Disney’s Onyx Collective has announced that it has acquired a brand new documentary feature film from Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, which is currently going by the working title of ‘Untitled Sly Stone’. The Oscar-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directs his sophomore feature documentary follow-up to “Summer of Soul,” examining the life and legacy of Sly and […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective has acquired a new documentary film at the Sundance Film Festival, “Anthem”, from Proximity Media’s overall deal with Onyx Collective in partnership with This Machine (a part of Sony Pictures Television). ‘Anthem’ Follows Acclaimed Composer Kris Bowers and GRAMMY-Winning Music Producer Dahi as They Take on a Musical Journey Traveling Across America […]
Disney has announced that the new feature film, “Bruiser”, is going to be released on Disney+ in Canada on February 24th 2023, following a theatrical release. In director Miles Warren’s searing feature debut about fathers, families and the effects of toxic masculinity, 14-year-old Darious (Jalyn Hall) explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions […]
Disney has announced that the Onyx Collective documentary series, “The Hair Tales”, will be coming to Disney+ in Canada on Wednesday, 15th February 2023. “The Hair Tales” is a dynamic celebration of Black women’s identity, beauty, culture and humanity, uniquely expressed through the stories in our hair. A docu series where 6 diverse phenomenal women […]
Disney has announced that the upcoming Onyx Collective comedy series, “UnPrisoned”, will be coming to Disney+ in Canada on Friday, 10th March 2023, which is the same day as when the series will be released on Hulu in the United States. Inspired by McMillan’s life, “UnPrisoned” is a half-hour comedy about a messy but perfectionist […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming documentary series, “The 1619 Project”, which is, apparently, the greatest story never told. Hulu’s six-part 1619 Docuseries is an expansion of “The 1619 Project”, has been created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine. The series seeks to […]
During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Disney’s Onyx Collective has announced the straight-to-series greenlight for the three-part docu-series “Black Twitter” (working title) from A Penny for Your Thoughts, WIRED Studios and Culture House. Based on Jason Parham’s WIRED article “A People’s History of Black Twitter,” this three-part series charts the rise, the movements, […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective has announced at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour event that it has picked up the pilot of “1266” (working title), which is a new scripted comedy from 20th Television. The comedy will tell the story of Gabby Brixton (played by Gabourey Sidibe), who’s life is aimless ― she’s living with […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective has released a new trailer for the new six-part limited docu-series “The 1619 Project,” which is an expansion of “The 1619 Project” created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine. In keeping with the original project, the series seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective has announced that its first narrative feature film, “Bruiser”, is going to be released on Hulu in the United States on February 24th 2023, following a theatrical release. “Bruiser” will also stream exclusively on Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories, though the international release date hasn’t yet been […]
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Disney’s Onyx Collective was developing its first scripted comedy series called “Unprisoned”, which is being created by Tracy McMillan (“Mad Men,” Marvel’s “Runaways”). The eight-episode series is produced by ABC Signature and will be streamed exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective has announced that the upcoming six-part limited docu-series “The 1619 Project,” an expansion of “The 1619 Project” created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine, will premiere with the first two episodes on Hulu on Thursday 26th January 2023, with two additional episodes released every Thursday. In […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective is currently developing a new original series called, “The Other Black Girl”, which is based on a book of the same name by Zakiya Dalila Harris, and it has recently started filming in Atlanta. This new series follows Nella, an editorial assistant who is tired of being the only Black girl at […]
Disney’s Onyx Collective has announced details on a brand new half-hour comedy series, “How To Die Alone”, which is being created by ABC Signature and Onyx Collective. Natasha Rothwell (“The White Lotus,” “Insecure”) to star, executive produce, write and co-showrun via her overall deal with ABC Signature and Onyx Collective under the banner of her […]
Hollywood Records has released the soundtrack to the Hulu/Star Original series “Reasonable Doubt”. The album features an original score that has been composed by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad , who have previously worked on ‘Luke Cage’ and ‘The Equalizer’. In ‘Reasonable Doubt’, you’ll judge Jax Stewart for her questionable ethics and wild interpretations […]