ABC’s “Black-ish,” is one of few television shows today that has aired over 100 episodes, touching audiences around the world and discussing an array of topics ranging from racism, colorism, politics and police brutality through the narrative of a black upper middle class family.
The story of Bumpy Johnson has been told through television, and film over the years in movies such as Hoodlum, and American Gangster, and now Johnson’s life in the 1960s will be retold in Epix’s upcoming series Godfather of Harlem which stars Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker as Johnson, and produced by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein (who starred in Hoodlum). Whitaker, Brancato, and Eckstein along with actress Ilfenesh Hadera attended this year’s Tribeca TV Festival on September 12th to premiere the first episode of the season. The Knockturnal got the chance to chat with Whitaker and Brancato prior to the screening.
Two years after first debuting on HBO, the Duplass brothers’ (Mark and Jay) anthology series ‘Room 104’ will premiere season three of the series on September 13th.
After last year’s big premiere at Radio City Music Hall, Starz’s hit show “Power” decided to go even bigger for the premiere of the first episode of the upcoming sixth and final season hosting the event at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden (August 20th).
Playwright turned Oscar winning storyteller Tarell Alvin McCraney, has joined forces with Michael B. Jordan and Oprah Winfrey to produce and debut his first television series “David Makes Man” which will premiere on Winfrey’s OWN network.
Media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs who is CEO of Revolt joined forces with AT&T to kick off the first of three events in different US cities featuring moderated discussions with prominent hip hop industry figures deemed Revolt Summit on Wednesday (July 24th) in Brooklyn, New York at the Kings Theatre.
Tonight (July 16th), BET’s “Tales” which is in its second season, will premiere their latest episode inspired by Mary J Blige’s “My Life” song, in which The Knockturnal’s own Chasity Saunders will star on the episode as the character Ashley. After years of interviewing a who’s who of Hollywood A listers, Saunders is ready to show that she can stand toe to toe in the same spotlight as the greats on screen.
In 2017, Murder Inc head Irv Gotti premiered a new television series concept on BET, an anthology series called Tales in which each episode story line was based upon lyrics from popular hip hop and R&B songs such as Fetty Wap’s Trap Queen. On July 2nd the series will return to BET for season two with premiere of the episode “Brothers”, which stars Elijah Kelly, and is inspired by a new track by Kanye West of the same name.
The man who originated the Shaft character in 1971, Richard Roundtree has returned to the series for the fifth time, reprising his role which garnered him a Golden Globe nomination inn 1972.
Alexandra Shipp is set to have her second film this month debut at the box office when “Shaft” arrives on June 14th. Shipp who currently stars as Storm in the recently released “Dark Phoenix” film, is playing the role of Sasha in the latest installment in the Shaft film series. Shipp chatted with The Knockturnal at New York City’s red Rooster about working with Samuel L. Jackson, and Jessie T. Usher as well as about her upcoming projects.