars like Constance Wu, Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria and Viola Davis issue a call to action: resist Trump. Movements like the Women’s March and Time’s Up energized the electorate and helped send a record…

After Dr. Christine Blasey Ford shared her testimony in before the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of the confirmation now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the country — and the world — responded first with disappointment and now hope and support. On Wednesday, Tarana Burke, Amanda de Cadenet, Glennon Doyle, Tra…

Pop superstar Taylor Swift broke a record tonight at the American Music Awards, earning the most AMA wins ever by a female artist, surpassing the legendary and incomparable Whitney Houston. Swift, along with Camila Cabello tied for the most wins at Tuesday night’s ceremony, winning four trophies each. Kane Brown and Ca…

Tracee Ellis Ross is set to reprise her hosting gig on the 2018 American Music Awards. ABC and dick clark productions said today that the Black-ish star will front and executive produce the trophy show, which airs October 9 on the Disney-owned network. Ellis Ross is Emmy-nominated again this year for her lead role on B…

Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on the top acting contenders for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the categories of Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The big news here is that the…

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…

Opening ABC Studios’ panel at Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys event today, Emmy-nominated Black-ish stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross discussed the genesis of spectacular Season 4 opener “Juneteenth” and challenges seen this season in the marriage of Dre and Bow, centering on postpartum depression and…