Black Stories

Unprisoned

Inspired by Tracy McMillan’s life, UnPrisoned is a half-hour comedy about a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son. Kerry Washington plays Paige Alexander, a marriage and family therapist, and mom to 16-year-old Finn. Delroy Lindo stars as Edwin Alexander, Paige’s father, who has recently been released from prison.

TVMA • Comedy, Drama • TV Series (2023)

Bruiser

During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.

TVMA • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2023)

Snowfall

A young street entrepreneur, a Mexican wrestler, a CIA operative, a drug-running couple and other characters are set on a violent collision course during the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in 1980s Los Angeles.

TVMA • Drama, Black Stories • TV Series (2017)

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

EMMY® NOMINATED Wu-Tang: An American Saga is inspired by “The Wu-Tang Manual” and “Tao of Wu”, and based on the true story of the Wu-Tang Clan. Set in early ’90s New York at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, the show tracks the Clan’s formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs aka The RZA, who strives to unite a dozen young, black men that are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.

TVMA • Drama, Black Stories • TV Series (2019)

A Conversation with Martin Lawrence

ABC News' LZ Granderson goes in-depth for a wide ranging discussion with comedian and actor Martin Lawrence

Talk & Interview, News • TV Series (2023)

Three Ways

A sex comedy told in three ways… Sexually awkward Stacey Johnson decides to take control of her life, cancel her ex, and conquer her fears by having a threesome with her new beau and a mysterious woman she’s never met. What could possibly go wrong?

TVMA • Comedy, Romantic Comedy • Movie (2023)

Black Travel Across America

Travel Consultant, Martinique Lewis, embarks on a journey to visit historically listed Green Book locations and modern black travel destinations.

TVPG • Lifestyle & Culture, Travel • TV Series (2023)

Darby and The Dead

A high school student, Darby, moonlights as a spiritual messenger for lonely spirits, until her frenemy Capri, the Queen Bee of the most exclusive clique dies in a freak hair straightening accident, forcing the undead diva to turn to Darby for help.

PG-13 • Comedy, Black Stories • Movie (2022)

BMF

The story of how Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory formed a criminal empire in Detroit known as the Black Mafia Family.

TVMA • Legal, Drama • TV Series (2021)

Baggage Claim

Although she has traveled all over the world, flight attendant Montana Moore (Paula Patton) has yet to find a man with whom she wants to settle down.

PG-13 • Comedy, Romance • Movie (2013)

The 1619 Project

Hulu’s six-part 1619 Docuseries is an expansion of “The 1619 Project” created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine. The series seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative

TVMA • Documentaries • TV Series (2023)

Abbott Elementary

A group of dedicated, passionate teachers -- and a slightly tone-deaf principal -- find themselves thrown together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do -- even if they don't love the school district's less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

TVPG • Comedy, Sitcom • TV Series (2021)

Grown-ish

Follow Zoey Johnson as she heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood.

TV14 • Comedy, Teen • TV Series (2018)

Kindred

As Dana, a young Black woman and aspiring writer, begins to settle in her new home, she finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, emerging at a nineteenth-century plantation and confronting secrets she never knew ran through her blood.

TVMA • Drama, Black Stories • TV Series (2022)

Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game

"Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game" follows the story of Eastside Golf and its quest to enter the world of sports fashion and sneaker culture. From humble beginnings to a deal with the top brand in the world, the founders of Eastside Golf look to create the ultimate and most sought-after shoes in the world – known in sneaker culture as "Grails."

Not Rated • Documentaries • TV Series (2022)

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