#Ironheart, Marvel Television’s all-new series from executive producer Ryan Coogler, launches with a 3-episode premiere June 24 at 6pm PT/ 9pm ET, only on @DisneyPlus.
Ironheart is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Chinaka Hodge for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the 14th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, via its Marvel Television label, alongside Proximity Media. The series shares continuity with the films of the franchise. It sees MIT student Riri Williams return home to Chicago, following the events of the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), where she discovers secrets that pit technology against magic. Hodge serves as head writer.
Dominique Thorne reprises her role as Riri Williams / Ironheart from Wakanda Forever, starring alongside Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam, and Anji White. The series was announced in December 2020, along with Thorne’s casting. Hodge was hired in April 2021, with additional castings revealed in February 2022. Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes joined to direct in April 2022. Filming began at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, by early June, before moving to Chicago in late October, and concluded by early November.
Ironheart is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on June 24, 2025, with the first three of its six episodes. It will be the last television series and the conclusion of Phase Five of the MCU.
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What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point – and into a shocking act of desperation.
A single mother (Taraji P. Henson) watches her desperate day spiral into chaos, becoming the prime suspect in a crime she never meant to commit – and suddenly, her survival depends on the one thing she’s never been able to trust: the people around her. Tyler Perry’s STRAW comes to Netflix, June 6th.
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Netflix has extended two of its young adult romance adaptations: “Forever” has been renewed for Season 2, and a third season of “My Life With the Walter Boys” has been greenlit ahead of the series’ Season 2 later this year.
The news came during Netflix’s upfront presentation in New York on Wednesday, and soon after the May 8 debut of “Forever” Season 1, which landed in third place on the Netflix Top 10 with 3.7 million views in its first four days of streaming.
Created by Mara Brock Akil, “Forever” is an adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel of the same name that reimagines the protagonists as Black teens from Los Angeles in 2018. Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone star as Justin Edwards and Keisha Clark, who are “exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts,” per the official logline. The cast also includes Karen Pittman, Wood Harris, Xosha Roquemore, Marvin Winans III, Niles Fitch, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Adriyan Rae, Paigion Walker, Xavier Mills, E’myri Crutchfield, and Yusef Thomas.
Akil serves as showrunner and executive produces alongside Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Erika Harrison, Sara White, Regina King, Reina King, Shana C. Waterman and Anthony Hemingway.
“This show was never just about first love — it was about being seen. About letting teenagers be soft, complicated, and real,” Akil said in a statement. “And the world showed up for that. Season 2 is our love letter back to the people who said, ‘Yes, this is for me.’ We’re honored, we’re excited, and we’re ready to go even deeper. Thank you to Netflix — Season 2 coming soon!”
“My Life With the Walter Boys” is based on Ali Novak’s 2014 novel of the same name. The official logline reads, “Following the loss of her family in a tragic accident, 15-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard has to learn to adapt to a new life in rural Colorado with her guardian — and eight very rowdy boys.”
The cast includes Nikki Rodriguez, Sarah Rafferty, Marc Blucas, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link, Corey Fogelmanis, Jaylan Evans, Zoë Soul, Isaac Arellanes, Myles Perez, Alex Quijano, Ashley Tavares, Dean Petriw, Alix West Lefler, Lennix James, Alisha Newton, Ellie O’Brien, Kolton Stewart, Mya Lowe, Gabrielle Jacinto, Jesse Lipscombe, Nathaniel Arcand, Natalie Sharp, Carson MacCormac, Janet Kidder, Riele Downs and Jake Manley.
Season 1 of “My Life With the Walter Boys” was among Netflix’s ten most-watched English-language series for eight weeks running after its December 2023 premiere.
The series is executive produced by showrunner Melanie Halsall alongside Ed Glauser and Becky Hartman Edwards. Sony Pictures Television, International Production and iGeneration Studios produce.
Source: Variety
Snoop Dogg has yet another gig. As part of his expansive partnership with NBCUniversal, the rapper will host a two-hour musical variety special from Miami titled Snoop Dogg’s New Year’s Eve. According to Variety, the show will air on NBC on Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m. ET to 12:30 a.m. ET in the latest extension of the rapper’s deal with NBCUniversal, which also includes his spot as a coach on The Voice and his correspondent gig at last year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
“Snoop Dogg’s energy, influence and ability to bring people together promises an unforgettable night,” said Jen Neal, executive VP of Live Events and Specials for NBCUniversal Entertainment. “We’re thrilled to partner with Snoop and bring this epic event to audiences across the country once again live from Miami.”
The New Year’s Eve show will be produced by Den of Thieves (MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards) and Snoop’s Death Row Pictures. It is the latest attempt to freshen up the New Year’s space from NBC, which hosted Miley Cyrus variety shows in 2022 and 2023 and a two-hour prime time special called “A Toast to 2024!” with Today Show co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.
Snoop’s overall deal with NBCUniversal will also see him branching out into films, television, sports and streaming projects in conjunction with his Death Row Pictures shingle. The rapper made his coaching debut on The Voice in its 26th season in 2024. He’s also developing a biopic about his acquisition of Death Row Records with Universal.
The indefatigable MC recently released a gospel record for Death Row called Altar Call in April and Tuesday (May 13) he announced his next studio album, Iz It a Crime?, which is due out on Friday (May 16) and features collabs with Wiz Khalifa, Sexxy Red, Charlie Bereal, Akeem Ali, Jane Handcock and LaRussell, among others; Snoop’s 21st studio album is also the soundtrack to a short film of the same name.
Source: Billboard
“Survival of the Thickest” has been renewed for a third season at Netflix, which will be its last.
Michelle Buteau created the series based on her 2020 essay collection of the same name, and stars as Mavis Beaumont. The official logline reads, “Black, plus-size, and looking for love, while loving herself, Mavis works hard to grow her brand and establish herself as a stylist of note. She’s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body-positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss.”
Tone Bell and Tasha Smith are series regulars along with Buteau, while guest stars include Marouane Zotti, Peppermint, Liza Treyger, Garcelle Beauvais, Anthony Michael Lopez, Allan K. Washington, Jerrie Johnson, Tika Sumpter, Alecsys Proctor-Turner, Jonathan Higginbotham, Michael Rishawn, Rolonda Watts, Hassan Johnson, Deon Cole, Monét X Change, Dan Amboyer, RonReaco Lee, Honey Balenciaga, Bevy Smith, Yves Mathieu East, Celisse, Anderson .Paak and Sandra Bernhard.
Series co-creator Danielle Sanchez-Witzel serves as co-showrunner with Amy Aniobi, while Buteau and Grace Edwards also write for the series. All four serve as executive producers alongside A24’s Alli
Reich and Ravi Nandan (A24) as well as Mosaic’s Anne Hong.
“Survival of the Thickest” debuted in July 2023. Season 2, which came in March of this year, was directed by all women of color, with 70% of department heads and 50% of crew members also being women.
News of the series’ third and final season came during Netflix’s upfront presentation in New York on Wednesday.
Source: Variety
Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones have been recruited for a risky job.
The Training Day, Tenet, and Twisters stars will lead the forthcoming movie Here Comes the Flood. Directed by Academy Award nominee Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and written by Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), the thriller promises to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Here’s everything you need to know about the movie before it starts streaming.
Here Comes the Flood is an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.
Tudum will keep you updated as more cast members are announced.
Meirelles will produce the movie alongside Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films. Samson Mucke will serve as an executive producer.
Jamie Foxx is set to star in the upcoming sports drama Fight For ’84 at Netflix. The news was announced Wednesday at the Netflix Upfronts in New York. Foxx will star with Andrés Baiz directing.
Set after the US Olympic Boxing Team is tragically killed in a plane crash in 1980, the film follows a new coach (Foxx) brought in to rebuild the team from scratch and lead them to victory at the ‘84 Olympics, winning the most medals in Olympic boxing history.
Academy Award nominees Andrea Berloff and John Gatins, Andy Weiss penned the script. Eric Newman will produce for Grand Electric along with Bryan Unkeless for Night Owl, and Foxx and Michael W. Abbott for A Move Films Production.
Weiss will exec produce for A WeBros Entertainment Production as will Henry Tillman and Datari Turner.
Foxx has had strong ties over the years, with the streamer most recently starring in the action comedy Back In Action, where he starred opposite Cameron Diaz. His latest stand-up special Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…, also premiered last year on the streamer.
Source: Deadline
In this episode, we discuss the exciting NBA games from the weekend, from the OKC versus Denver series to the New York Knicks versus the Boston Celtics series.
We also talk about the Indiana Pacers pushing the Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of elimination; finally, we talk about the breaking news of Michael Jordan coming to NBC as a “special contributor”.
This episode features comedian Howie Bell!
A “Barbershop” TV series has been greenlit at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned.
The show will connect to the universe of the “Barbershop” film franchise, with Jermaine Fowler attached to star. Marshall Todd, who co-wrote the original film, is writing the series and executive producing. The announcement was made during Amazon’s upfronts presentation to advertisers in New York on Monday night.
The official description states the show “revolves around Travis ‘Trav’ Porter (Fowler), who endeavors
to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber at the iconic ‘Calvin’s’ barbershop in
Chicago. And while the barbers are new, the shop remains just as lively, the customers just as argumentative, and the fades are still the dopest in the city — because at Calvin’s, the community comes together for way more than just a haircut.”
Along with Todd, Max Searle serves as executive producer and co-showrunner. Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley, and Mike Stein for executive produce via Hartbeat Productions. Cameron Burnett and Autumn Bailey-Ford executive produce on behalf of Prominent Productions, with George L. Tillman and Robert Teitel of State Street Pictures also executive producing. Tiffany Brown will co-executive produce for Hartbeat. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
“We are thrilled to announce a new series based on the hilarious and innovative world of ‘Barbershop’ for
our global Prime Video customers,” said Vernon Sanders, global head of television at Amazon MGM Studios. “The television adaptation of this iconic film franchise is in excellent hands with co-showrunners
Max Searle and Marshall Todd. We couldn’t be happier with their collaboration and hard work to bring
Calvin’s Chicago-based barbershop to life for a new audience on Prime Video.”
This is now the second “Barbershop” TV series. Showtime previously aired a sitcom based on the films with Omar Gooding in the lead role, though it lasted for just one season. The first “Barbershop” film was released in 2002 followed by sequels in 2004 and 2016. There was also the spinoff film “Beauty Shop” starring Queen Latifah in 2005. The three main films have grossed nearly $200 million worldwide.
An accomplished stand up comedian, Fowler broke out onscreen with his starring role in the CBS multi-cam “Superior Donuts.” His other TV credits include the FX limited series “A Murder at the End of the World” and the truTV sketch comedy series “Friends of the People.” He will next be seen in the Tracy Morgan comedy series “Crutch” at Paramount+ and “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5. Fowler has starred in films like “Coming 2 America,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” and “Ricky Stanicky.”
He is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360, and Yorn Levine.
It was first reported that a “Barbershop” series was in the works at Amazon back in 2023, upon the completion of Amazon’s acquisition of MGM. Series takes on “Robocop” and “Poltergeist” are also in development, while a “Legally Blonde” prequel is currently in production.
Source: Variety
CBS has renewed the daytime soap opera “Beyond the Gates” for Season 2.
The series originally debuted on the broadcast network in February. Per CBS, the series is up 48% in broadcast viewership over last year in the same period, while it is up 67% in multiplatform viewing from last year. The show airs from 2-3 p.m. ET on CBS.
The cast includes: Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, Karla Mosley, Brandon Claybon, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Marquita Goings, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad, Arielle Prepetit, Clifton Davis, Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Ben Gavin, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, and Mike Manning.
“‘Beyond the Gates’ is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States; a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those who live outside these gates are watching closely. These are the places where our characters live, love, work and play. Those who have ‘made it’ and those who haven’t are all trying to navigate life … and some with more grace than others.”
“Beyond the Gates” was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. It was created by Michele Val Jean, who also serves as executive producer and showrunner. Sheila Ducksworth, who leads the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, also executive produces along with Julie Carruthers, Tracey Thompson, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner, and Anna Saalfeld.. The series is produced in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.