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We all know Lena Waithe stays busy. The multi-hyphenate is now in the process of developing a drama series about open marriages with Amazon Studios. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the writer/producer just finished writing the pilot’s draft with the working title Open. “I’ve never been in an open marriage, but it’s fascinating to me,” Waithe told THR. […]
Though the pandemic has forced many schools to scrap the traditional graduation ceremony, the high school class of 2020 is getting a huge send-off with the help of big-name figures. Tonight, Complex Networks is streaming Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020—a one-hour special that recognizes the millions of graduating seniors across the country. The […]
Lena Waithe has been keeping herself busy with project after project, serving as creator on The Chi, executive producing Boomerang, acting in Westworld Season 3, and scoring her first feature-length writing credit on the upcoming Queen & Slim. She’s also set to helm a new BET comedy titled Twenties, and she’s already tapped Big Sean for his acting debut. In a conversation […]
Lena Waithe has signed a deal with Amazon Studios to produce programs for Prime Video for the next two years. The showrunner of The Chi and Boomerang already planned to release her horror anthology series, Them, on the platform, but the new deal adds the possibility of even more shows to her already full slate. […]
Lena Waithe described her first feature film as “protest art” when she shared some footage of it earlier this year to a convention crowd and now we can finally see what she meant. The first trailer for Queen & Slim was shared during the BET Awards and it looks capital-T Topical, while also examining the relationship […]
Lena Waithe has seen the rise of prestige projects headed up by black creatives and can’t help but wonder why there aren’t more of them. In an interview with the New York Times, the producer said that projects like Moonlight and the horror films of Jordan Peele are the result of being too good to […]
This week, BET kicks off its second original series of the month with Boomerang, which is executive produced by Halle Berry and Lena Waithe and stars Tequan Richmond, Tetona Jackson, and one of our favorites, RJ Walker (who you might remember as playing Clark County on Atlanta). The series adds a new chapter to Eddie Murphy’s 1992 romcom of […]
Showtime has announced the season 2 release date for The Chi and gifted viewers with a trailer illustrating the upcoming storyline. Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe, alongside fellow executive producer Common, the coming-of-age series will return on April 7, at 10pm EST. The Chi follows a group characters as they combat particular challenges while living on the Southside of Chicago. Upon […]
Although it’s more than a month away, the controversy of who might host the Oscars hung over the Golden Globes. Stars on the red carpet and the stage inside The Beverly Hilton had to address Kevin Hart stepping down from the gig after homophobic jokes he made resurfaced. Actress and screenwriter Lena Waithe weighed in […]
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