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Hundreds of TV writers call on Netflix, Apple to improve safety measures in anti-abortion states
More than 400 creators and showrunners made similar demands of Disney, Amazon and other Hollywood giants.
Spotify signs an exclusive podcast deal with filmmaker Ava DuVernay
The Oscar-nominated director's Array collective will work with Gimlet Media on a variety of shows.
Lenovo and Ava DuVernay unveil VR film series on empowering women
The series looks at the stories of women from countries like Mexico, Japan, China, India, Germany, France, Italy, the UK and the USA.
HBO Max is making a series based on the One Perfect Shot Twitter account
If you miss YouTube channels like Every Frame a Painting, HBO Max's upcoming One Perfect Shot series may fill that void.
Ava DuVernay teams with 'Star Wars' veteran on Amazon sci-fi series
Amazon's commitment to sci-fi on Prime Video may have scored it a particularly sweet deal. Ava DuVernay's Array Filmworks is partnering with Victoria Mahoney (who helped direct Rise of Skywalker as well as episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Power and You) on an adaptation of Octavia Butler's acclaimed sci-fi novel Dawn, which tells the tale of a black woman who works with aliens to restore humanity after a centuries-old nuclear war. Mahoney will be the series writer and direct the pilot, but she and DuVernay will executive produce the show alongside others.
'When They See Us' recreates the story of the Central Park Five
This spring, Netflix will turn the harrowing story of the Central Park Five into a four-part mini-series, When They See Us. The show takes a closer look at the infamous 1989 case, in which five black teens were coerced into confessing to a crime they didn't commit -- beating and raping a woman in Central Park. The trailer, released today, wastes no time in revealing how the teens were pressured by police and the racial injustice that led to their convictions.