Civil Rights Historical Drama ‘Women of the Movement’ Gets Series Order at ABC

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentThe 1965 March on Washington was a galvanizing moment for the American civil-rights movement of the ‘60s, but in terms of media coverage of American race relations of that era, it happened in the middle of almost daily news reports, public interest programming and lively — sometimes incendiary — radio and television interviews and discussions.The Feb. 18, 1965, debate between acclaimed novelist James Baldwin and noted magazine editor/pundit William F.

Also Read: 'United We Fall' Canceled After 1 Season on ABCJohn Corbett, James Lesure, Lex Scott Davis, Tamala Jones, Ariela Barer, Kevin Zegers, Sam Palladio and Andy Garcia also star.Vernoff serves as executive producer alongside Alexandre Schmitt of her Trip the Light banner; Brockovich; John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment; and Andrew Stearn.

ABC had ordered an Erin Brockovich inspired show, called Rebel, straight to series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has given out a straight-to-series order to the drama series “Rebel.”Katey Sagal stars in the show, which is inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich. It is slated to debut in 2021.

The Smile singer Katy Perry went to court to ask for a restraining order against an alleged stalker who trespassed on her property and is harassing her family, The Blast reported Tuesday (September 15). “According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the pop star filed a petition for a restraining order against a man named William.

Katy Perry is getting protection.

Here’s Hollywood development for you: writer/director Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay for “The Trial of the Chicago 7” back in 2007, Back then, Steven Spielberg had intended to direct the movie, and flirted with doing so for years, almost starting several times before becoming distracted with other projects (Paul Greengrass almost directed it as well).

It’s 1963, and throngs of Black folks have packed the National Mall for the March on Washington. Images of jubilant men and women holding flags, and dressed in their Sunday best, strewn across the screen.

BreAnna Bell It’s hard to believe that Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) was just 22 years old when he won the heavyweight championship on Feb. 25, 1964.

Also Read: 'Mulan' Film Review: Epic Disney Remake Ditches the Songs and the Dragon but Has Heart“Thirty years ago, a young medical prodigy took the world by storm and left a lasting impact on pop culture,” said Ricky Strauss, president of content and marketing at Disney+. “Kourtney and the team at 20th Television have created a very modern take on this beloved property which will resonate with our global Disney+ audience.

Peter White Television EditorThe Westing Game is getting a small screen adaptation after HBO Max handed MGM and UA Television a script to series order.The classic novel, which was written by Ellen Raskin and first published in 1978, follows the bizarre chain of events that begins when 16 people gather for the reading of a millionaire.No one knows why eccentric, game-loving millionaire Samuel W.

Between images of past and present civil rights protests and footage of violent police encounters, singer Teyana Taylor shows support of the Black Lives Matter movement in her music video for “Still.” Introduced as “A Spike Tey Joint" — a reference to the credit regularly seen at the beginning of director Spike Lee's films — the self-directed video combines archival footage of Black civil rights leaders and protests with footage of modern Black Lives Matter protests and victims of police

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNetflix has given a formal series green light to Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, a father daughter comedy starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.

Reginald Hudlin It takes a great man to play a great man; Chadwick Boseman did it four times!To have the gravity, the intelligence, the physicality to portray any of his signature roles — Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and T’Challa, the Black Panther — is a breathtaking feat, but to give four entirely different performances is a striking achievement.

Well this is pretty unsettling!

Eli Countryman The family of “ER” actor Vanessa Marquez filed a federal suit Thursday alleging the officer-involved shooting of Marquez involved a civil rights violation.The actor was killed in her home in 2018. Officers were called to the scene by paramedics and Marquez was having seizures when they arrived.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmOn the eve of the 65th anniversary of the 1955 torture and lynching death of 14-year-old Emmett Louis Till, writer/director Chinonye Chukwu is set to direct a feature film about his tragic death and the relentless pursuit of justice by his mother, Mamie Till Mobley, whose insistence on an open casket funeral for her battered teenage son at the hands of a white mob became a galvanizing moment that helped lead to the creation of the civil rights movement.The