Exclusive: Patrice Covington (Genius: Aretha), Lea Robinson, Andia Winslow (Doc World), Rae Gray (Sea Oak) and Lil Frex (aka Emma Carroll) (Wild ‘N Out) are set for recurring roles opposite Abbi Jacobson in Amazon’s A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Jacobson (Broad City) — who also stars — and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Sony Pictures TV.
The hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball. “The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it,” according to the streamer.
Covington will play Gracie,...
The hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball. “The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it,” according to the streamer.
Covington will play Gracie,...
- 9/16/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Lena Waithe’s comedy “Twenties” has set the debut date for its second season on BET, and the first season of its very own aftershow, which will be hosted by B. Scott, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
“Twenties” Season 2 will debut Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 10/9c on BET and BET Her, with the first episode of half-hour aftershow, “Twenties After-Show With B. Scott,” debuting immediately after the Season 2 premiere at 10:30.
From creator Waithe, “Twenties” centers on Hattie, a masculine-presenting queer Black woman in her twenties, played by Jonica T. Gibbs (“Good Trouble”) and her two straight best friends, Marie played by Christina Elmore (“Insecure”) and Nia played by Gabrielle Graham (“Possessor”), as they try to find their footing in life, love, and the professional world in Los Angeles, per BET.
Here’s the official description for the Season 2 premiere, titled “One Night Only?”: Hattie juggles working on her script, settling into a new place,...
“Twenties” Season 2 will debut Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 10/9c on BET and BET Her, with the first episode of half-hour aftershow, “Twenties After-Show With B. Scott,” debuting immediately after the Season 2 premiere at 10:30.
From creator Waithe, “Twenties” centers on Hattie, a masculine-presenting queer Black woman in her twenties, played by Jonica T. Gibbs (“Good Trouble”) and her two straight best friends, Marie played by Christina Elmore (“Insecure”) and Nia played by Gabrielle Graham (“Possessor”), as they try to find their footing in life, love, and the professional world in Los Angeles, per BET.
Here’s the official description for the Season 2 premiere, titled “One Night Only?”: Hattie juggles working on her script, settling into a new place,...
- 9/16/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
On this week’s episode of First Family of Hip Hop, Shanell “Lady Luck” Jones and LeA Robinson try to talk things out but it ends in a shouting match. The pair are having some issues over business and try to work it out over a cosy chat. Shanell starts by explaining to LeA that she feels they keep having these emotional meetings that don’t seem to resolve anything. She thinks as blood and the fact they are working together on the same project means they should be doing well, but she says her heart gets broken. LeA is less than impressed...read more...
- 1/29/2017
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Bravo is bringing you the real-life Empire with First Family of Hip Hop -- and Et has your exclusive first look.
The network’s latest docu-series, premiering Sunday, Jan. 15, at 9 p.m. Et, focuses on the Robinsons, a group of brothers, sisters and cousins fighting for control of their family’s once-iconic record label, Sugar Hill. Joe and Sylvia Robinson founded the label in the 1970s, making it a hit factory of rap classics. “Rapper’s Delight,” “Jump On It” and “The Message” were just some of the singles released over the years. Now, the family wants to revive the brand.
More: Empire Renewed for Fourth Season
“We ain’t had a hit on the charts in 30 years,” Joe and Sylvia’s niece, rapper Shanell “Lady Luck” Jones, notes.
“We’re the first family of hip hop,” she adds. “You may not know our name, but you know all of our songs.”
Leland “Big Lee...
The network’s latest docu-series, premiering Sunday, Jan. 15, at 9 p.m. Et, focuses on the Robinsons, a group of brothers, sisters and cousins fighting for control of their family’s once-iconic record label, Sugar Hill. Joe and Sylvia Robinson founded the label in the 1970s, making it a hit factory of rap classics. “Rapper’s Delight,” “Jump On It” and “The Message” were just some of the singles released over the years. Now, the family wants to revive the brand.
More: Empire Renewed for Fourth Season
“We ain’t had a hit on the charts in 30 years,” Joe and Sylvia’s niece, rapper Shanell “Lady Luck” Jones, notes.
“We’re the first family of hip hop,” she adds. “You may not know our name, but you know all of our songs.”
Leland “Big Lee...
- 1/13/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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