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Michiko and Hatchin

Action, Adventure, Animation
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Michiko and Hatchin Trailer
Release Date
October 16, 2008
Synopsis

The story takes place in a fictional country with cultural traces from South American countries, mostly from Brazil. The title's Michiko is a free-willed "sexy diva" who escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison fortress, while Hatchin is a girl fleeing her abusive foster family. The two join forces on an improbable escape to freedom.

Michiko and Hatchin
Release Date
October 07, 2008
Synopsis

Bravo's cameras turn to the Southern states as the network presents this inside look at the Real Housewives of Atlanta. These women handle the personal dramas that affect their affluent lifestyles with a signature Southern brand of “style” and “grace.”

The Real Housewives of Atlanta

Luther

Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Black Cast
Idris Elba, Wunmi Mosaku
Release Date
May 04, 2010
Synopsis

A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

Luther
Black Cast
Coy Stewart, Essence Atkins, Keesha Sharp, Teala Dunn, Telma Hopkins, Terry Crews
Release Date
June 02, 2010
Synopsis

Are We There Yet? opens where the popular film of the same name left off, with Nick and Suzanne newly married. After six months, their family is beginning to show growing pains, from the complexities of life as newlyweds to weathering the storm of teenage children. Work makes life all the more complicated. Former athlete Nick has sold his sports paraphernalia store and now works in information technology. Party planner Suzanne also has a hectic professional schedule.

Are We There Yet?
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Top Boy: Summerhouse Trailer
Black Cast
Ashley Walters, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Kane Robinson, Letitia Wright, Nicholas Pinnock, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Release Date
October 31, 2011
Synopsis

A thrilling and raw crime drama following a gang of drug dealers in Hackney, London - an honest and gripping rendition of inner-city drug and gang culture.

Top Boy: Summerhouse
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Love & Hip Hop New York Trailer
Black Cast
Bright Ayisi
Release Date
March 06, 2011
Synopsis

When people think of the hip hop life, they think of the players - the men who shape the music and the blinged-out lifestyle that comes with success. The fact is the hip hop life is different for the women involved: the spouses, girlfriends or artists trying to define themselves in a world where men are still calling the shots.

Love & Hip Hop New York
Black Cast
Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key
Release Date
January 31, 2012
Synopsis

Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.

Key & Peele
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Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Trailer
Release Date
June 18, 2012
Synopsis

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is the Atlanta based spin-off of Love & Hip Hop. It premiered on June 18, 2012, on VH1 and chronicles the lives of several women who are involved with hip hop. The second season premiered on April 22, 2013, with new cast members: Atlanta DJ and radio personality Traci Steele plus DJ Babey Drew, Traci's ex and father of their son Little Drew.

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
Black Cast
Eric André, Hannibal Buress
Release Date
May 20, 2012
Synopsis

A comedic talk show from an alternate reality featuring unstable hosts, a variety of celebrities—both real and fake—and unusual studio action.

The Eric Andre Show

Scandal

Drama
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Black Cast
Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes
Release Date
April 05, 2012
Synopsis

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.

Scandal

Doc McStuffins

Animation, Family, Kids
Black Cast
Gary Anthony Williams, Kiara Muhammad, Loretta Devine
Release Date
March 23, 2012
Synopsis

A young African-American girl aspires to be a doctor like her mom.

Doc McStuffins

Fatal Seduction

Season 1
Mystery, Crime
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Fatal Seduction Trailer
Black Cast
Nathaniel Ramabulana, Liza Scholtz, Thapelo Mokoena
Release Date
July 07, 2023
Synopsis
A married professor is pulled into a passionate affair with a younger man that uncovers a path of tragedy and betrayal from those closest to her.
Fatal Seduction

Human Footprint

Season 1
Documentary
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Human Footprint Trailer
Black Cast
Shane Campbell Staton
Release Date
July 05, 2023
Synopsis
Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet.
Human Footprint

Hack My Home

Season 1
Reality
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Hack My Home Trailer
Black Cast
Ati Williams, Mikel Welch
Release Date
July 07, 2023
Synopsis
A team of four design wizards dreams up space-maximizing solutions and ingenious engineering ideas to transform families' homes in inventive ways.
Hack My Home

Leave the World Behind

Drama, Thriller
Black Cast
Mahershala Ali, Myha'la Herrold
Release Date
December 08, 2023
Synopsis
A family vacation on Long Island is interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a mysterious blackout. As the threat grows more imminent, both families must decide how best to survive the potential crisis, all while grappling with their own place in this collapsing world.
Leave the World Behind

Supa Team 4

Season 1
Action, Adventure, Animation, Afrofuturism
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Supa Team 4 Trailer
Black Cast
Zora Ngwaba, Namisa Mdlalose, Kimani Arthur, Nancy Sekhokoane, Pamela Nomvete, John Macmillan
Created By Black
Malenga Mulendema
Release Date
July 20, 2023
Synopsis
Four teens are just trying to survive secondary school when an ex-spy recruits them for her superhero team. Their newest assignment? Saving the world.
Supa Team 4

Full Circle

Season 1
Crime, Drama
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Full Circle Trailer
Black Cast
Zazie Beetz, Jharrel Jerome, CCH Pounder, Adia, Sheyi Cole, Gerald W. Jones III
Release Date
July 13, 2023
Synopsis
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
Full Circle
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Survival of the Thickest Trailer
Black Cast
Michelle Buteau, Tasha Smith, Christine Horn, Tone Bell, Anissa Felix, Monnae Michaell, Ambre Anderson, Princess Adenike
Created By Black
Michelle Buteau
Release Date
July 13, 2023
Synopsis
Black, plus-size and newly single, Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life after putting all her eggs in one man's basket, but she's determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family.
Survival of the Thickest

Bob Hearts Abishola

Season 4
Comedy
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Bob Hearts Abishola Trailer
Black Cast
Folake Olowofoyeku, Gina Yashere, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe Jr., Vernee Watson-Johnson, Bayo Akinfemi, Tony Okungbowa, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Tony Tambi, Kimberly Scott, Dayo Ade, Tori Danner, Conphidance, Jonathan Adams
Release Date
September 23, 2022
Synopsis
A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
Bob Hearts Abishola

Godfather of Harlem

Season 3
Crime, Drama
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Godfather of Harlem Trailer
Black Cast
Forest Whitaker, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Elvis Nolasco, Erik LaRay Harvey, Nigel Thatch, Markuann Smith, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Release Date
January 15, 2023
Synopsis
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.
Godfather of Harlem