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TV Shows With Black Casts You Should Check Out
Biopic About Michel’le, The First Lady Of Ruthless Records Airs On Lifetime October 15th
TV is enjoying somewhat of a Golden Age. This fall there is more diversity across TV in- cluding several shows where Black characters are either the main focus of the show or are
the lead of an ensemble cast. This fall there are some promising new shows, some of which have already premiered, others still to come that look
like the ones to watch.
LUKE CAGE
If you’re a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then you can’t afford to miss the latest ad- dition to their Netflix superhero lineup. Following up on the crit- ical success of “Daredevil” and “Jessica Jones” already part of its superhero roster, Netflix has released the trailer for its third Marvel series. “Luke Cage” comes to the streaming service September 30, with Mike Colter in the title role. Alfre Woodard, Mahershala Ali, Simone Missick, Frank Whaley and Theo Rossi all co-star.
INSECURE
The comedy stars Issa Rae as a young woman trying "to fig- ure out what she wants out of life and how to take control of it, while fumbling her way through this journey." The cast also in- cludes Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, and Lisa Joyce.
The show was created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore.
Show premieres Sunday, October 9th on HBO.
SECRETS AND LIES
"Secrets and Lies" in season 2, Kate Warner fell to her death from a 12-story building, but this was no accident, all evi- dence points to this being a homicide. Detective Andrea Cornell is brought in to root out the real killer. Her prime suspect is Kate's husband, Eric Warner played by Michael Ealy. Join Detective Cornell as she digs up secrets, exposes lies, and brings to light the truth of this tragic and senseless death.
Sundays at 9 P.M. on ABC
QUEEN SUGAR
Created by Ava DuVernay from the book of the same title, Du- Vernay took some artistic license and made changes to create a story about three siblings who inherit a farm when their father dies.
Airs: Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on OWN ATLANTA
Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino wrote and stars in this quirky comedy. If you like your comedy nuanced and offbeat, Atlanta is the show for you.
Atlanta airs on Tuesdays @ 10P.M. on FX SHOTS FIRED
Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Bythewood, the husband and wife creative team who’ve brought you Love and Basketball, Be- yond The Lights and Notorious bring this drama to life based around a media storm set off when an African American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town. Sanaa Lathan is the star investigator in the series.
Watch local listings – the ten-episode season is not scheduled to air until spring 2017.
LETHAL WEAPON
Rebooting the hit movie franchise of the same name, "Lethal Weapon" follows Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh played by Damon Wayans, as they combat crime in Los Angeles. Following the death of his wife and their unborn child, ex-Navy SEAL Riggs moves to California in search of a new start at the LAPD, where he is paired up with Murtaugh, who recently suffered a near-fatal heart attack.
Airs on Wednesday on FOX before Empire PITCH
Talented baseball pitcher Ginny Baker played by Kylie Bur- bury, immediately rises to fame when she is called up by the San Diego Padres and becomes the first woman in Major League Base- ball.
She immediately sets in on the task of proving herself to her team- mates, starting with team captain and catcher Mike Lawson.
It is a ‘feel good’ for all female athletes out there who dream to be viewed as the equal to men in sports.
Airs on Thursday at 9 p.m. on FOX after ‘Rosewood’ with Maurice Chestnut.
Michel’le (standing) was the first lady of Ruthless Records narrates and produces the biopic about her life. She will be played by Rhyon Nicole Brown (seated in car).
Lifetime is officially airing a new trailer for Michel’le’s Lifetime biopic titled Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, and it looks like a must-watch!
The made-for-TV movie will document chart topping singer Michel’le’s stint as the “First Lady of Ruthless Records,” the shady business dealings that led to the downfall of her ca- reer, and the alleged domestic violence she endured while in a relationship with Dr. Dre and Suge Knight.
Actress Rhyon Nicole Brown (Lincoln Heights, That’s So Raven, Boston Pub- lic, and Everybody Loves Ray-
mond) has been cast to play the starring role as Michel’le. The actor who played Knight in Straight Outta Compton, R. Marcos Taylor, will reprise his role for Surviving Comp- ton.
Michel’le was featured on ‘R&B Divas: LA’ for a few sea- sons. Her battle with depres- sion was visited during the filming.
Michel’le has a son with Dr. Dre and was married to Suge Knight for 9 years that produced a daughter.
The movie will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.
TLC’s Former Manager Still Fighting To Clear Her Name; Judge Allows $40M Lawsuit To Continue
Ever since the VH1 biopic
“CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” aired in 2013, Pebbles has been adamant about fight- ing back against what she calls an inaccurate portrayal of the events that led to the bank- ruptcy of the popular R&B trio, and she’s STILL at it.
According to Page Six, a fed- eral judge in Atlanta allowed Peri “Pebbles” Reid’s $40 million defamation lawsuit against Viacom to proceed after Viacom tried to stop it.
Reid’s lawyer Stacey God- frey Evans told Page Six, “We are thrilled with this major win against Viacom and look for- ward to justice . . . Ms. Reid
worked hard to ensure the suc- cess of TLC, and she is ready to present that story to a jury. The negative portrayal of her in the TLC movie is simply not the truth.”
Viacom also released a state- ment to Page Six: “‘CrazySexy- Cool’ was a docudrama about the experiences of the mem- bers of TLC told from their perspective. We are confident that our First Amendment rights to tell this story will ulti- mately be vindicated, although we are disappointed that the court chose not to dismiss the entire case on summary judg- ment.”
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