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Stars: James Maslow, Emily Bett Rickards, Christel Khalil, Johnathan Fernandez, Tray Chaney | Written and Directed by Todd Wolfe

We have an interesting history with video game movies here at Nerdly. You see, back in 2013 when Nerdly was just a [now non-existant] YouTube show and Blogomatic3000 was still around (the site Before this site) I decided to go all-in on the name Nerdly and close down my original site… And Nerdly was rebooted with a review of noobz, a movie about a bunch of noob gamers entering an esports tournament. And since then I tried to keep my hand into any video game adjacent titles that come our way – from documentaries like From Bedrooms to Billions to comedies like Grandma’s Boy and this film, We Need To Talk…

We Need To Talk follows Scott, a self-absorbed online video-game influencer, who speaks to millions of fans every day, but simply cannot (or will not...

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How deep does the corruption go? Has the We Own This City TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on HBO? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of We Own This City, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

Airing on the HBO cable channel, the We Own This City TV show is based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. It stars Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Josh Charles, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rob Brown, Don Harvey, David Corenswet, Larry Mitchell, Ian Duff, Delaney Williams, and Lucas Van Engen. Guest stars include Treat Williams, Gabrielle Carteris, Tray Chaney,...

The We Own This City series on HBO was written by David Simon and George Pelecanos who also worked on The Wire TV show together. While that beloved Baltimore-based series ran for five seasons, We Own This City appears to have been designed as a single-season mini-series of six episodes. However, if it's successful enough, could this new show still be renewed for a second season? Could there be more story to tell? Stay tuned.

A crime drama series, the We Own This City TV show is based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. It stars Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Josh Charles, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rob Brown, Don Harvey, David Corenswet, Larry Mitchell, Ian Duff, Delaney Williams, and Lucas Van Engen. Guest stars include Treat Williams, Gabrielle Carteris, Tray Chaney,...

Network: HBO

Episodes: Six (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: April 25, 2022 -- May 30, 2022

Series status: Ending

Performers include: Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Josh Charles, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rob Brown, Don Harvey, David Corenswet, Larry Mitchell, Ian Duff, Delaney Williams, Lucas Van Engen, Treat Williams, Gabrielle Carteris, Tray Chaney, Domenick Lombardozzi, Thaddeus Street, Jermaine Crawford, Nathan E. Corbett, Chris Clanton, Anwan Glover, Bobby Brown, Michael Salconi, Susan Rome, Kim Tuvin, and Maria Broom.

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A historical crime drama series, the We Own This City TV show is based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. It was developed and written by David Simon and George Pelecanos, and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green.

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In the tradition of Billy Madison, a new film set in the chaotic, comical world of gaming and influencers, We Need to Talk starring James Maslow (Big Time Rush) and Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow) is coming to digital this May from Global Digital Releasing.

Scott is a self-absorbed online video-game influencer, who speaks to millions of fans every day, but simply cannot (or will not) communicate with the people he loves. He remains blissfully unaware that he’s the problem until one morning, as she’s walking out the door, his girlfriend Aly tells him, “we need to talk.” Her comment sends Scott spiraling into a day-long tailspin as he seeks wisdom, advice, and emotional support from his social media network of friends, internet trolls, and a myriad of online characters from around the world.

From writer/director Todd Wolfe, and also starring Daytime Emmy Award Winner Christel Khalil (The Young and the Restless...

“We Own This City!” would appear to be the chest-beating battle cry of a corrupt Baltimore Pd task force, as seen in the trailer for HBO’s upcoming crime drama from The Wire‘s David Simon and George Pelecanos.

Premiering Monday, April 25 at 9/8c, the six-episode limited series, which is based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force, and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

Will justice be served in the fifth season of the Saints & Sinners TV show on Bounce TV? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Saints & Sinners is cancelled or renewed for season six. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the fifth season episodes of Saints & Sinners here. Status Update Below.

A Bounce TV primetime soap opera, Saints & Sinners stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Gregory Alan Williams, Tray Chaney, Keith Robinson, J.D. Williams, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny, Karon Joseph Riley, and Christian Keyes. Set against the backdrop of the Greater Hope Baptist Church in Cypress, Georgia, a large southern church, the show centers around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs and...

The power struggles in a certain Georgian church are nearly over. Bounce TV has renewed the Saints & Sinners TV series for a sixth and final season. The last episodes will begin airing on April 3rd.

A primetime soap opera, Saints & Sinners stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Gregory Alan Williams, Tray Chaney, Keith Robinson, J.D. Williams, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny, Karon Joseph Riley, and Christian Keyes. Set against the backdrop of the Greater Hope Baptist Church in Cypress, Georgia, a large southern church, the show centers around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs and murder. Season five picked up following the events of the Saints & Sinners movie, Judgment Day. Read More…...

Peacock has shared the first look at its new upcoming comedy series “Killing It,” streaming this April.

Created by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, “Killing It” stars Craig Robinson as Craig, a man who competes in a state-sponsored python hunt in his quest to achieve the American Dream. The series co-stars Stephanie Nogueras as Craig’s ex-wife Camille, Jet Miller as his pre-teen daughter Vanessa and Rell Battle as his younger brother Isaiah. Claudia O’Doherty, Scott Macarthur and Wyatt Walter round out the cast.

“We love all the ambitious, challenging, thematically-rich series that populate the current peak-tv landscape,” said Goor in a statement. “We also love jokes. So, we tried to make a show that could deliver both. We wanted ‘Killing It’ to explore America’s quasi-religious obsession with entrepreneurship and wealth, and we also wanted it to be funny. Really, really funny. Plus, we wanted it to have big snakes.

Bounce has ordered a sixth and final season of the hit original drama series Saints & Sinners. The eight-episode final season will premiere with the first episode at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3, with the remaining seven episodes airing weekly thereafter, the network said Wednesday.

Watch a trailer for a preview of Season 6 above.

“Saints & Sinners has been a breakthrough success, attracting a huge and loyal fanbase and taking them on a rollercoaster ride every season and was the No. 1 most-watched program on television, beating such shows as The $100,000 Pyramid on ABC, What Just Happened? (Fox), Instinct (CBS) and Big Little Lies (HBO), in the delivery of African Americans 18-49 and 25-54 Sunday night between 9-10 p.m.,” said David Hudson, head of original programming for Bounce and an executive producer of the series.

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Set against the backdrop of a large Southern church,...

Production on HBO’s upcoming limited series We Own This City has been temporarily suspended after a “Covid event” on-set, Details are not known. Filming has been underway in Baltimore, MD.

“Production will be paused on We Own This City this week due to a Covid event and is scheduled to resume with the usual shooting cadence next week,” according to a statement provided to Deadline.

The six-hour limited series from The Wire executive producers David Simon and George Pelecanos, is based on The Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton’s book We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption. The series will chronicle the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

Production on David Simon and George Pelecanos’ new HBO series, “We Own This City,” has been temporarily shut down due to a Covid-19 case onset, Variety has learned.

“Production will be paused on ‘We Own The City’ this week due to a Covid event and is scheduled to resume with the usual shooting cadence next week,” HBO said in a statement to Variety.

“We Own This City” is currently shooting in Baltimore, Maryland. It is based on the book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. The six-hour limited series chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. The plainclothes unit went completely rogue and began hunting and robbing citizens and drug dealers alike as decades of a relentless drug war and mass incarceration in Baltimore spun wildly out of control.

Simon and Pelecanos are writers and executive producers on...

Exclusive: HBO is rounding out cast for We Own This City, its upcoming limited series from The Wire’s executive producers David Simon and George Pelecanos. Joining in recurring roles are The Wire alums Thaddeus Street, Tray Chaney and Chris Clanton. Additionally, Jermaine Crawford and Nathan E. Corbett are set to guest star.

The six-hour limited series, to be directed and executive produced by Reinaldo Marcus Green, is based on The Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton’s book We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption. The series will chronicle the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

Street will play James Otis. A Baltimore resident and Hvac repairman, Otis...

The Wire star Wendell Pierce — among other cast members — paid tribute to fellow series actor Michael K. Williams Monday after news broke that Williams died at the age of 54.

“The depth of my love for this brother can only be matched by the depth of my pain learning of his loss,” Pierce, who played Detective William “Bunk” Moreland on the HBO series, wrote on Twitter. “An immensely talented man with the ability to give voice to the human condition portraying the lives of those whose humanity is seldom elevated until he sings their truth.

Tributes are pouring in for beloved actor Michael K. Williams. The five-time Emmy-nominated Williams, known for his iconic roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and most recently Lovecraft Country, among many others, was found dead inside his Brooklyn apartment Monday at the age of 54.

“We are devastated to learn of the passing of Michael Kenneth Williams, a member of the HBO family for more than 20 years,” the network said in a statement. “While the world is aware of his immense talents as an artist, we knew Michael as a dear friend who was beloved by all who had the privilege to work with him. We send our deepest condolences to his family for this immeasurable loss. ”

Michael K. Williams: A Career In Pictures

Remembrances were coming in from Williams’ co-stars on The Wire, the groundbreaking HBO series that ran five seasons from 2002-2008, including from Wendell Pierce, Domenick Lombardozzi and creator David Simon.

Vulture Watch

Can Ella truly be considered innocent? Has the Saints & Sinners TV show been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season on Bounce TV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Saints & Sinners, season six. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

Airing on the Bounce TV cable channel, Saints & Sinners stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Gregory Alan Williams, Tray Chaney, Keith Robinson, J.D. Williams, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny, Karon Joseph Riley, and Christian Keyes. Set against the backdrop of the Greater Hope Baptist Church in Cypress, Georgia, a large southern church, the show centers around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs, and murder.

Bounce TV has a Valentine for fans of the Saints & Sinners TV series. The cable channel has announced that Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day, the TV series' first movie, will air on Sunday, February 14th. The movie will bridge to the fifth season of the Saints & Sinners series which will launch on Sunday, April 11th.

Set against the backdrop of a large southern church, Saints & Sinners revolves around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs, and murder. The series stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Donna Biscoe, Clifton Powell, Tray Chaney, Keith Robinson, J.D. Williams, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny, and Karon Joseph Riley. Gregory Alan Williams joins the cast in season five.

Here are the details from Bounce TV, along with a teaser video:

Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day...

Is the fourth season of the Saints & Sinners TV show on Bounce heaven-sent? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Saints & Sinners is cancelled or renewed for season five. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the season four episodes of Saints & Sinners here. Status Update Below.

A Bounce TV primetime soap opera, Saints & Sinners stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Donna Biscoe, Keith Robinson, Demetria McKinney, Clifton Powell, J.D. Williams, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny, and Tray Chaney, with Tami Roman, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Karon Joseph Riley guest starring. The mystery drama revolves around conflicts and relationships between the members of the Greater Hope Baptist Church in...

There will be lots more drama at a certain Baptist church in a small-ish Georgia town. Bounce TV has renewed the Saints & Sinners TV show for a fifth season. In addition, the cable channel has ordered a standalone movie.

Set against the backdrop of a large southern church, Saints & Sinners centers around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs, and murder. The dramatic series stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Tray Chaney, Keith Robinson, J.D. Williams, Donna Biscoe, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny, and Karon Joseph Riley.

Bounce announced the fifth season renewal earlier today and noted that it would debut sometime in Spring 2021. All previous seasons have had eight episodes apiece and season four finished airing in August 2019. In season five, viewers will find Mayor Ella Johnson...

Vulture Watch

Does hope still abide at Greater Hope Baptist Church? Has the Saints & Sinners TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on Bounce TV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Saints & Sinners season five. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

A Bounce primetime soap opera, Saints & Sinners stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Donna Biscoe, Keith Robinson, Demetria McKinney, Clifton Powell, J.D. Williams, Jasmine Burke, Dawn Halfkenny, and Tray Chaney, with Tami Roman, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Karon Joseph Riley guest starring. The mystery drama revolves around conflicts and relationships between the members of the Greater Hope Baptist Church in Cypress, Georgia. In season four, Mayor Ella Johnson (Calloway) wants to position...

Does the third season of the Saints & Sinners TV show on Bounce have you down on your knees, praying for more? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Saints & Sinners is cancelled or renewed for season four. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Saints & Sinners season three episodes below.

A Bounce TV primetime soap opera, Saints & Sinners stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Christian Keyes, Clifton Powell, J. D. Williams, Keith Robinson, Jasmine Burke, Tray Chaney, Demetria McKinney, Karlie Redd, Anthony O. Dalton, and Donna Biscoe. The mystery drama revolves around conflicts and relationships between the members of the Greater Hope...

Bounce has renewed Saints & Sinners for a fourth season for premiere in summer 2019. The network today also announced a new licensing agreement with Hulu for the first three seasons of the hit drama series, making all previous episodes available for streaming ahead of the Season 4 premiere. The deal marks the first time originally-produced content from the multicast network will be available on the premium streaming service.

Saints & Sinners centers around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs and murder – all set against the backdrop of a large southern church. Cliffhangers and twists abound in the series, which is set Cypress, Georgia, a sleepy southern town outside Atlanta.

The series stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Christian Keyes, Keith Robinson, J.D. Williams, Jasmine Burke, Tray Chaney, Demetria McKinney, Afemo Omilami and Donna Biscoe.

Saints & Sinners is produced in partnership with Swirl Film’s...

In a time when Fatherhood is a hot button issue in the African American community actor/rapper Tray Chaney releases a music video for his new song titled Fatherhood that hits the mark. Many will recognize Chaney from his role as Poot Carr on HBO's hit show The Wire.

The video which was produced by Don Cox and directed by yours truly has created buzz all over the web. In the 24 hours since it's release, the "Fatherhood" video has been well received gaining thousands of views and popping up on some of the web's most prominent web addresses. Here is a sample of what people are saying:

Essence.com:

Kudos to Chaney for putting his lyrical talents and fame to good use. Let's hope today's Black fathers are listening.

MyBrownBaby.com:

Chaney's "Fatherhood," with it's delicious neo-soul guitar lick set to a military-styled beat, is a celebration of fathers getting...

According to Radar, 2007-era reality stars Tila Tequila and Nick Hogan are alive and well and having sex with each other. Or at least, they were on the set of Masterminds in Nashville. “Tila and Nick spent a lot of time together both on and off the set and totally hooked up,” said their source. “Nick went into Tila’s trailer a lot and whenever they were in there the door was locked!” Unfortunately, it wasn’t locked from the outside and the pair even got in some PDAs. “There was one steamy scene they had together and even after David yelled, ‘Cut’, Tila and Nick just kept going at it!” Aw, just like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton…except Tequila was also rumored to be dating Masterminds co-star Tray Chaney (Poot from The Wire) earlier this month, though Chaney denied it.

There’s no word on when Masterminds—presumably...

'I been surrounded by hip-hop all my life,' he tells Mixtape Daily.

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Celebrity Favorites: Tray Chaney

During the heyday of "The Wire," when the Baltimore-based HBO series earned critical praise and fan love (but no hardware from the Emmys?!?), Tray Chaney, who played the character Poot, could barely take a trip anywhere without being recognized.

Now that the gritty urban drama is re-airing on DirecTV, it's as if things never changed. Case in point: While visiting the MTV News offices, Chaney was stopped in his tracks by Busta Rhymes, who shared his appreciation for the Washington, D.C., native.

"At the time, we didn't really know how big the show would eventually become," Chaney told Mixtape Daily. "We had an idea that it was big. But how big, nah, no one could really tell. And now, for us to have a...