Black TV Shows

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Oct
09

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.
Starting 5
Sep
13
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.
How to Die Alone
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Emperor of Ocean Park Trailer
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.
Emperor of Ocean Park

Lady in the Lake

Drama, Crime
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Lady in the Lake Trailer
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.
Lady in the Lake

Supacell

Season 1
Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama
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Supacell Trailer
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.
Supacell

Royal Rules of Ohio

Season 1
Reality, Documentary
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Royal Rules of Ohio Trailer
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.
Royal Rules of Ohio
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Trailer
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.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Divided Youth

Season 1
Drama
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Divided Youth Trailer
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.
Divided Youth

Make Me Scream

Season 1
Comedy
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Make Me Scream Trailer
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.
Make Me Scream

Queenie

Season 1
Drama
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Queenie Trailer
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.
Queenie

Swift Street

Season 1
Crime, Drama
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Swift Street Trailer
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.
Swift Street

Supa Girlz

Season 1
Documentary
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Supa Girlz Trailer
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.
Supa Girlz

Doctor Who

Season 14
Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
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Doctor Who Trailer
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.
Doctor Who

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Season 1
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Kids, Family
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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Trailer
Black Cast
Paul-Mikél Williams
Release Date
May 24, 2024
Synopsis
The Camp Cretaceous gang comes together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs — and to themselves.
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Diarra from Detroit

Season 1
Drama, Comedy
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Diarra from Detroit Trailer
Black Cast
Diarra Kilpatrick, Morris Chestnut, Phylicia Rashād, Dominique Perry, Claudia Logan, Bryan Terrell Clark, Shannon Wallace, Jon Chaffin
Release Date
April 18, 2024
Synopsis
A divorcing, overworked teacher finds herself drawn into a cold case after a dating app matches her with a man she suspects is the adult version of a boy abducted in the 90s.
Diarra from Detroit

Boarders

Season 1
Comedy, Drama
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Boarders Trailer
Black Cast
Jodie Campbell, Sekou Diaby, Aruna Jalloh, Myles Kamwendo, Josh Tedeku, Ene Frost
Created By Black
Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Release Date
March 19, 2024
Synopsis
Brace yourselves - the new kids are here. Five talented black scholarship students, and an elite private school with a reputation problem. One of them will have to change...
Boarders

Cannon Busters

Season 1
Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Afrofuturism
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Cannon Busters Trailer
Black Cast
Kenny Blank, Darien Sills-Evans, Mela Lee, John Eric Bentley, Angelique Perrin, Rolonda Watts, Camille Winbush
Created By Black
Lesean Thomas
Release Date
August 14, 2019
Synopsis
With a maintenance robot and a deadly fugitive tagging along, friendship droid S.A.M searches for its best friend, the heir to a kingdom under siege.
Cannon Busters
Black Cast
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Directed By Black
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Written By Black
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Release Date
November 26, 2013
Synopsis
Professor Gates describes the history of the African American people by talking to historians, authors, and the people who made history.
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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True Detective: Night Country Trailer
Black Cast
Kali Reis
Release Date
January 14, 2024
Synopsis
When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.
True Detective: Night Country

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Season 1
Adventure, Fantasy
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The Spiderwick Chronicles Trailer
Black Cast
Lyon Daniels, Noah Cottrell, Joy Bryant, Mychala Lee, Adina Insley, Favour Onwuka
Release Date
April 19, 2024
Synopsis
The coming-of-age story of the Grace Family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family’s ancestral home. Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather’s Spiderwick Estate, but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them.
The Spiderwick Chronicles

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