Black TV Shows
Updated in Gil Santos
Directed By Black
Shayla Harris
Release Date
September 01, 2024
Synopsis
The epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the camera and on the screen. From blackface to Black Panther, this series is a definitive chronicle of more than a century of the Black experience in Hollywood and a powerful reexamination of a quintessentially American story – in brilliant color.
Black Cast
Treasure Nkosi, Xolile Tshabalala, Buyile Mdladla, Mike Ndlangamandla, Connie Chiume, Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, Pallance Dladla
Release Date
September 20, 2024
Synopsis
After years of estrangement, Khanyi Adesina returns home to fight for her family's business empire as it threatens to collapse under corruption.
Black Cast
André Holland, Armani Jackson, Rosario Dawson
Release Date
August 29, 2024
Synopsis
A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by an unfeeling — and indestructible — cyborg.
Black Cast
Chris Rock, Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tim Johnson Jr., Ozioma Akagha, Terrence Little Gardenhigh
Created By Black
Ali LeRoi, Chris Rock
Release Date
September 25, 2024
Synopsis
An re-imagined animated version of Chris Rock's beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris.
Black Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues, Edson Oliveira, Roberta Rodrigues, Sabrina Rosa, Eli Ferreira, Victor Andrade
Release Date
August 25, 2024
Synopsis
Twenty years after City of God, Buscapé recounts how conflicts between police, traffickers, and militias impacted the community.
Black Cast
Toni Braxton, Tamar Braxton, Towanda Braxton, Trina Braxton, Evelyn Braxton
Release Date
August 09, 2024
Synopsis
The fierce Braxton women reunite for the first time since the loss of their beloved sister, Traci, offering viewers a raw and unfiltered look at the family’s highs and lows. Toni, Towanda, Trina, Tamar and Ms. E navigate careers, health challenges and busy personal lives while growing their family bond.
Starting 5
Documentary, Reality
Black Cast
Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum
Release Date
October 09, 2024
Synopsis
This captivating sports series follows Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum throughout the 2023-24 NBA season.
How to Die Alone
Comedy
Black Cast
Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims
Created By Black
Natasha Rothwell
Release Date
September 13, 2024
Synopsis
Mel is a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who's never been in love and forgotten how to dream, until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary.
Black Cast
Forest Whitaker, Grantham Coleman, Tiffany Mack, Paulina Lule, Deanna Reed-Foster, James Vincent Meredith
Release Date
July 14, 2024
Synopsis
Follows Talcott Garland, whose tranquil existence is upended by the death of his father. Mariah Denton, a former journalist and ardent conspiracy theorist, questions the manner of his death and thinks he was the victim of foul play.
Black Cast
Moses Ingram, Y'lan Noel, Byron Bowers, Josiah Cross
Release Date
July 18, 2024
Synopsis
When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore in 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course.
Black Cast
Tosin Cole, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Josh Tedeku, Adelayo Adedayo
Created By Black
Rapman
Release Date
June 27, 2024
Synopsis
When five ordinary South Londoners discover they have extraordinary powers, it's down to one man to bring them together to save the woman he loves.
Black Cast
Brenda Agyekum, Akili Bobo Agyekum, Thelma Agyekum, Nana Agyekum, Delali Agyekum
Release Date
May 15, 2024
Synopsis
The Agyekum sisters, who enjoy an opulent lifestyle as the children of royalty from two of Ghana's richest and most influential kingdoms, experience their 20s in Columbus, Ohio.
Black Cast
Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, Dexter Darden, Taraji P. Henson, Myles Bullock, Don Cheadle, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Chloe Bailey, Melvin Gregg, Artrece Johnson, Jalyn Hall, Clifton Powell
Created By Black
Shaye Ogbonna
Release Date
September 05, 2024
Synopsis
The story of how on the night of Ali’s defeat of Jerry Quarry, which came after he was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, hundreds of guests at an after-party were robbed at gunpoint, becoming one of the largest armed robberies the country has ever seen.
Black Cast
Gabz, Victor Liam
Release Date
April 04, 2024
Synopsis
After her best friend Ícaro is found dead, aspiring rapper Malu sets out to unravel the truth behind his mysterious passing.
Black Cast
Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Johnny Ray Gill, Samantha Walkes
Release Date
November 14, 2024
Synopsis
Alex Cross is brilliant, flawed, and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
Black Cast
Tempestt Bledsoe, Darryl M. Bell, Jaleel White, Shoniqua Shandai
Release Date
October 02, 2023
Synopsis
In this hilariously horrifying Halloween special hosted by Tempestt Bledsoe and Darryl M. Bell, three celebrity teams led by Jaleel White, Shoniqua Shandai, and Lil’ Xan, embark on a gruesome game of terror. A game where they must face a series of bone-chilling scare zones while trying NOT to scream! The team with the lowest score survives the night and takes home the prestigious Medal of Mayhem.
Black Cast
Dionne Brown, Samuel Adewunmi, Bellah
Created By Black
Candice Carty-Williams
Release Date
June 07, 2024
Synopsis
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. After a messy breakup with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places and begins to realize she has to face the past head-on before she can rebuild.
Black Cast
Tanzyn Crawford, Keiynan Lonsdale, Eliza Matengu, Alfred Chuol, Daniel Wuol, Blessing Mokgohloa, Jeriya Benn
Created By Black
Tig Terera
Release Date
April 24, 2024
Synopsis
When 21-year-old Elsie discovers that her hustler father Robert is being hunted down by a merciless crime boss over a bad debt, she decides to help him, sparking the beginnings of a reconciliation and a dubious reign as partners in crime.
Black Cast
Traci Young-Byron
Release Date
April 11, 2024
Synopsis
Follows a dance season in the life of one of the best high school dance teams in the country: the Miami Northwestern "G Girls." Led by a boldly unapologetic and visionary director, Traci Young-Byron, the “G Girls” have become a trend-setting viral sensation whose successes and struggles reflect those of the neighborhood they call home: Liberty City, Miami.
Black Cast
Ncuti Gatwa, Angela Wynter, Michelle Greenidge
Release Date
May 10, 2024
Synopsis
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
About the Author
Gil Santos
With over 20 years of experience in various narrative mediums, Gil Santos is the singular mind behind Culture Bay. His journey began as a lyricist and web developer, later expanding into crafting dynamic conference presentations and engaging YouTube sketches. This diverse background has allowed him to hone his storytelling skills across different fields. Santos' lifelong passion for sci-fi and fantasy, combined with his knack for interactive storytelling, culminate in Culture Bay - a fusion of innovative ideas and engaging narratives intended for all to enjoy.