Ava DuVernay lands unscripted NBC series ‘Home Sweet Home’

If not for the coronavirus, Oprah Winfrey says, she would be out in the streets and marching with the Black Lives Matter protesters.

Oprah Winfrey says, she would be out in the streets and marching with the Black Lives Matter protesters. She has instead found other ways to add her voice.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Hans Fraikin was the founding commissioner of the Quebec Film and TV Council, where during his tenure the region saw $1.5BN in inward investment, staging shoots for titles including 300 and X-Men: Apocalypse, as well as becoming a world leader in animation.Now, he has set up shop in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, the Middle East city which is attempting to establish itself as a global hub for film and TV shoots.

Cheryl Dunye in ‘Watermelon Woman.’ (Photo courtesy of First Run Features)

Ava DuVernay said that the words of late Georgia Rep. John Lewis keep her going.

Ava Duvernay has added her tribute to beloved U.S. politician and civil rights icon John Lewis, following his death on Friday (July 17, 2020).The congressman lost his battle with cancer, aged 80, and now moviemaker DuVernay is among the politicians and presidents paying their respects.Posting photos of herself with Lewis on Twitter, the director of 2014 movie Selma, which featured actor Stephan James playing the late activist, wrote:Dear Congressman.

South Korean dramas do not shy away from dropping references in their shows. From BTS to IU and even plugging the promotion of their own shows (we are talking about tvN's ongoing drama It's Okay To Not Be Okay), there are subtle references that get fans excited.

Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis died late on Friday at the age of 80. When confirming his passing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called him "one of the great heroes of American history." Lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, led by the Rev.

Ava DuVernay, Samuel L Jackson and Viola Davis are among the stars paying tribute to civil rights hero John Lewis after his death at the age of 80.

Also Read: Ava DuVernay to Executive Produce Scripted Series Based on Colin Kaepernick's High School Years“The idea for ‘Home Sweet Home’ came to me during the strange and important times we’re all experiencing,” DuVernay said in a statement. “The premise is that we are farther apart than ever, yet bound by what we have in common — concerns with health, safety, justice and community.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNBC has ordered the unscripted series “Home Sweet Home,” which hails from Ava DuVernay.In the 10-episode hour-long series, two families who lead very different lives go through a full-immersion cultural experiment.

Fans of Crash Landing on You were so mesmerised by the electrifying onscreen chemistry shared between Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin as Ri Jeong-hyeok, a reserved North Korean captain and Yoon Se-ri, a South Korean heiress, that many were convinced the co-stars were dating in real-life. However, Bin and Ye-jin have strongly denied the relationship rumours, in the past, on multiple occasions.

Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin delivered a heartwarming drama series with Crash Landing On You this year. The South Korean show, which aired on tvN, was watched not just by the viewers in Korea but it also drew audiences internationally.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentPharrell Williams has set a gospel series, titled “Voices of Fire,” at Netflix, Variety has learned.The show will follow the musician’s uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams, a well-respected musical genius in the area of Hampton Roads, Va., which includes Pharrell’s hometown of Virginia Beach.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorLin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical Hamilton has made its debut on Disney+ and it is causing a stir on social media. Ava DuVernay is among those applauding the musical Friday, reflecting back on her 2015 tweet when she first saw it, saying she was “dazzled” by the production.“Throwback to my first tweet about #Hamilton after seeing off-Broadway about a month after it opened at The Public,” she wrote.

's big debut on Disney+ on Friday, when Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical hit the streaming platform.The production was recorded at the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original 2016 cast, which includes Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and more.

Ava DuVernay has signed on to make a new series about sportsman and activist Colin Kaepernick’s early years.The longtime friends will collaborate on the six-part Colin in Black & White, which will focus on Kaepernick’s teenage years and early sports success in California, before he spearheaded a social and civil rights movement by taking a knee during the U.S. National Anthem at a San Francisco 49ers game in 2016 to protest police brutality against African-Americans.

Ava Duvernay has signed on to make a new series about sportsman and activist Colin Kaepernick’s early years.The longtime friends will collaborate on the six-part Colin in Black & White, which will focus on Kaepernick’s teenage years and early sports success in California before he spearheaded a social and civil rights movement by taking a knee during the U.S.