‘Queen Sugar’ Resumes Production on Season 5, Sets Pandemic, Black Lives Matter and Election Storylines

Also Read: 'This Is Us' Season 5 First Look: The Pearsons Start Over and Kevin Wears a Mask (Video)“This Is Us” Season 5 kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Oct. 27 at 9/8c on NBC.More to come…

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Former The Last Ship star Travis Van Winkle and NCIS: New Orleans alumna Shalita Grant are set as series regulars opposite Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti on the upcoming third season of Netflix series You.Developed by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti, You is based on Caroline Kepnes’ bestselling books You and Hidden Bodies.

NEW ORLEANS — A Black man whose life sentence for making off with hedge clippers in a 1997 burglary drew scathing criticism from the chief justice of Louisiana’s Supreme Court was granted parole Thursday. The 3-0 vote during an online meeting of the Committee on Parole means freedom, with conditions, for Fair Wayne Bryant.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski CBS has set the first airdates for scripted series from its regular fall lineup.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterKeir Gilchrist, Nik Dodani, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Amy Okuda of Netflix’s dramedy Atypical are ready to hit the polls for November 3 and they are leading the charge with two events for the election.The first of the two events have Lundy-Paine, Dodani, and Gilchrist partnering with White People 4 Black Lives, a group associated with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, to host a virtual phone bank to persuade and turn out Los Angeles voters against incumbent

Kaleem Aftab “Walking Dead” producer Gale Anne Hurd says that the Black Lives Matter movement rather than #MeToo has been the game changer for representation in film and television.In a far-ranging Canneseries online conversation about her career, she also discussed sexism she has faced, future plans for “The Walking Dead” with a new spin-off series and movie, and how she keeps returning to the theme of  “ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances who find the inner strength to

first two-hour eviction on Thursday's chaotic live episode. The «rookie» was the second to be voted out of the latest episode, following Kevin Campbell and preceding Daniele Donato Briones.From the moment he stepped into the house, David's time on was rocky at best.

George J. Steiner Jr., a onetime head of the Louisiana Film Commission and founding president of the now-shuttered Filmworks New Orleans production facility, has died.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorOWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is set to resume production in New Orleans on the remainder of the 10-episode season 5 of Queen Sugar, shut down in March due to COVID-19.Since filming came to a halt nearly seven months ago, creator Ava DuVernay decided to completely revamp the remainder of the season to reflect the very real issues our country is facing through the lens of the Bordelon family and the fictional community of St. Josephine.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Field, who has recurred as Rita Devereaux on NCIS: New Orleans for the past four seasons, has been promoted to series regular for CBS drama’s upcoming seventh season.After a successful career as an attorney with the Department of Justice, Field’s Rita returned to her hometown of New Orleans to pursue a relationship with Dwayne Pride, her one-time boyfriend, portrayed by her real-life husband, NCIS: Nee Orleans star Scott Bakula.

Black Lives Matter" placed above it. Also added to the floor for the Finals are Walt Disney World logos at opposite sidelines, as well as blue and red painted baselines with images of the Larry O'Brien trophy layered on top.NBA Unveils New Court Design for 2020 #NBAFinals Presented by @YouTubeTV! pic.twitter.com/rBXN5bz6brThe NBA will continue to use virtual fans in the arena displayed on the 17-foot video boards surrounding the court.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorABC’s simulcast of Monday Night Football topped primetime last night, when the Las Vegas Raiders christened their new home with a victory over the New Orleans Saints.

As Hollywood came together to celebrate the past year in TV for last night's Emmy Awards, some stars used the opportunity to pay tribute to the movement for racial justice marching across the country, and to bring awareness to the Black lives lost to police brutality. A few drew attention to Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician from Louisville, who was shot and killed by police during a raid at her home in March.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We have a record number of Black Emmy nominees this year, which is great,” black-ish star Anthony Anderson began as he presented at the 2020 Emmys. “These Emmys would have been the NBA All-Star weekend and Wakanda all wrapped into one.”“This was supposed to be the Blackest Emmys ever.

sparked new controversy on Britain's Got Talent following the furore over dance troupe Diversity's powerful Black Lives Matter performance on the show two weeks ago.

Bruce Springsteen has spoken about the resurgent Black Lives Matter movement, calling it one of “tremendous hope” that “history is demanding”.Widespread protests have been held around the world under the movement’s banner since May when George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis.Springsteen discussed recent political events in America including BLM in a new interview.

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Britain's Got Talent 2020 semi-final on Saturday September 5, portrayed the death of George Floyd in America and the protests that followed. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereSharing examples of some of the vile comments he'd received, Ashley told his followers on Instagram: "No I don’t mean 'criticism'...