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The Shed has revealed the full cast for The Brothers Size, written and co-directed by Academy Award winner and Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney and co-directed by Olivier Award-nominated Bijan Sheibani. The cast features André Holland as Ogun Size, with Alani iLongwe as Oshoosi Size, and Malcom Mays as Elegba. Previews for The Brothers Size begin August 30 in The Shed’s Griffin Theater. This co-production with Los Angeles’s Geffen Playhouse marks the 20th anniversary of this groundbreaking work, which explores themes of brotherhood, resilience, and the complexities of the Black male experience. Directed by Sheibani...

Plot: Set in 1991 Los Angeles, the story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…

Review: The first season of Them debuted on Prime Video close to the one-year mark after Covid-19. Marketed as the small-screen continuation of Jordan Peele’s brand of big-screen horror, the series blended social commentary, political relevance, and disturbing imagery as it chronicled the Emory family’s move to Southern California. Led by a great performance by Deborah Ayorinde, Them (subtitled Covenant) was almost too violent for its own good. While I enjoyed the first season,...

Exclusive: Grantham Coleman is joining the Starz family.

Coleman will star in a key role in season three of Power Book III: Raising Kanan. It comes after the drama series’ dramatic cliffhanger at the end of season two, which aired on Sunday.

Coleman, who has starred in series such as FX’s The Americans, will play Ronnie Mathis, Unique’s older brother, who was recently released from prison. Ronnie’s stoic demeanor belies a shocking ruthlessness. It’s not that Ronnie’s immoral, it’s that he’s amoral, conscienceless, unyielding and vindictive.

Production on season three of the family crime drama series has started in New York.

Set in the early 1990’s, the third series in the Power universe tells the origin story of Kanan Stark, and his entry into the criminal world through his mother, who ruthlessly runs the family’s drug empire. It stars MeKai Curtis in...

There's a street war brewing in "Raising Kanan" that's caused a family and its empire to fall apart. Now, it'll take a whole lot of manpower and trust to put it all back together.

"Raising Kanan"'s epic season two finale titled "If Y'Don't Know, Now Y'Know," which aired Oct. 23, put a lot into perspective for Kanan (Mekai Curtis), Raquel (Patina Miller), Lou (Malcolm Mays), Marvin (London Brown), and Jukebox (Hailey Kilgore). Between the shootouts that may (or may not) have resulted in the deaths of Jukebox's mother Kenya (LeToya Luckett), Lou's artist Zisa (Paulina Singer), and Unique's (Joey Bada) right-hand man Worrell (John Clay III); Raquel getting snaked by her plug and out of a distribution deal; and heat from the mob coming down on everyone, things are in complete disarray.

"Let's just say that pretty much everyone who took a bullet in the finale is in dire straits.

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for “If Y’Don’t Know, Now Y’Know,” the Season 2 finale of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” on Starz.

Rebuilding Raquel’s empire after all her decisions backfired will be an uphill battle, but she may not have to walk the road alone.

Season 2 of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” ended with an explosive shoot-out between Raquel (Patina Miller), Lou (Malcolm Mays), and Marvin (London Brown), who battled Sal’s (Michael Rispoli) Mafia in New Jersey. The exchange resulted in the deaths of newcomers Zisa (Paulina Singer), Cartier (Omar Dorsey), and Kenya (LeToya Luckett).

Raquel had hit rock bottom with her plans to extend her operations to Jersey, D.C., and the south thwarted, and her son, Kanan (Mekai Curtis) choosing his new relationship with his father over hers. And at a moment where death was knocking on Raquel’s door, she’s saved by her former rival,...

Once again, we don't have to wonder if Power Book III: Raising Kanan will be cancelled anytime soon since the Starz series has already been renewed for a third season. Could that be the end for this prequel series or will it run for many years to come? Stay tuned.

A family and crime drama series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars MeKai Curtis, Patina Miller, Omar Epps, London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada, Shanley Caswell, and Antonio Ortiz. Set in the 90s and South Jamaica, Queens, this show's story revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) of the original Power TV series. When we catch up with fifteen-year-old Kanan (Curtis) in the prequel, he is the only child of Raquel “Raq” Thomas (Miller), a cocaine distributor with an emerging network of dealers across the city. She's...

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Anti-Trust Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 9: Anti-Trust TV show trailer has been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and Ade Chike Torbert. Curtis “50 [...]

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Young Kanan has a rocky road ahead in the second season of the Power Book III: Raising Kanan TV show on Starz. As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Raising Kanan is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of Power Book III: Raising Kanan here.

A Starz family and crime drama series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars MeKai Curtis, Patina Miller, Omar Epps, London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada, Shanley Caswell, and Antonio Ortiz. Set in the 90s and South Jamaica, Queens, this show's story revolves around the coming of age of...

Power Book III: Raising Kanan A House Is Not a Home Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 8: A House Is Not a Home TV show trailer has been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey [...]

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The tension between Crown Camacho (Quincy) and Lou-Lou (Malcolm Mays) has been brewing for quite some time now, but things finally came to a head during Sunday night's explosive episode of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan." In the final moments of episode six, titled "It's a Business, Man," Lou-Lou shows up to the studio to confront Crown for not only hooking up with his girlfriend, Jessica (Natalee Linez), but for secretly working with Raq (Patina Miller) to try to push him out of the music business.

"You know, it was one thing when I heard that you were smashing Jess behind my back, but I ain't want to get b*tches get in the way of business," Lou tells Crown, to which he responds: "The f*ck you know about business, Lou? You in over your head so deep you don't even know which way is up, n***a. You...

Power Book III: Raising Kanan No Love Lost Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 7: No Love Lost TV show trailer has been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and [...]

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The family business rules everything in the “Power” universe — but in Season 2 of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” some new characters might have a few plans to shake up dynamics as fans know them.

LeToya Luckett, Omar Dorsey, and Paulina Singer have joined the series this season, and each of their characters step onto the scene with something to prove.

As the second season opened with a regretful Kanan (Mekhai Curtis), the teen reunited with his mother Raquel (Patina Miller) and the rest of the Thomas family in New York following the Season 1 blowout between him and Officer Howard (Omar Epps). But he soon learns of new family affiliations, and business is expanding faster than before.

The game looks different in Season 2 in more ways than one. Lou Lou (Malcolm Mays) wants to continue building his recording studio with a new singer, Zisa (Paulina Singer) — and Raquel’s attempt to...

Power Book III: Raising Kanan It’s A Business, Man Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 6: It’s A Business, Man TV show trailer has been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan What Happens in the Catskills Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 5: What Happens in the Catskills TV show trailer has been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Sleeping Dogs Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 3: Sleeping Dogs TV show trailer has been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and Ade Chike [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Mind Your Business Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 2: Mind Your Business TV show trailer has been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and [...]

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There's lots more of Kanan Stark's early story on the way. Power Book III: Raising Kanan is scheduled to return for its second season on Starz this Sunday, August 14th, and now, the cable channel has renewed the show for a third season.

A crime drama series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan is a prequel to the Power TV series. The show stars Patina Miller, Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada, Toby Sandeman, Shanley Caswell, Lovie Simone, Quincy Brown, and Antonio Ortiz. Set in 1991 in South Jamaica, Queens, this show's story revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson). When we catch up with fifteen-year-old Kanan (Curtis) in the prequel, he is the only child of Raquel “Raq” Thomas (Miller), a cocaine distributor with an emerging network of...

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If there's one thing we learned from the first installment of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan," it's to not mess with Raquel "Raq" Thomas, played by Patina Miller. As a drug queen-pin and Kanan Stark's (Mekai Curtis) mom, Raq will do whatever it takes to expand her empire and keep her family together, even though their bond has started to break down.

Season one concludes with Kanan escaping to Maryland with Symphony Bosket (Toby Sandeman) after shooting Detective Howard (Omar Epps), which Raq had Unique (Joey Bada) take the fall for. However, things don't pan out like Raq hoped, and Howard is still alive. According to Miller, season two picks up three months after the shooting, so the characters have had time to sort through everything that's gone down. "Kanan is dealing with the consequences of doing something like what he did and how he's changed," Miller tells Popsugar.

“Power Book III: Raising Kanan” has been renewed for its third season at Starz. Announced at the Television Critics Association 2022 summer press tour, the news comes ahead of the Aug. 14 debut of Season 2.

“Raising Kanan,” the third series in the “Power” universe, it set in the early ‘90s and tells the origin story of Kanan Stark (MeKai Curtis) and his entry into the criminal world through his mother, Raquel (Patina Miller) who ruthlessly runs the family’s drug empire. Omar Epps, London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Joey Badass, Hailey Kilgore, Shanley Caswell and Antonio Ortiz also star.

“Our passionate and loyal fans have been eagerly awaiting the Season 2 return of ‘Raising Kanan’ to see the continued transformation of a young and naïve teenage Kanan Stark into the ruthless, no-nonsense character they know and love,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz. “And we’re thrilled to be doubling down...

Starz has renewed Power Book III: Raising Kanan for a third season ahead of the show’s sophomore return on August 14. Production on Season 3 will begin this summer in New York.

The third installment of the hit Power Universe Raising Kanan tells the origin story of the ultimate franchise baddy, the titular Kanan Stark (MeKai Curtis). The series shares insight into Kanan’s journey into the criminal world through his mother Raquel ‘Raq’ Thomas (Patina Miller) who runs the family’s drug empire.

Kanan was first portrayed by Power Universe co-creator Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson in the original series.

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“Our passionate and loyal fans have been eagerly awaiting the season two return of Raising Kanan to see the continued transformation of a young and naïve teenage Kanan Stark into the ruthless, no-nonsense character they know and love,” said Kathryn Busby,...

Nearly four months have passed since Starz’s sprawling “Power” universe was last on the air, following the April season finale of the Tommy Egan-focused “Force.” That’s not much time, and certainly not the longest span of time between installments in “Power” creator Courtney Kemp’s ever-widening tableau of cocaine entrepreneurs. But it feels like a long time, evidence that Kemp has succeeded into turning “Power” into a Marvel-style narrative ecosystem, for better and for worse.

The “for worse” part comes when any extended amount of time passes, when the richness and depth of a long-running, hyperconnected story triggers the audience’s anxiety about their ability to keep track of all its machinations. For example, “Force” reintroduced O.G. character Liliana (Audrey Esparza), who hadn’t been seen in over seven years since her initial three-episode arc in “Power.” The move ultimately paid off, but it also signaled to the fanbase that,...

When Power Book III: Raising Kanan premieres its second season on August 14, we're in for a lot of drama.

Raquel "Raq" Thomas (Patina Miller) is preparing her son, Kanan Stark (MeKai Curtis), to take over for her.

"You're getting to an age, Kanan, where you're going to want to start figuring out what you want for your life," Raq says in the new trailer.

Raq is well and truly in control of everything when the second season picks up, at least according to the trailer.

Kanan's life was on the line, but it looks like he's ready to start anew.

Understandably, there are some skeptics when it comes to Kanan taking over.

"I know who my son is and I know what he's capable of," she fires back.

"I can't protect you the way that I thought I could, Mom," Kanan says at one point.

It's certainly an interesting dynamic,...

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Mekai Curtis knows we're anxiously waiting for season two of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan," and he promises it's going to be worth it. "Season two is the continuation of season one in terms of the explosiveness," Curtis tells Popsugar. "There's a lot of new information that's going to be revealed, and there are a lot of new feelings and this new sense of self with every character that's involved. It's going to be a really, really interesting ride."

"There's going to be a lot of emotions thrown up in the air."

Season one ended with Kanan (Curtis) heading to Maryland to hide out after shooting Detective Howard (Omar Epps), which Raq (Patina Miller) set up Unique (Joey Bada) to take the fall for. But unbeknownst to her, Kanan didn't get actually get the job done. Howard is still fighting for his life at the hospital,...

In fall 2021, "New Jack City" screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper announced in a tweet that he was working on a prequel to the 1991 neo-gangster flick. The tweet came two years after Deadline reported that Warner Bros. had tapped filmmaker and "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" actor Malcolm M. Mays to pen a reboot to the film. No matter who writes the eventual script for the "New Jack City" follow-up, it appears the project will be made without the services of the original's leading star, Wesley Snipes.

Set in 1986 Harlem, "New Jack City" follows undercover detective Scotty Appleton (Ice-t) as he plots...

The post Why Wesley Snipes Walked Away From The New Jack City Sequel appeared first on /Film.

London Brown knows that Power Book III: Raising Kanan fans feel passionately about the Starz drama and his performance as Marvin. He’s also hoping they’ll ease up on haranguing him on Twitter and on the street.

Yes, Marvin has crashed not one but two Mercedes-Benzes while his enemies opened fire. But the Ballers vet argues his character’s vehicular collisions are all a part of his gangster process.

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Power Book III‘s Jukebox isn’t interested in the blame game when it comes to her girlfriend Nicole’s tragic overdose death and she let Kanan know as much in last week’s installment of the Starz drama.

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“It’s not your fault, Kanan,” Jukebox told her cousin after Nicole (Annabelle Zasowski) stole...

Tariq will pay a steep price to protect his family in Season 2 of Power Book II: Ghost, which has set a premiere date and released a teaser trailer (above).

Starz has announced that the spinoff drama will kick off its sophomore run on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 8/7c across all Starz platforms in the U.S. and Canada, and air day and date internationally on the Starzplay streaming platform across Europe, Latin America and Japan.

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Raq’s brothers have been beefing for weeks on Power Book III: Raising Kanan about everything from Lou-Lou’s outside interests in music to Marvin’s inability to keep track of his daughter Jukebox.

During Sunday’s installment, titled “The Cost of Business,” the two even took verbal swipes at each other about personal hygiene and being plugged into street scuttlebutt. But by the end of Episode 8, when Lou-Lou’s life hung in the balance after Nique’s crew firebombed his house, it was Marvin who came to his rescue and bravely carried him out of the fiery wreckage.

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan The Cost Of Business Plot Synopsis and Air Date — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 8: The Cost Of Business plot synopsis and air date have been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, [...]

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Fans who enjoyed the recent, tension-packed confrontation between Power Book III’s Lou-Lou and ‘Nique are in luck. The verbal sparring will continue in Sunday’s episode of Starz’s 1990s-set crime prequel series.

Snowfall veteran Malcolm M. Mays, who costars as Lou-Lou, says viewers are in for a treat because he and Joey Bada$$, who plays ‘Nique, bring a lot of depth, humor and strength to their scene in the episode “Stay In Your Lane.” (Check out an exclusive photo of the moment above.)

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The Performance | Ever since the premiere of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Miller has commanded the screen as Raquel Thomas, the titular character’s drug queenpin of a mother. After all, the title informs you that someone is rearing this teenager...

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Stay In Your Lane Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 7: Stay In Your Lane TV show trailer has been released. Cast Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee [...]

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You can hear the nostalgia in Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s voice when he talks about hip-hop music in the ’90s and how it shapes his latest Starz crime drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan.

The prequel series, which acts as an origin story for the teenage version of his popular Power character Kanan Stark (now played by Mekai Curtis), takes place in South Jamaica, Queens and establishes the New York borough as a character with beloved rap hits from that era setting the scene. And in this Sunday’s episode (8/7c), Lou-Lou’s (Snowfall‘s Malcolm M. Mays) foray into...

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Choose Your Battles Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 6: Level Up TV show trailer has been released. Cast Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and Ade [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Choose Your Battles Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 5: Choose Your Battles TV show trailer has been released. Cast Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Stick and Move Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 4: Don’t Sleep TV show trailer has been released. Cast Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and Ade [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Stick and Move Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 3: Stick and Move TV show trailer has been released. Cast Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Back Reaping and Sowing Trailer — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 2: Reaping and Sowing TV show trailer has been released. Cast Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, [...]

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Back in the Day Plot Synopsis and Air Date — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 1, Episode 1: Back in the Day plot synopsis and air date have been released. Crew Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, [...]

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Exclusive: Filmmaker and Snowfall actor Malcolm M. Mays has been tapped by Amazon Studios to write a new script for the film Steal Away about the daring theft and escape of Robert Smalls, a slave in 1862 Charleston, Sc.

Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep) is attached to direct with Cotty Chubb and George Plamondon producing.

Mays recently wrote the reboot of New Jack City for Warner Bros., which we first reported, and is attached to write, direct and produce the feature Flint with John Ortiz and T.I. attached to star. The film is described as a modern-day Chinatown set against the Flint, Mi water crisis. Previously, Mays gained notoriety for his film Trouble, which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in at age 17 about the African American and Latin American (Black vs. Brown) tension in South Central Los Angeles. The film was recognized by Panavision’s New Filmmaker Program as well...

It’s hard to say if Power Book III: Raising Kanan will be any good, but if the official trailer Starz dropped for the franchise’s latest spinoff is any indication, this offering is going to be fire.

Set to LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out,” the 90-second montage debuted on Thursday and quickly establishes Kanan’s mom Raquel (Madam Secretary‘s Patina Miller) as a drug queenpin and her son (Kirby Buckets‘ Mekai Curtis) as a criminally astute prince on the rise. Power Book III premieres Sunday, July 18 on the premium cabler and, per the trailer,...

Them Trailer — Amazon Prime Video‘s Them (2021) TV show trailer has been released. The Them trailer stars Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Alison Pill, Dale Dickey, Malcolm M. Mays, Ryan Kwanten, Percy Hynes White, Barry Livingston, Melody Hurd, and Javier Botet. Crew Lena Waithe created Them. Nelson Cragg, Craig William Macneill, Ti [...]

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Power Book III Raising Kanan Teaser — Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021) teaser promo has been released and stars Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Joey Bada$$, Malcolm M. Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Patina Miller, Natalee Linez, and Ade Chike Torbert. Crew Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson executive produces Power Book III: Raising Kanan. [...]

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Warner Bros. is looking to produce another remake and this one will be one of the 1991 neo-noir gangster film New Jack City. The remake is being written by Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays.

The original film was directed by Mario Van Peebles and had a great cast that included Wesley Snipes, Ice-t, Chris Rock, Flavor Flav, Allen Payne, Judd Nelson and Peebles.

In case you’ve never seen the film, “Snipes played arrogant New York City drug lord Nino Brown during the 1980s crack epidemic. Ice-t portrayed Scotty Appleton, a detective who goes undercover in Nino’s gang, the Cash Money Brothers, to bring down the drug lord for taking the life of his mother. Rock was “Pookie” Benny Robinson, a former stick-up kid who becomes homeless and poor after Appleton shoots him in the ankle. Pookie becomes a crack addict and eventually a police informant and infiltrates the Cash Money Brothers.

Yet another classic is getting the reboot treatment. Warner Bros. is planning to revisit the 90s crime flick New Jack City, with Malcolm M. Mays set to pen the screenplay. Little has been revealed about the project yet, so it's not clear how it will be updated to suit the modern context. In any case, this is one that the studio seems to think is worth taking another look at nearly 30 years after the original hit theaters.

According to a new report, Malcolm M. Mays, known best for his starring role on FX's Snowfall, will write the rebooted version of New Jack City, with Bill Gerber (A Star Is Born) on board to produce. No director has been set at this time. While Mays is known best currently for his work in front of the camera, he's been making inroads as both a writer and director. Mays also penned Ferguson,...

Time to break out your Potential Reboot bingo card and see how close you are to sweet victory, because yet another major studio is looking to reboot yet another property from their library. After news of the Jared Padalecki-led Walker, Texas Ranger reboot, news is now out that Warner Bros. will be rebooting the gangster film New Jack City with Malcolm M. Mays of FX’s Snowfall…...

Exclusive: We are getting word from sources that Warner Bros is rebooting its 1991 neo-noir gangster film New Jack City, and that multi-hyphenate Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays is writing.

The original movie, directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Thomas Lee Wright, boasted a star cast that included Wesley Snipes, Ice-t, Chris Rock, Flavor Flav, Allen Payne, Judd Nelson and Peebles. Snipes played arrogant New York City drug lord Nino Brown during the 1980s crack epidemic. Ice-t portrayed Scotty Appleton, a detective who goes undercover in Nino’s gang, the Cash Money Brothers, to bring down the drug lord for taking the life of his mother. Rock was “Pookie” Benny Robinson, a former stick-up kid who becomes homeless and poor after Appleton shoots him in the ankle. Pookie becomes a crack addict and eventually a police informant and infiltrates the Cash Money Brothers.

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Exclusive: Snowfall regular Malcolm M. Mays has signed with ICM Partners.

The multi-hyphenate actor-filmmaker is also starring in the upcoming Sept. 27 Anna Kendrick IFC feature The Day Shall Come produced by See-Saw Films. Mays is known for playing the role of Kevin Hamilton for two seasons on FX’s Snowfall. He also starred in Antoine Fuqua’s boxing movie Southpaw and the Cuba Gooding Jr.-Dennis Haysbert film Life of a King.

Mays is set to direct and produce the feature Flint for Overbrook Entertainment, which stars John Ortiz and T.I. The pic is described as a modern day Chinatown set against the Flint, Michigan Water Crisis in which a converted ex-con who’s found peace in the Tao, finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery set upon by his ex-lover and young mentee that unravels the fabric of the Water Crisis afflicting the community he grew up in.

We’ve got a second trailer for you to check out for the film The Day Shall Come, the wacky dramedy starring newcomer Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks, Denis O'Hare, Kayvan Novak, Jim Gaffigan, Pej Vahdat, Mousa Kraish, Miles Robbins, James Adomian, and Malcolm M. Mays that is hard to describe or categorize. Here’s a rundown for you though that will try to sum it up:

An impoverished preacher (Marchánt Davis) who brings hope to the Miami projects is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for the FBI who plan to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams.

This looks like a wild ride of an original story that will be full of twists and turns. Check out the trailer below and let us if you’re excited about this movie. The Day Shall Come...

"His 'get out of jail' card is going to jail." IFC Films has debuted an official Us trailer for the dark comedy The Day Shall Come, the new film from acclaimed British filmmaker Chris Morris, who last made Four Lions in 2010. The UK trailer debuted a few weeks ago, but this one just a bit better. This initially premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. Based on 100 true stories, the "explosive" film is an emotionally gripping, laugh out loud thriller that exposes the dark farce at the heart of the homeland security project: It is harder to catch a real terrorist than it is to manufacture your own. A preacher in Miami is tricked into becoming the liaison between the FBI and a real terrorist. Marchánt Davis stars as Moses, joined by Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks, Denis O'Hare, Kayvan Novak, Jim Gaffigan, Pej Vahdat, Mousa Kraish, Miles Robbins, James Adomian, & Malcolm M. Mays.