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"So today, I stand here before you very, very unemployed," admitted Harlem creator Tracy Oliver today in her speech USC School of Cinematic Arts graduates. " "Yup, I'm this year's Mary Pickford recipient and I ain't got no jobs, my Apple deal was just suspended, I can't make money as a writer for…

Imagine Entertainment co-founders, Oscar winners and USC School of Cinematic Arts alums Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will deliver the school’s commencement address in May, the university said Thursday. Grazer, who also serves on the School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors, received a BA in…

USC School of Cinematic Arts alums Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Fruitvale Station) and Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Little) have joined the school’s Board of Councilors. The appointment was announced by Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Donna Langley…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has won a bidding battle to acquire worldwide rights to MRC's The Blackening, the horror-comedy film that premiered in the Midnight Madness segment of last month’s Toronto Film Festival and emerged as one of the hottest acquisition titles. Deal calls for a wide theatrical…

EXCLUSIVE: After a weekend in which distributors launched a salvo of great films into awards season, what about the acquisitions market? Here’s one that ought to sale by today or tomorrow. Sources said that the MRC horror-comedy The Blackening has three offers on the table for world rights, encompassing both…

As soon as writer Tracy Oliver saw Dewayne Perkins’ Comedy Central short in 2018, she knew that she needed to collaborate with him and make The Blackening into a feature film. “I just really, really loved the concept of it,” says Oliver. “The short that I saw was all about who is the blackest, and whoever is the…

Amazon Prime Video kicked off the second day of Deadline’s Contenders TV event with a panel for Harlem, featuring Tracy Oliver, Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Shoniqua Shandai, and Grace Byers. “I was kind of stunned that there wasn’t a show centered on black female friendship,” says Oliver. “When I was living in New…

Camille, Tye, Quinn and Angie will reunite for another go-round. Tracy Oliver’s comedy Harlem, has been renewed for a second season on Prime Video. The series hails from Amazon Studios, Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions and Universal TV, where Poehler is under a deal. Created, written, and executive produced by…

Joy Ganes is joining Tracy Oliver’s shingle, Tracy Yvonne Productions, after serving as Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at BBC Studios.  She produced the 2019 Sundance Selection and 2020 Spirit Award-nominated feature Prematureas well as the 2020 SXSW Selection feature I'll Meet You There. Prior to that…

Tracy Oliver, the co-writer of Girls Trip and creator of The First Wives Club, has signed an overall deal with Apple. The streamer has landed the multi-year deal in a competitive situation that Deadline hears is in the significant eight-figure range. The deal includes television series and feature films and Oliver…

Andrea Martin (Great News), Robert Ri’chard (Empire), Juani Feliz (Blue Bloods), Kate Rockwell (Mean Girls: The Musical) and Sullivan Jones (The Surrogate) are set for recurring roles on Amazon's Harlem, the comedy series from Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Amy Poehler's Paper Kite Productions and Universal TV. They’ll…

EXCLUSIVE: Whoopi Goldberg and Jasmine Guy are set for recurring roles in Amazon’s Harlem, the comedy series from Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Amy Poehler's Paper Kite Productions and Universal TV. Created, written and executive produced by Oliver, Harlem, formerly the Untitled Tracy Oliver Project, is a single-camera…