Fragile Wildflower Productions, New York, NY (2021)

09/08/2021

Jillian Mercado Brings Disabled Sexuality Front & Center In "The L Word: Generation Q" | GO Magazine

"When I sat down by myself in my apartment and thought about what I just said yes to, I got really emotional, because when I was younger, television, magazines, or any sort of media is where you get a preview of what could be. I never saw someone who looked exactly like me in an intimate scene."

09/05/2021

Disney Directing Program Participants Guaranteed to Direct Episodes of Major TV Shows for the First Time (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney General Entertainment’s directing program is putting its money where its Mouse is: on the actual screen. For the first time, participants in the Disney Directing Program will be given …

09/04/2021

SAG-AFTRA elects Fran Drescher as president

SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood's biggest union, has appointed a new president.

09/03/2021

Make sure you check out our original Prospect Park pilot episode and the rest of the amazing artistic creativity at Up Next Film Festival!

09/02/2021

Lucinda Martinez Joins Netflix as Vice President of Multicultural Marketing (EXCLUSIVE)

Veteran marketing executive Lucinda Martinez has joined Netflix as vice president of multicultural marketing, after more than 20 years with HBO. In this newly created position, Martinez will build …

09/01/2021

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions Moves Overall TV Deal to Universal

The 'Us' and 'Get Out' filmmaker previously had a first-look pact at Amazon.

08/25/2021

‘Flatbush Misdemeanors’ Renewed For Season 2 By Showtime

Showtime has renewed its half-hour comedy series Flatbush Misdemeanors for a second season. Created by and starring Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman based on their digital series, Flatbush Misdemeanors is…

08/24/2021

‘Queen Sugar’ Director DeMane Davis Inks Warner Bros. TV Overall Deal

The helmer will join The CW's 'Naomi' as co-EP and producing director, teaming again with Ava DuVernay.

08/18/2021

Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios Inks First-Look Deal With Nat Geo

Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios is expanding its relationship with National Geographic with a five-year first-look deal for unscripted content. The pact comes ahead of Smith’s new advent…

08/18/2021

The new CEO of Diddy's Revolt TV wants to make it the world's largest Black-owned media empire

Detavio Samuels didn't always want to be an entertainment executive. Now, he ranks as one of the industry's youngest.

08/18/2021

‘The Ms. Pat Show’: EP Lee Daniels Says BET+ Comedy Is Worth “Years Of Fighting” Studios & Networks

Family sitcom The Ms. Pat Show, based on the titular comedian’s stand-up comedy and memoir, didn’t have the easiest road to BET+, executive producer Lee Daniels revealed during a the sh…

08/17/2021

Wyatt Cenac Inks Overall Cross-Studio Deal With Warner Bros. Animation & Cartoon Network Studios

Wyatt Cenac is expanding his relationship with Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios with an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal. Under the pact, the Emmy-winning producer, w…

08/17/2021

Davita Scarlett Inks Overall Deal With CBS Studios

EXCLUSIVE: In just two short years, Davita Scarlett has emerged as one of Robert and Michelle King’s MVP writer-producers, simultaneously serving as a co-executive producer on two of the duo&…

08/12/2021

‘Power’ Creator Courtney Kemp Signs Overall Mega Deal With Netflix

Power player Courtney Kemp has joined forces with Netflix. The creator of the Starz franchise has inked a high eight-figure overall deal with the streamer to create new series and develop other pro…

08/10/2021

Medical Comedy From Roy Wood Jr. & Carolyn Pierre-Outlar In The Works At NBC

EXCLUSIVE: Physician assistant-turned-screenwriter Carolyn Pierre-Outlar has drawn from her own experience in the medical field for a comedy in the works at NBC. Pierre-Outlar has teamed up with Th…

08/04/2021

‘9-1-1’ Cast Gets Raises Ahead Of Season 5 With Angela Bassett Eyeing New Benchmark For Actresses Of Color

EXCLUSIVE: After lengthy negotiations for some, all series regulars on Fox’s flagship drama 9-1-1 have secured pay increases ahead of Season 5, I have learned. Series star Angela Bassett led …

08/03/2021

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Sold for $900 Million to Media Company Backed by Blackstone

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine has been sold for north of $900 million to a media company backed by the private-equity firm Blackstone Group Inc. Witherspoon and Sarah Harden, Hello Sunsh…

07/22/2021

Someone Please Hire Ayo Edebiri to Write the 'Frasier' Reboot

The comedian on the rise shares how she became the (fake) showrunner of The Kominsky Method—and how the world keeps her honest.

07/21/2021

‘Black Panther’ Sequel Casts Michaela Coel (EXCLUSIVE)

Michaela Coel has joined the ensemble cast of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” the sequel to the hit Marvel film “Black Panther.” Character details are locked up, per usual…

07/17/2021

Kerry Coddett and Kristin Dodson on How ‘Flatbush Misdemeanors’ Is a Love Letter to Black Women and Girls

Coddett and Dodson talk about the new Showtime comedy and its commitment to authentic representation.

07/13/2021

Bowen Yang Makes History With ‘Saturday Night Live’ Emmy Nomination

Bowen Yang has made both Emmys and Saturday Night Live history. The Saturday Night Live freshman, who has made his mark on the long-running sketch comedy show, became the first Chinese American act…

07/13/2021

In an Emmys First, Performers of Color Comprise at Least Half of Drama Lead Categories

As awards bodies continue to diversify their selections, it becomes increasingly instructive to look at the share of white nominees as opposed to singling out individuals and firsts. Overall, white…

07/13/2021

‘Blackout’ Anthology Coming to Netflix From Obamas’ Higher Ground and Temple Hill

Netflix has ordered a six-part anthology “Blackout,” to be produced by the Obamas’ Higher Ground banner and Temple Hill. The project is designed to will tell six different stories…

07/08/2021

Women Write Now Screenwriting Fellowship to Spotlight Black Women in Comedy

"Black-ish" writer Yamara Taylor will lead the program, along with Meagan Good, Bresha Webb and Gabrielle Dennis

07/03/2021

Patty Jenkins Urges Women to Aim for Greatness — Whatever Their Field

“First woman to … ” is the description repeated over and over when it comes to Patty Jenkins. But she wants to set something straight: Gender has nothing to do with it. Accepting the Inspire Greatn…

06/30/2021

Ziwe Is The New Normal of Late Night TV

How the comedic writer turned her witty commentary into a talk show superpower

06/20/2021

Women’s Weekend Film Challenge Launches Pilot Accelerator for Emerging Writers Looking to Pitch Female-Centric Content

Women’s Weekend Film Challenge (WWFC) is launching a pilot accelerator program for writers to pitch female-centric content. The program, which will see emerging TV writers pitching beginning …

06/19/2021

Women Trailblazers at NBCUniversal Pave a New Road

Women are at the helm of NBCUniversal as showrunners, creators and executive producers of many of the most popular shows on television, streaming and cable. It’s an idea that was radical not too lo…

06/17/2021

Ziwe to Develop Comedy Series ‘Nigerian Princess’ at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)

Ziwe is set to develop the comedy series “The Nigerian Princess” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively. The project follows Zoe, a wise-beyond-her-years 20-something who, debilitat…

06/10/2021

“By Tweet 15, I Was There”: ‘Zola’ Director and Writer on Their Journey to Turn a Stripper’s Wild Twitter Thread Into an Absurdist Thriller

One day in November 2018, director Janicza Bravo found herself crammed next to a sound technician in the trunk of a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, barreling down a Tampa freeway carrying the principal cast…

06/08/2021

Jennifer Lopez Inks Multi-Year First-Look Production Deal With Netflix

Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions has signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix spanning feature films, TV series and unscripted content, with an emphasis on projects that support…

06/05/2021

There’s Nothing on TV Doing What We Are Lady Parts Is Doing

A bold, funny series about Muslim punks goes where no sitcom has gone before.

06/02/2021

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY and Google Create Feature Film Grant for Underrepresented Creatives

Ava Duvernay’s distribution, arts and advocacy collective ARRAY has partnered with Google to launch a new feature film grant benefiting emerging creatives from underrepresented communities. T…

06/01/2021

Sony Pictures Television Launches Diverse Writers Program With Sixteen Aspiring Scribes

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television will link sixteen aspiring scribes with industry professionals and mentors for its six-week Diverse Writers Program. Participating writers will have discussions …

06/01/2021

‘High on the Hog’ Producers on How Their All-Black Creative Team Told the Story of African American Food

Netflix’s new “High on the Hog” isn’t just a food show or a history show or a travel show. It’s a joyful combination of all of those genres, shot through with a deep r…