Black TV Shows to Watch in 2024 (Netflix, Prime, MAX, more)
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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
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
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.
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Black Cast
Siena Kelly, Babirye Bukilwa, Alisha Bailey, Percelle Ascott, Christopher Jeffers, Sandra James-Young, Babirye Bukilwa
Created By Black
Lauren Sequeira
Release Date
February 28, 2024
Synopsis
A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino desperately seeks a community to help her understand who she is. Still, she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they must stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.
Black Cast
Nyaniso Dzedze, Connie Chiume, Panch Gasela, Didintle Khunou, Thabo Malema, Dumisani Mbebe
Created By Black
Thabang Moleya
Release Date
January 19, 2024
Synopsis
A former freedom fighter orchestrates a series of heists in defiance of the law while trying to evade corrupt authorities and a cop with a tragic past.
Black Cast
Trevor Noah, Robby Collins, Lasizwe Dambuza, Jason Goliath, Mojak Lehoko, Celeste Ntuli, Moonchild Sanelly, Thando Thabethe
Release Date
February 15, 2024
Synopsis
Ten well-known South African comedians and performers compete to discover who can maintain composure while simultaneously trying to make their opponents laugh and lose.
Black Cast
Bethany Antonia, Deborah Ayorinde, Akil Largie, Victor Hugo
Release Date
February 24, 2024
Synopsis
A period adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. After a change in circumstances, Marianne is torn between two men, while Elinor longs for a man beyond reach.
Black Cast
Ava Mone't, Tatyana Ali, Sharon Conley, Jordan Coleman, West Montez, Donovan Christie Jr., Shawn Vaughn, Jalen Gilbert, Malcolm Xavier
Release Date
February 29, 2024
Synopsis
Set in Atlanta in the 1990s, the series centers around the Dawn family, daughter Paige, a sophomore at Spelman college whose life gets off track when she falls for a bad boy type; her father, Councilman Robert Dawn, whose political ambitions on his quest to become mayor come at a grave personal and moral cost; and his wife, Connie, who tries to keep the family together. Their personal drama takes place against the larger backdrop of two of Atlanta's biggest cultural events at the time: Freaknik and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Black Cast
LL Cool J, Questlove, Al Sharpton, Bootsy Collins, Dallas Austin, Chuck D, Jason King, Jeffrey Harleston, Mikki Taylor, Christian McBride, Ras Baraka, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Release Date
February 19, 2024
Synopsis
Take a look on Brown's legacy with some interviews with friends, family, collaborators and proteges. Also showing his beloved music catalog and includes archival footage that has never-been-seen-before.
Black Cast
Kevin Frederick, Lexi Allen, Mark J. P. Hood, Shani Shockley
Release Date
February 15, 2024
Synopsis
Corey Carr Jr.’s (Fredericks) life takes an unexpected turn when he’s bypassed for leadership of his father’s mega-church. Determined to prove his worth, Corey packs up his dreams and heads to middle-of-nowhere Lubbock, Texas, with lofty ambitions to build his own ministry from the ground up. However, after quickly stumbling upon the realization that small-town church life is an entirely different ball game, Corey slowly accepts that the path to spiritual leadership might just be funnier and more profound than any sermon could ever teach.
Black Cast
Run-D.M.C., Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Ice-T, Fredro Starr, Questlove, Tom Morello, Russell Simmons, Ed Lover, Kirk Fraser, Jermaine Dupri, Cheryl 'Salt' James
Release Date
February 01, 2024
Synopsis
The never-been-told story of RUN DMC, a group that met on the streets of Queens and went on to legitimize a criticized genre of music: hip-hop.
Black Cast
Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ron Cephas Jones, Weruche Opia, Jayme Lawson
Release Date
February 01, 2024
Synopsis
MLK/X follows Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X from their formative years to their rich, parallel stories as they shape their identities and become the change they wish to see in the world; the two visionaries ultimately rise to pioneer a movement.
Black Cast
Giancarlo Esposito, Bonnie Mbuli, Zackary Momoh, Ivan Mbakop, Arica Himmel, Dax Rey, Ekow Blade, Tim J. Smith, Enuka Okuma, Kenneth Kynt Bryan
Created By Black
Sunu Gonera
Release Date
March 31, 2024
Synopsis
Gray Parish is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with moral intentions and dangerous consequences.
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Black Cast
Danai Gurira, Lesley-Ann Brandt
Created By Black
Danai Gurira
Release Date
February 25, 2024
Synopsis
The love story of Rick Grimes and Michonne is changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. Can they find each other and who they were in a situation unlike any they've ever known?
Black Cast
Vince Staples
Release Date
February 15, 2024
Synopsis
Kind of famous and sort of rich, rapper and actor Vince Staples navigates the challenges and surprises of everyday life in his hometown of The Beach.
Black Cast
Anthony Anderson, Doris Bowman
Release Date
January 03, 2024
Synopsis
A unique twist to the talent show genre, spotlighting the lesser-known relatives of celebrities as they sing duets alongside their incognito famous family members. A studio audience, doubling as contestants, engages in a guessing game through a series of rounds and clues, with a chance to win up to $100,000 by identifying the concealed celebrity connection before the big reveal.
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Black Cast
Diamond White, Alfre Woodard, Sasheer Zamata, Jermaine Fowler, Gary Anthony Williams
Release Date
February 02, 2024
Synopsis
In season 2, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur are in their element as Super Heroes; however, as Moon Girl's Super Hero-ing intertwines more with her personal life, she must decide if the cost of keeping her identity a secret is worth the toll it takes on her family.
Black Cast
Cush Jumbo, Cathy Tyson
Release Date
January 10, 2024
Synopsis
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.
Black Cast
Donald Glover, Michaela Coel
Created By Black
Donald Glover
Release Date
February 01, 2024
Synopsis
Two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travels, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan. The catch? New identities in an arranged marriage as Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith. Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.
Black Cast
Simisola Gbadamosi, Dayo Okeniyi, Weruche Opia
Created By Black
Ziki Nelson
Release Date
February 28, 2024
Synopsis
A comic-style animated sci-fi series set in Lagos that explores themes of class, innocence and challenging the status quo.
Black Cast
Damon Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., Essence Atkins, Tetona Jackson
Release Date
October 21, 2024
Synopsis
Legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Damon Wayans) has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
Black Cast
André Holland, Tiffany Boone, Don Cheadle, Jordane Christie, Glynn Turman
Created By Black
Janine Sherman Barrois
Release Date
May 16, 2024
Synopsis
Follows Huey P. Newton's life. He escaped to Cuba to avoid prosecution for murder with the help of Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider, as well as a few other celebrity radicals.
Our favorites from 2023
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
Jasmine Jobson
Release Date
December 07, 2023
Synopsis
Lisa, after witnessing a cataclysmic event on Platform 7 of a railway station, finds her own fragmented memory jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the event she has just witnessed.
Black Cast
Didintle Khunou, Thando Thabethe, Anthony Oseyemi, Mothusi Magano, Jesse Suntele, Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, Nqobile Sipamla, Bongani Thwala, Lunathi Mampofu, Sonni Chidiebere, Kefentse Mokoena, Vika Matshingana, Khabonina Qubeka, Kkgabo Ramotshela, Sharon Chimhanda
Release Date
December 01, 2023
Synopsis
Best friends, Marcus and Lloyd, have just been evicted from their apartment and are struggling to keep their pest control business afloat. Then an old classmate introduces them to an ancient African statue that just might be the answer to their prayers. The tribe who created the relic believes it has the power to make dreams come true. Just not the kind of dreams our friends were hoping for.
Black Cast
Danielle Vitalis
Release Date
December 14, 2023
Synopsis
Sammy and Tom meet on a night out at karaoke and start a no-strings-attached affair for a limited time on the condition that they will never speak to each other again after three weeks.
Black Cast
Diaana Babnicova, Ann Akinjirin
Release Date
December 09, 2023
Synopsis
Follow five young explorers through action-packed adventures, remarkable mysteries, unparalleled danger, and astounding secrets in an unforgettable odyssey that will bring the fearless young group together.
Black Cast
Olivia Swann
Release Date
November 10, 2023
Synopsis
The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.
Black Cast
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kevin Vidal
Release Date
November 08, 2023
Synopsis
A family man with a secret criminal past reunites with his crew when a killer starts targeting them.
Black Cast
Chipo Chung, Ashley Thomas, Adrienne Warren, Mia Isaac, Faith Alabi, Lashay Anderson
Created By Black
Marissa Jo Cerar
Release Date
November 01, 2023
Synopsis
Eleanor Bennett loses her battle with cancer, leaving her children a flash drive that holds untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America; the stories shock her children and challenge everything they know about their family's origin.
Black Cast
Andre Robinson, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Lyric Lewis, Phylicia Rashād
Release Date
October 26, 2023
Synopsis
The Vanderhouvens are a typical family…except a curse recently turned Alex—their loving husband and father—to stone. In order to save him, his wife and kids set out on spine-tingling adventures to return ancient artifacts stolen by an ancestor.
Black Cast
Octavia Spencer
Release Date
November 05, 2023
Synopsis
Explores the crimes that occurred along Highway 20 between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, where several young women and girls vanished, were sexually assaulted, or were killed.
Black Cast
Matthew Okine, Angela Nica Sullen, Justin Amankwah
Release Date
August 23, 2023
Synopsis
When his widowed mum, Maggie, sets fire to the kitchen, recently-single Arthur Gbeme moves back in to the family home, only to realise he is facing life in a hilarious purgatory in which the eccentric and electric Maggie calls the shots.
Black Cast
Amaka Okafor
Release Date
October 19, 2023
Synopsis
One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain’s future.
Black Cast
Lucia Cunningham, Philip Solomon, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Alain Ilongwe, Byron Marc Newsome, Ozioma Akagha
Created By Black
Tiffany Ford
Release Date
October 02, 2023
Synopsis
Jessica navigates her way through a world where everything seems much bigger than she is; inspired by the grown-ups around her, she persists in conquering monumental children's tasks.
Black Cast
William Nascimento, Seu Jorge, Jeniffer Dias, Tatiana Tiburcio, Bruno Vinicius, Caetano Vieira, Douglas Silva, Iza Moreira, Larissa Nunes
Created By Black
Marton Olympio
Release Date
November 16, 2023
Synopsis
The original series will tell the life of Anderson Silva, the fighter who became one of the great champions in the history of MMA. Born in São Paulo, he practiced practiced taekwondo, jiu-jitsu and muay thai as a child, and later in life, he entered professional wrestling.
Black Cast
Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Travina Springer
Release Date
September 25, 2023
Synopsis
Alec Baker is a world-renowned professor of behavioral psychology with a unique insight into human nature who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, corporations and law enforcement. However, he meets his match in a female domestic terror suspect who turns his world upside down.
Black Cast
Sophie Wilde, Lauryn Ajufo
Release Date
October 05, 2023
Synopsis
After months in recovery for an eating disorder, 16-year-old Mia devises a bucket list of quintessential teen experiences to make up for lost time.
Black Cast
Shanola Hampton, Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta
Release Date
October 03, 2023
Synopsis
In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. Of these reported cases, more than half of the missing people are people of color, too easily neglected by the system. Gabi Mosely, a former missing person herself, now specializes in PR and leads a crisis management team that seeks out these missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, Mosely is hiding a dark secret of her own.
Black Cast
Kid Cudi, Issa Rae, Loretta Devine, Harry Lennix, Tamar Braxton, Brooke Monroe Conaway, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Created By Black
Matthew A. Cherry
Release Date
September 21, 2023
Synopsis
The Young family – millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri and her pet cat Rocky – juggle careers, marriage, parenthood, social issues and multi-generational dynamics while striving to make a better life for themselves.
Black Cast
Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hammed Animashaun, Ariyon Bakare, Akemnji Ndifornyen
Created By Black
Akemnji Ndifornyen, Gbemisola Ikumelo
Release Date
May 05, 2023
Synopsis
Dom and Kay join the Met Police in the hope of cleaning up their community, but are unwittingly thrust into the murky world of deep cover infiltration as they become part of a powerful criminal enterprise. But for Dom and Kay it quickly becomes more of a fiasco than Donnie Brasco…
Black Cast
Jessye Romeo, Nykeem Provo, Idrissa Sanogo, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Jonathan Langdon, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Lisa Michelle Cornelius
Created By Black
Director X.
Release Date
September 27, 2023
Synopsis
Follows Robyn Loxley and anti-authoritarian masked hip-hop band, The Hood, as they call out injustices and fight for freedom and equality in the city of New Nottingham.
Black Cast
Omar Sy, Etan Simon, Adama Niane
Release Date
October 05, 2023
Synopsis
Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
Black Cast
Raphael Logam, Leandro Firmino
Release Date
August 30, 2023
Synopsis
Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His business skills and leadership abilities draw the attention of Morello, a federal police officer with a self-destructive behavior who sees in Evandro a worthy enemy. Two strategists that share the love for danger. The hunt down begins.
Black Cast
Antonia Thomas, Lois Chimimba
Release Date
September 22, 2023
Synopsis
Bonded by insomnia, best friends Lisa and Danny stay connected to each other late into the night and find their way through a world of wonderfully weird surprises as their relationship deepens.
Black Cast
Hailey Romain, Sam Darius, Gomolemo Kitso Tsagae, Raven Dauda, Malou Beauvoir
Release Date
August 31, 2023
Synopsis
Cece Parker Jones' life is turned upside-down when she discovers she's a real witch. Magical mayhem ensues at the Paris Opera Ballet School when Cece begins to practice her spell work, making things harder to juggle as she balances new magical identity, dance, and simply being a teenager! Things get even more complicated when she accidentally summons her enemies, a group called the Mystics.
Black Cast
Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Garcelle Beauvais, Karina Willis, Brittany Adebumola, Cassi Maddox, Amber Reign Smith, Briana Starks
Created By Black
Danielle Henderson
Release Date
September 13, 2023
Synopsis
Nella, an editorial assistant, is tired of being the only black girl at her company, so she’s excited when Hazel is hired. But as Hazel’s star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company.
Black Cast
Danielle Jalade, Omar Gooding, Golden Brooks, Jermaine Harris, Daria Johns, Tim Johnson Jr., Peyton Basnight
Created By Black
Norman Vance Jr.
Release Date
March 24, 2023
Synopsis
Paris Johnson and her best friends form the We-B-Girlz skate crew, determined to show and prove they have the hottest skate routines on the planet.
Black Cast
Kane Robinson, Ashley Walters, Micheal Ward, Araloyin Oshunremi, Jasmine Jobson, Little Simz, Kadeem Ramsay
Release Date
September 07, 2023
Synopsis
Two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty street of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler.
Black Cast
David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton
Release Date
November 05, 2023
Synopsis
The story of Bass Reeves, the legendary lawman of the wild West, is brought to life. Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded – and is believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger.
Black Cast
Zoe Saldaña, LaMonica Garrett, Hannah Love Lanier, Morgan Freeman
Release Date
July 23, 2023
Synopsis
Joe attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the spear in the CIA's war on terror. She enlists Cruz, a female special operations Marine, as an undercover operative in the Lioness Program.
Black Cast
Lakeith Stanfield, Clark Backo, Adina Porter, Alexis Louder, Malcolm Barrett, Teca Pereira, Amirah Vann
Written By Black
Victor LaValle
Release Date
September 07, 2023
Synopsis
Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale—until Emma mysteriously vanishes. Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.
Black Cast
Shamier Anderson, India Brown, Tamara Lawrance, DeWanda Wise, Max Fincham
Release Date
August 23, 2023
Synopsis
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.
Black Cast
Richard Ayoade
Release Date
September 24, 2023
Synopsis
In mythical ancient Greece, a flawed family of humans, gods and monsters tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other.
Black Cast
Craig Robinson, Rell Battle
Release Date
August 17, 2023
Synopsis
Craig Foster, a Miami bank security guard, enters a state-sponsored snake-hunting contest to achieve his American dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Black Cast
Uzo Aduba
Release Date
August 10, 2023
Synopsis
The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
Black Cast
Gabrielle Dennis, Kim Fields, Mike Epps, Page Kennedy, Wanda Sykes
Release Date
August 17, 2023
Synopsis
Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success.
Black Cast
Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Tosin Morohunfola, Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux
Release Date
May 26, 2023
Synopsis
The story of a group of Black women who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. They're not only surviving – but thriving together.
Black Cast
Ariana DeBose, Keegan-Michael Key
Release Date
April 04, 2023
Synopsis
In this parody of 1940s musicals, backpacking couple Melissa and Josh get trapped in Schmigadoon, a magical town filled with singing and dancing townspeople, and learn they can't leave without finding true love—which they thought they already had.
Black Cast
Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Jabari Banks, Olly Sholotan
Release Date
February 23, 2023
Synopsis
The journey of a book smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of west Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA’s wealthiest suburbs.
Black Cast
Damson Idris, Isaiah John, Nicco Annan, Brandon Jay McLaren, Matthew Hancock
Release Date
February 22, 2023
Synopsis
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and it's name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
Black Cast
Gabrielle Dennis, Kim Fields, Mike Epps, Page Kennedy, Wanda Sykes
Release Date
February 16, 2023
Synopsis
Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success.
Black Cast
Grace Byers, Jerrie Johnson, Meagan Good, Shoniqua Shandai, Tyler Lepley, Whoopi Goldberg, Nneka Okafor, Sullivan Jones
Release Date
February 02, 2023
Synopsis
Four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, New York City: a rising star professor struggling to make space for her love life; a savvy tech entrepreneur always dating someone new; a no-filter singer; and a hopeless romantic fashion designer. Together, they level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.
Black Cast
Deborah Ayorinde, Gabrielle Union, Haneefah Wood, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach, Octavia Spencer, Ron Cephas Jones, Tracie Thoms, Mychala Lee, Sharar Ali-Speakes
Created By Black
Nichelle D. Tramble
Release Date
January 19, 2023
Synopsis
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts. New evidence compels podcaster Poppy Parnell to reopen the murder case that made her a media sensation.
Black Cast
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Erik LaRay Harvey, Forest Whitaker, Giancarlo Esposito, Ilfenesh Hadera, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Nigel Thatch
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.
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.
Black Cast
Shane Campbell Staton
Release Date
July 05, 2023
Synopsis
Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Black Cast
Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer, Ron Cephas Jones, Tracie Thoms, Gabrielle Union, Haneefah Wood, Merle Dandridge, Mychala Lee, Deborah Ayorin, Sharar Ali-Speakes, Michael Beach
Release Date
January 19, 2023
Synopsis
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts. New evidence compels podcaster Poppy Parnell to reopen the murder case that made her a media sensation.
Black Cast
Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai, Tyler Lepley, Sullivan Jones, Rick Fox, Sherri Shepherd, Nneka Okafor, Whoopi Goldberg
Created By Black
Tracy Oliver
Release Date
February 02, 2023
Synopsis
Four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, New York City: a rising star professor struggling to make space for her love life; a savvy tech entrepreneur always dating someone new; a no-filter singer; and a hopeless romantic fashion designer. Together, they level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.
Black Cast
Mike Epps, Kim Fields, Wanda Sykes, Gabrielle Dennis, Page Kennedy
Created By Black
Wanda Sykes, Regina Y. Hicks
Release Date
February 16, 2023
Synopsis
Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success.
Black Cast
Damson Idris, Isaiah John, Nicco Annan, Brandon Jay McLaren, Matthew Hancock
Release Date
February 22, 2023
Synopsis
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and it's name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
Black Cast
Jabari Banks, Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Jordan L. Jones, Olly Sholotan, Jimmy Akingbola, Akira Akbar, Simone Joy Jones
Release Date
February 23, 2023
Synopsis
The journey of a book smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of west Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA’s wealthiest suburbs.
Black Cast
Kevin Hart, Nathalie Emmanuel
Release Date
March 31, 2023
Synopsis
After achieving his dream of becoming a bona fide action hero in Die Hart, Kevin Hart now wants to cement his legacy as the greatest action star of all time. He’s developed a concept for a revolutionary movie where the action is so unscripted and unexpected that even Kevin won’t know what’s coming next. But Kevin’s myopic dream comes with a blind spot, and he soon finds himself the victim of an evil revenge plot, orchestrated by someone from his past. Kevin must enlist the help of his favorite co-star Jordan King (Nathalie Emmanuel, returning for season 2), his over-eager assistant Andre (Ben Schwartz), Andre’s mom Cynthia (Paula Pell), and legendary Hollywood stuntman Mr. 206 (John Cena) if he wants to survive.
Black Cast
Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose
Release Date
April 04, 2023
Synopsis
In this parody of 1940s musicals, backpacking couple Melissa and Josh get trapped in Schmigadoon, a magical town filled with singing and dancing townspeople, and learn they can't leave without finding true love—which they thought they already had.
Black Cast
Harold Perrineau, Corteon Moore, Angela Moore
Release Date
April 23, 2023
Synopsis
Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
Black Cast
Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Tosin Morohunfola, Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux
Release Date
May 26, 2023
Synopsis
The story of a group of Black women who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. They're not only surviving – but thriving together.
Black Cast
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Release Date
January 26, 2023
Synopsis
In keeping with the original project, this series seeks to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Black Cast
Leslie Uggams, Priah Ferguson, Russell Hornsby, Yvette Nicole Brown, Yvonne Orji
Release Date
February 09, 2023
Synopsis
The action-comedy series follows the toughest bounty hunter in all the galaxy, a man with razor sharp skills but also a secret - his family on Earth has no idea what he does for a living. So when his two kids accidentally hitch a ride into outer space and crash his latest mission, they discover that their average Dad's job is anything but boring. Dodging dangerous aliens and laser fights galore, this family bonding time goes to the extreme. Wait until mom finds out…
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Black Cast
Diamond White, Alfre Woodard, Sasheer Zamata, Jermaine Fowler, Gary Anthony Williams, Craig Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, Laurence Fishburne, Daveed Diggs, Mae Jemison
Release Date
February 10, 2023
Synopsis
After 13-year-old super-genius Lunella accidentally brings ten-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city's Lower East Side from danger.
Black Cast
Kym Whitley, Yvette Nicole Brown, Tisha Campbell, Mariah Robinson, Nathan Anderson, Ratoya Banks, Richard Whiten, Davont'e Franklin
Release Date
March 04, 2023
Synopsis
Follows three girls in the prime of their lives. The will show a world where individually they shine but they also show support for one another.
Black Cast
Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Taylor Love, Ajahnis Charley
Release Date
March 06, 2023
Synopsis
The eclectic staff and patrons in the underfunded Jameson branch of the Metropolitan Public Library deal with the community and each other’s eccentricities.
Black Cast
Kerry Washington, Delroy Lindo, Marque Richardson
Release Date
March 10, 2023
Synopsis
A messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom has her life turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.
Black Cast
Dominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Kiersey Clemons, Byron Bowers, Damson Idris
Created By Black
Donald Glover, Janine Nabers
Release Date
March 16, 2023
Synopsis
A young woman's obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn.
Black Cast
Adina Porter, Edwina Findley Dickerson, Halle Bush, Toheeb Jimoh, Reese Alexander
Release Date
March 30, 2023
Synopsis
The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. Following remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of power balance.
Black Cast
Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon
Created By Black
Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon
Release Date
April 05, 2023
Synopsis
Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon take their famous friendly feud to the next level with E!'s hilarious new competition series "Celebrity Prank Wars,". It's an all-out war as one celebrity pranks another, and the payback begins. Each episode will feature celebrities planning and perpetrating some of the wildest and most viral pranks on each other, as hosts Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart choose one winner of the Prank War. Celebrities are always trying to up the ante as each prank is more elaborate than the next - all of them with unexpected twists, embarrassing situations and shocking reveals. Celebrities would be smart to stay on high alert with these pranksters in town! Celebrity participants include: Anthony Anderson, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Lil Duval, Big E, Fantasia, Tiffany Haddish, Taraji P. Henson, Lil Jon, Kofi Kingston, Ludacris, Joel McHale, Killer Mike, Chance The Rapper, T-Pain, Robin Thicke, T.I. and Xavier Woods.
Black Cast
India Ria Amarteifio, Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, Arsema Thomas
Created By Black
Shonda Rhimes
Release Date
May 04, 2023
Synopsis
The story of how the young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
Black Cast
Brian Tyree Henry, Rosalind Eleazar, Michael Burgess, LisaGay Hamilton, Greg Weeks, Britt Douyon, Zuri James, Maurice P. Kerry, Roxzane T. Mims
Release Date
May 10, 2023
Synopsis
Set in three distinct points in time, follow a class of FBI agents who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence.
Black Cast
Chyna Layne, Javon Terrell
Created By Black
Lynn Toler
Release Date
May 24, 2023
Synopsis
The story of a bright, young black woman who struggles with mental health issues, a ludicrous family, and volatile love life, as she takes on her new role as a judge in a court full of outrageous characters both in front of and behind the bench.
Black Cast
Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Sean Patrick Thomas, Jessie T. Usher
Release Date
September 29, 2023
Synopsis
An irreverent, R-rated series set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International) exploring the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities.
Black Cast
Rosario Dawson
Release Date
August 23, 2023
Synopsis
After the fall of the Empire, former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
Black Cast
Anthony Mackie
Release Date
July 27, 2023
Synopsis
A motor-mouthed outsider is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
Season 1
Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Afrofuturism
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Black Cast
Motsi Tekateka, Florence Kasumba, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Pearl Thusi, Kehinde Bankole, Sheila Munyiva, Tumi Morake, Nasty C., Tyson Ngubeni
Release Date
July 05, 2023
Synopsis
This animated anthology brings together a new wave of animation stars to take you on a wildly entertaining ride into Africa's future. Inspired by the continent's diverse histories and cultures, these action-packed sci-fi and fantasy stories present bold visions of advanced technology, aliens, spirits and monsters imagined from uniquely African perspectives.
Black Cast
Idris Elba, Mohamed Elsandel
Release Date
June 28, 2023
Synopsis
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?
Black Cast
Deon Cole, Malcolm Barrett, Tammy Townsend, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Ashani Roberts, Stanley Aughtry, Teresa L. Graves
Release Date
June 16, 2023
Synopsis
Follows Joe Washington, who discovers his recently deceased father had stolen millions of dollars from dangerous people, and now those people think Joe knows where it is, so he must find the truth and the millions.
Black Cast
Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Samuel Adewunmi
Release Date
June 21, 2023
Synopsis
Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
Black Cast
Jharrel Jerome, Brett Gray, Kara Young, Allius Barnes, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo
Created By Black
Boots Riley
Release Date
June 22, 2023
Synopsis
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
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.