Viola Davis, Joy Reid and Charlamagne tha God are among partners backing ALTR, a personal development and learning subscription app slated to launch later in 2024 that will feature short-form audiobooks by Black cultural icons and authors. New York-based ALTR was co-founded by CEO David A. Wilson, creator of Black news site TheGrio (now part…

Onza Distribution has closed three new deals for the Italian thriller series “Flowers Over the Inferno,” an Italian crime drama that scored a 25% audience share during its domestic run on RAI 1. Public broadcaster SBS Australia, Walter Presents in the U.K., and Antenaplay in Romania have picked up the show. According to Onza, other offers…

Get ready to return to Arrakis, now from the comfort of your couch. Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” will be available to stream on Max next Tuesday, May 21. The blockbuster shook up the box office as it passed $500 million at the global box office in March, surpassing the entire run of “Dune: Part…

Greta Gerwig addressed the growing #MeToo movement in France at the jury press conference on opening day of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. “I think people in the community of movies telling us stories and trying to change things for the better is only good,” Gerwig said when asked how she felt about #MeToo-related rumors swirling…

“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” has been renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video. However, sources say that Season 1 stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are not expected to return to star in Season 2. Glover is still credited as a co-creator and executive producer on the series alongside Francesca Sloane, who will return…

Tencent, the Chinese social media, gaming and streaming giant, enjoyed a 62% gain in profits, earned from a 6% revenue improvement in the first quarter of the year. Profits between January and March reached RMB42.6 billion ($5.92 billion). That figure also represented a 55% quarter on quarter gain. Three-month revenues amounted to RMB160 billion ($22.2…

A new docuseries about Kevin Spacey, which first broadcast in the U.K on Channel 4 earlier this month, will now be available to stream globally on Max. Titled “Spacey Unmasked,” the two-part series features previously unheard testimonies about the actor’s alleged sexually inappropriate behavior. The documentary comes less than 10 months after Spacey was found…

ESPN Films’ sports docuseries “30 for 30” will launch five new docus this summer. The upcoming slate features docs about topics including gamer brand FaZe Clan, former track and field superstar Butch Reynolds, and comedy and sports YouTube creator company Dude Perfect. The summer lineup will launch on June 4 with Kathleen Jayme and Asia Youngman’s…

Sauron is on the rise in the first trailer for Season 2 of the Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” which premieres on Aug. 29. Amazon unveiled the trailer and the premiere date in New York City on Tuesday as part of its upfront presentation to advertisers. The action-packed…

It’s hard to think of an album with a more confusing backstory than Childish Gambino-aka-Donald Glover’s “Atavista,” which was first released stealthily — with little notice, promotion, cover artwork or even song titles — into a dark world four years ago, in the early days of the pandemic, and originally named after its grim release…