Black History Month Film Festival

04/16/2026

"The Thomas Crown Affair" dropped sultry first footage of Michael B. Jordan at .

• As the titular billionaire, Jordan faces off against former FBI agent Adria Arjona — hunting him heist by heist in search of the truth. While the two play cat and mouse, an insidious supervillain in Kenneth Branagh looms overhead, threatening to take Jordan down.

• In between glistening, shirtless crunches and sexy dalliances, Jordan’s Thomas Crown’s motives become clearer. His Crown wants to retrieve precious artifacts misappropriated, stolen or sold over the centuries from their rightful creators.

• “I didn’t want a reboot. I wanted a reimagination. The first two films were about rich white guys stealing for fun. That doesn’t land today,” Jordan told Variety in November.

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-b-jordan-thomas-crown-affair-trailer-sex-cinemacon-1236722975/

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11/17/2025

We're officially heading back to Hillman! Introducing the cast of A Different World, a new sequel series, coming soon to Netflix.

📚 Debbie Allen will return as a director and EP alongside showrunner and EP Felicia Pride (Grey’s Anatomy, Bel-Air). Original series writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood will return as EPs with Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.

📚 Free-spirited freshman Deborah Wayne, daughter of Dwayne and Whitley, is setting out to build her own legacy alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.

11/11/2025

Netflix is officially taking audiences back to Hillman College. The streamer has ordered A Different World, a new sequel to the beloved 1990s sitcom that helped define a generation of Black television.

This fresh chapter follows Deborah Wayne,the youngest daughter of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert, as she begins her freshman year at Hillman, stepping out from her parents’ legacy to forge her own path.

Tony Award winner Maleah Joi Moon stars as Deborah, alongside Alijah Kai, Chibuikem Uche, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Aaron Hall, and newcomer Kennedi Reece.

Felicia Pride serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. The legendary Debbie Allen returns to executive produce and direct three episodes, including the premiere, with original series writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood also joining as executive producers alongside Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.

Read more at ESSENCE.com.