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Black Cast
Crystal R. Fox, Danielle Deadwyler, Shari Headley, Tika Sumpter, Tyler Lepley, Tyler Perry
Release Date
May 28, 2013
Synopsis

Follow the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
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Black Cast
Carmen Ejogo, Deborah Ayorinde, Mahershala Ali, Ray Fisher
Release Date
January 12, 2014
Synopsis

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

True Detective
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Black Cast
Aaron D. Spears, B.J. Britt, Gabrielle Union, Margaret Avery, Raven Goodwin, Richard Brooks, Richard Roundtree, Stephen Bishop
Release Date
January 07, 2014
Synopsis

Mary Jane Paul is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient powerhouse who remains devoted to a family that doesn't share her motivation. Intense drama and unforgettable moments unfold as Mary Jane juggles her life, her relationships, her work, and commitments to her family.

Being Mary Jane

Power

Drama, Crime
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Black Cast
Courtney Kemp Agboh, Curtiss Cook Jr., Geoffrey Owens, McKinley Belcher III, Naturi Naughton, Omari Hardwick, Shannon Thornton
Release Date
June 07, 2014
Synopsis

A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.

Power

Resurrection

Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Black Cast
Omar Epps
Release Date
May 15, 2014
Synopsis

The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear.

Resurrection

Rosemary's Baby

Drama, Mystery
Black Cast
Zoe Saldana
Release Date
May 11, 2014
Synopsis

Young Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband Guy move in with a rich couple, who soon take an unusual interest in the Woodhouses' attempts to have a second baby after Rosemary miscarried the first one. Guy soon has unusual success and Rosemary becomes pregnant, but it becomes clear that the two are connected and that the pregnancy may not be all that Rosemary hoped for...

Rosemary's Baby

Cosmos

Documentary
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Black Cast
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Release Date
March 09, 2014
Synopsis

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.

Cosmos
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Black Cast
April Parker-Jones, Charles Malik Whitfield, Edwina Findley Dickerson, Eltony Williams, Heather Hemmens, Tyler Perry
Release Date
September 09, 2014
Synopsis

Follow the relationships of a group of husbands and wives that live and love on the same street. While the neighbors come from very different backgrounds, their lives are similar – raising children, dealing with exes, worrying about money and keeping romance in their relationships. But just below the surface — secrets, lies and deception threaten to destroy what they have built.

Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
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Black Cast
Aaron Mcgruder, Angela Elayne Gibbs, Charlie Murphy, Corey Holcomb, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson, John Witherspoon, Kali Hawk
Release Date
August 07, 2014
Synopsis

A TV series finds Jesus living in present day Compton, CA on a daily mission to spread love and kindness throughout the neighborhood with the help of his small but loyal group of downtrodden followers.

Black Jesus

Extant

Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Black Cast
Halle Berry, Henderson Wade, Kiersey Clemons
Release Date
July 09, 2014
Synopsis

An astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.

Extant

Mike Tyson Mysteries

Comedy, Mystery, Animation
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Black Cast
Mike Tyson
Release Date
October 27, 2014
Synopsis

Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets … by solving mysteries! Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team — the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, Mike’s adopted Korean daughter and a pigeon who was once a man — Mike Tyson will answer any plea sent to him.

Mike Tyson Mysteries

How to Get Away with Murder

Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Black Cast
Billy Brown, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Rome Flynn, Tamberla Perry, Aja Naomi King, Alfred Enoch, Amirah Vann, Viola Davis
Release Date
September 25, 2014
Synopsis

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.

How to Get Away with Murder
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Black Cast
Anthony Anderson, Daveed Diggs, Deon Cole, Jenifer Lewis, Marcus Scribner, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, Allen Maldonado, Katlyn Nichol
Written By Black
Kenya Barris, Peter Saji, Jenifer Rice-Genzuk
Created By Black
Kenya Barris
Release Date
September 24, 2014
Synopsis

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Trailer
Black Cast
Lil' Fizz, Teairra Mari, Ray J
Release Date
September 15, 2014
Synopsis

Follow the young, hip-hop elite as they strive to either “make” or “maintain” a life in the La La Land of Hollywood! From hip-hop artists, to video vixens, to actors, personal assistants, girlfriends, and co-parents, we take an exclusive look behind the curtain at the lives of the hip-hop couples as they struggle to balance their careers and their personal lives.

Love & Hip Hop Hollywood

K.C. Undercover

Comedy, Family
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Black Cast
Kadeem Hardison, Kamil McFadden, Tammy Townsend, Trinitee, Zendaya
Release Date
January 18, 2015
Synopsis

K.C. Cooper, a high school math whiz and karate black-belt, learns that her parents are spies when they recruit her to join them in the secret government agency, The Organization. While she now has the latest spy gadgets at her disposal, K.C. has a lot to learn about being a spy, including keeping her new gig a secret from her best friend Marisa. Together, K.C. and her parents, Craig and Kira, and her younger siblings, Ernie and Judy (a humanoid robot), try to balance everyday family life while on undercover missions, near and far, to save the world.

K.C. Undercover

The Book Of Negroes

Drama, History, War
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Black Cast
Aunjanue Ellis, Clement Virgo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Lyriq Bent, Mouna Traoré, Dwain Murphy, Cara Ricketts
Release Date
January 07, 2015
Synopsis

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.

The Book Of Negroes

Empire

Drama, Music
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Empire Trailer
Black Cast
Bryshere Y. Gray, Grace Byers, Taraji P. Henson, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Terrence Howard, Trai Byers, Vivica A. Fox
Created By Black
Lee Daniels
Release Date
January 07, 2015
Synopsis

A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.

Empire
Black Cast
David Alan Grier, Jerrod Carmichael, Lil Rel Howery, Loretta Devine, Tiffany Haddish, Amber Stevens West
Release Date
August 26, 2015
Synopsis

From the comedy of Jerrod Carmichael and Nick Stoller ("Neighbors") comes an irreverent sitcom inspired by Jerrod's relationships with his say-anything, contrarian father, his therapist-in-training girlfriend, his ever-hustling brother and his mother who is always, always, always right with Jesus. Taking the next step and moving in together, Jerrod and his girlfriend, Maxine (Amber West), are your average young couple trying to make it in the city. They’re smart, motivated and looking to build a fulfilling life together. The only thing standing in their way is family. Between Jerrod's larger-than-life brother, Bobby (Lil Rel Howery), and his smothering and passionate parents (David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine), Jerrod and Maxine are put to the test navigating the boundaries of romance, family and sanity.

The Carmichael Show

Vixen

Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
Black Cast
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Release Date
August 25, 2015
Synopsis

Originally from Africa, Mari McGabe's parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton violence.But the orphaned Marl refuses to succumb to the terrors surrounding her.
Inheriting her family's Tantu Totem, Mari can access the powers of animals - anything from the super-strength of a gorilla to the speed of a cheetah. As Vixen she fights valiantly to protect the world from threats like those that claimed her family.

Vixen

Killjoys

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Black Cast
Hannah John-Kamen, Thom Allison
Release Date
June 19, 2015
Synopsis

An action-packed adventure series following a fun-loving, hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters (a.k.a. Killjoys) sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants around the Quad, a system of planets on the brink of revolution.

Killjoys