The premium cable movie channel Starz has reportedly canceled three of their shows plus one upcoming project, according to Deadline. Starz will no longer be continuing the run of the wrestling drama Heels, as well as Run the World and Blindspotting. In addition, the channel has also decided not to proceed with The Venery of Samantha Bird. Heels, Run the World and Blindspotting have all completed two seasons, but The Venery of Samantha Bird was in the middle of production when the show paused for the strikes. Two episodes were left to film in the season.
Heels was produced by Lionsgate and Paramount Network Television and the plot, per Deadline, “revolves around the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig) war...
Heels was produced by Lionsgate and Paramount Network Television and the plot, per Deadline, “revolves around the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig) war...
- 9/26/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
There are some big changes at Starz, and it's bad news for four shows.
Variety reported Monday evening that the premium cabler has canceled Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting and is scrapping The Venery of Samantha Bird ahead of its premiere.
Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting lasted for two seasons on the premium cabler, but it seems that the trio didn't have enough interest to sustain additional seasons.
The highest profile of the three shows was Heels, which starred Stephen Amell as Jack Spade, a man who inherited the league from his father.
However, he struggled to keep things running well, leading to plenty of drama across the two seasons.
The cast also included Alexander Ludwig, Chris Bauer, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, and Trey Tucker.
Rounding out the cast were Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, and Cm Punk.
Fans...
Variety reported Monday evening that the premium cabler has canceled Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting and is scrapping The Venery of Samantha Bird ahead of its premiere.
Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting lasted for two seasons on the premium cabler, but it seems that the trio didn't have enough interest to sustain additional seasons.
The highest profile of the three shows was Heels, which starred Stephen Amell as Jack Spade, a man who inherited the league from his father.
However, he struggled to keep things running well, leading to plenty of drama across the two seasons.
The cast also included Alexander Ludwig, Chris Bauer, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, and Trey Tucker.
Rounding out the cast were Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, and Cm Punk.
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- 9/25/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Starz has axed three existing drama series and one upcoming project.
The network has binned Heels, Run The World and Blindspotting as well as not moving forward with The Venery of Samantha Bird.
Heels, Run The World and Blindspotting all aired two seasons and The Venery of Samantha Bird paused production in May due to the strikes with two episodes left to film.
Heels revolves around the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig) war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.
Alison Luff, Mary McCormack,...
The network has binned Heels, Run The World and Blindspotting as well as not moving forward with The Venery of Samantha Bird.
Heels, Run The World and Blindspotting all aired two seasons and The Venery of Samantha Bird paused production in May due to the strikes with two episodes left to film.
Heels revolves around the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig) war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.
Alison Luff, Mary McCormack,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Things look a bit different in "Run the World" season two - starting with one of the main characters. The Starz dramedy returned on May 26 to pick back up where it left off with best friends Whitney (Amber Stevens West), Renee (Bresha Webb), and Sondi (Corbin Reid) following season one's roller-coaster finale. However, there's one face that's noticeably absent in the season two premiere: Andrea Bordeaux's Ella.
As fans may remember, although the Harlem-set series focuses on the girls' friend group as a whole, it all started with Ella at the beginning of season one, as she kicked off the next phase of her struggling writing career at the digital gossip site Hot Tea Digest. Throughout the first season, Ella's resurrected career and hectic love life were major storylines that continued until the very end, where she finally patched things up with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Anderson (Nick Sagar...
As fans may remember, although the Harlem-set series focuses on the girls' friend group as a whole, it all started with Ella at the beginning of season one, as she kicked off the next phase of her struggling writing career at the digital gossip site Hot Tea Digest. Throughout the first season, Ella's resurrected career and hectic love life were major storylines that continued until the very end, where she finally patched things up with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Anderson (Nick Sagar...
- 5/27/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
The "Run the World" Cast Tease the Girls "All Take Risks" in Season 2: "Jumping Off Cliffs Together"
It's hard to believe it's been two years since Starz's "Run the World" first hit our TV screens - even the cast are surprised when they think about the show's long hiatus. But the good news is the Harlem-set dramedy is finally back for season two, which kicked off on May 26, and 30-something-year-old besties Whitney (Amber Stevens West), Renee (Bresha Webb), and Sondi (Corbin Reid) are ready to get back into the swing of things. Of course, the half-hour series returns for much more drama, sisterhood, and romance following season one's wild finale, but that's not all viewers can look forward to.
"We just leaned in harder because we became even closer friends during the break in between, so it was easy to dive right back in."
"There's some fun stuff that happens this season," Stevens West teases to Popsugar. "There are the big things that are fun this...
"We just leaned in harder because we became even closer friends during the break in between, so it was easy to dive right back in."
"There's some fun stuff that happens this season," Stevens West teases to Popsugar. "There are the big things that are fun this...
- 5/26/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Starz has unveiled a new trailer for Run the World Season 2, which teases even more mess. Press Play on the above video for a sneak peek at what’s to come.
Season 2 will premiere Friday, May 26 at 9:30/8:30c on Starz. Additionally, the episode will debut at midnight on the Starz app and other on-demand platforms.
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Season 2 will premiere Friday, May 26 at 9:30/8:30c on Starz. Additionally, the episode will debut at midnight on the Starz app and other on-demand platforms.
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- 4/25/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
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Can these ladies rule their world? Has the Run the World TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Run the World, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
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Airing on the Starz cable channel, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive...
Can these ladies rule their world? Has the Run the World TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Run the World, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the Starz cable channel, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive...
- 2/16/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
New episodes of the Starz comedy Run the World are on the way.
The network announced Wednesday that Season 2 is set to premiere on Friday, May 26 at 9:30/8:30c. New episodes will also become available at midnight Et via the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms.
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Run the World follows a group of “smart, funny, and...
The network announced Wednesday that Season 2 is set to premiere on Friday, May 26 at 9:30/8:30c. New episodes will also become available at midnight Et via the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms.
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Run the World follows a group of “smart, funny, and...
- 2/15/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Run the World is returning to Starz for a second season and three actors have been added to the cast. Tika Sumpter, Cp, and Isha Blaaker are joining Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker on the comedy series. Cree Summer, Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, and Rachelle Williams-BenAry will also guest star in season two.
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- 5/1/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Demons of the literal and figurative variety plague Courteney Cox’s Pat during Shining Vale‘s two-episode premiere — but strangely, it’s the metaphorical ones that appear to be wreaking more havoc.
Shining Vale, which debuted on Starz Sunday night, centers on the vaguely dysfunctional Phelps family: There’s Pat, a depressed author who’s still trying to write a follow-up to her popular erotic fiction novel from 17 years ago; her husband, Terry (Greg Kinnear), who isn’t quite over the affair that Pat recently had with their handyman; and their two kids, rebellious teen daughter Gaynor (Dickinson‘s Gus Birney...
Shining Vale, which debuted on Starz Sunday night, centers on the vaguely dysfunctional Phelps family: There’s Pat, a depressed author who’s still trying to write a follow-up to her popular erotic fiction novel from 17 years ago; her husband, Terry (Greg Kinnear), who isn’t quite over the affair that Pat recently had with their handyman; and their two kids, rebellious teen daughter Gaynor (Dickinson‘s Gus Birney...
- 3/7/2022
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Tommy Egan is a dead man — and that’s a big part of the fun at the start of Power‘s latest spinoff, Book IV: Force, which premiered Sunday on Starz.
Fans of the original Power know that Ghost’s former business partner/best friend left New York in that series’ finale. In a brief appearance in Book II: Ghost‘s finale, the character faked his death and set out for a new life — likely of crime — in California.
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Fans of the original Power know that Ghost’s former business partner/best friend left New York in that series’ finale. In a brief appearance in Book II: Ghost‘s finale, the character faked his death and set out for a new life — likely of crime — in California.
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- 2/7/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Sunday’s Power Book II: Ghost Season 2 finale marked the end of an era: It was Powerverse creator Courtney Kemp‘s final episode as a showrunner for one of her shows at Starz. And the executive producer went out with a bang. Several of them, to be exact.
The episode saw the death of not only Daniel Sunjata’s Mecca, who was fatally shot by Monet, but also Zeke (!), whom Lorenzo killed when he mistook the young man for Mecca. At the end of the episode, Monet got word that her son had been found dead… and Lorenzo didn’t...
The episode saw the death of not only Daniel Sunjata’s Mecca, who was fatally shot by Monet, but also Zeke (!), whom Lorenzo killed when he mistook the young man for Mecca. At the end of the episode, Monet got word that her son had been found dead… and Lorenzo didn’t...
- 2/7/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Actress Andrea Bordeaux has opened up about her exit from the Starz comedy series ‘Run The World’. Bordeaux, who plays journalist Ella on the series about four successful young Black women living in Harlem, has exited the show due to a disagreement over the production’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, ew.com has confirmed. Deadline first reported that […]...
- 2/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Update Saturday: Andrea Bordeaux has spoken out about her exit from the Starz/Lionsgate TV series Run the World.
“Getting the opportunity to play Ella on #RunTheWorld was an absolute dream come true,” Bordeaux wrote on Instagram. “I would have loved to continue to grow with this delightful character and having to come to terms with this sharp turn in my life, my dream, and career these past several weeks has been heartbreaking beyond words.”
Bordeaux said that “Lionsgate made no efforts to find a workable solution” and that she was fired from the series for not complying with the new Covid vaccine mandate.
“My heart is with all of the people around the world who feel that they are losing so much due to their choice to stand in their convictions and to honor their deepest core beliefs,” Bordeaux added.
Previous Exclusive: As Starz’s comedy series Run the World...
“Getting the opportunity to play Ella on #RunTheWorld was an absolute dream come true,” Bordeaux wrote on Instagram. “I would have loved to continue to grow with this delightful character and having to come to terms with this sharp turn in my life, my dream, and career these past several weeks has been heartbreaking beyond words.”
Bordeaux said that “Lionsgate made no efforts to find a workable solution” and that she was fired from the series for not complying with the new Covid vaccine mandate.
“My heart is with all of the people around the world who feel that they are losing so much due to their choice to stand in their convictions and to honor their deepest core beliefs,” Bordeaux added.
Previous Exclusive: As Starz’s comedy series Run the World...
- 2/5/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Run the World's Andrea Bordeaux Addresses Exit Ahead of Season 2 Over Vaccine Mandate: 'I Was Fired'
Andrea Bordeaux, who starred as Ella in Season 1 of the Starz comedy Run the World, is speaking out following her departure over the show’s Covid-19 protocols.
Bordeaux reportedly failed to comply with Run the World production company Lionsgate Television’s vaccine mandate, which requires that cast and crew members who work in Zone A be fully vaccinated.
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Bordeaux reportedly failed to comply with Run the World production company Lionsgate Television’s vaccine mandate, which requires that cast and crew members who work in Zone A be fully vaccinated.
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- 2/5/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Run the World‘s central quartet will now be a trio.
Andrea Bordeaux, who starred as Ella during Season 1 of the critically acclaimed Starz comedy, is exiting the series ahead of Season 2 after failing to comply with the production’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, Deadline reports.
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Andrea Bordeaux, who starred as Ella during Season 1 of the critically acclaimed Starz comedy, is exiting the series ahead of Season 2 after failing to comply with the production’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, Deadline reports.
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- 2/4/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The Starz cable channel has very few original scripted series and the comedies typically don't attract a lot of viewers. Will this new show be an exception? Will Run the World be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. Status Update Below.
A comedy, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for "world domination". Whitney Green (West) is a perfectionist who almost always plays by the rules. An audacious romantic, Ella McFair (Bordeaux) is figuring out what she truly wants both personally and professionally. Renee Ross (Webb) is the...
A comedy, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for "world domination". Whitney Green (West) is a perfectionist who almost always plays by the rules. An audacious romantic, Ella McFair (Bordeaux) is figuring out what she truly wants both personally and professionally. Renee Ross (Webb) is the...
- 8/28/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
How strong are these ladies' bond in the first season of the Run the World TV show on Starz? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Run the World is cancelled or renewed for season two. 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 first season episodes of Run the World here. Status Update Below.
A Starz comedy, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who...
A Starz comedy, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who...
- 8/28/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The four ladies of Harlem are coming back for more. Starz has renewed the Run the World TV show for a second season. Rachelle Williams will take over as showrunner from Yvette Lee Bowser. The first season finished airing in July.
The Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for "world domination". Whitney Green (West) is a perfectionist who almost always plays by the rules. An audacious romantic, Ella McFair (Bordeaux) is figuring out what she truly wants both personally and professionally. Renee Ross (Webb) is...
The Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport and stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with Tonya Pinkins guesting. The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for "world domination". Whitney Green (West) is a perfectionist who almost always plays by the rules. An audacious romantic, Ella McFair (Bordeaux) is figuring out what she truly wants both personally and professionally. Renee Ross (Webb) is...
- 8/27/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix announced that 10 more actors have been added to the cast of “Wednesday,” the upcoming reboot of “The Addams Family” starring Jenna Ortega in the titular role.
Thora Birch joins the cast as Wednesday’s dorm mother Tamara Novak, while Riki Lindhome will play Wednesday’s therapist Dr. Valerie Kinbott, and Jamie McShane is Sheriff Donovan Galpin, who has a vendetta against Wednesday’s father Gomez (Luis Guzmán).
The newly announced actors portraying classmates of Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy are Hunter Doohan as Wednesday’s friend Tyler Galpin, who happens to also be the sheriff’s son; Georgie Farmer as shy Nevermore Academy student Ajax Petropolus; Moosa Mostafa as beekeeping club president Eugene Otinger; Emma Myers as Wednesday’s roommate Enid Sinclair; Naomi J. Ogawa as vampire Yoko Tanaka; Joy Sunday as popular girl Bianca Barclay, and Percy Hynes White as artist and rich kid Xavier Thorpe.
Along with Ortega and Guzmán,...
Thora Birch joins the cast as Wednesday’s dorm mother Tamara Novak, while Riki Lindhome will play Wednesday’s therapist Dr. Valerie Kinbott, and Jamie McShane is Sheriff Donovan Galpin, who has a vendetta against Wednesday’s father Gomez (Luis Guzmán).
The newly announced actors portraying classmates of Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy are Hunter Doohan as Wednesday’s friend Tyler Galpin, who happens to also be the sheriff’s son; Georgie Farmer as shy Nevermore Academy student Ajax Petropolus; Moosa Mostafa as beekeeping club president Eugene Otinger; Emma Myers as Wednesday’s roommate Enid Sinclair; Naomi J. Ogawa as vampire Yoko Tanaka; Joy Sunday as popular girl Bianca Barclay, and Percy Hynes White as artist and rich kid Xavier Thorpe.
Along with Ortega and Guzmán,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Starz will continue to Run the World, renewing the freshman comedy for a second season, TVLine has learned.
Additionally, the series is welcoming Rachelle Williams — whose credits include Love Life, mixed-ish and Survivor’s Remorse — as its new showrunner, executive-producing alongside Yvette Lee Bowser and series creator Leigh Davenport.
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“Run the World has been so passionately embraced by our...
Additionally, the series is welcoming Rachelle Williams — whose credits include Love Life, mixed-ish and Survivor’s Remorse — as its new showrunner, executive-producing alongside Yvette Lee Bowser and series creator Leigh Davenport.
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“Run the World has been so passionately embraced by our...
- 8/27/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Starz has ordered a second season of its comedy series Run The World, from Lionsgate Television. The new season will come with new showrunner Rachelle Williams, who is taking over for Yvette Lee Bowser. Bowser will continue to serve as executive producer alongside Williams and series creator Leigh Davenport. Living Single creator Bowser, who is under an overall deal at ABC Signature where her SisterLee Productions is based, will now focus on a slate of projects she has in development.
Created, written and executive produced by Davenport, Run the World follows a group of smart, funny, and vibrant thirty-something Black women – fiercely loyal best friends – who live, work and play in Harlem. As they strive for world domination, they each navigate career highs and lows, hookups and heartbreaks that causes them to re-evaluate who they are and where they are going. At its core, it’s an...
Created, written and executive produced by Davenport, Run the World follows a group of smart, funny, and vibrant thirty-something Black women – fiercely loyal best friends – who live, work and play in Harlem. As they strive for world domination, they each navigate career highs and lows, hookups and heartbreaks that causes them to re-evaluate who they are and where they are going. At its core, it’s an...
- 8/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Starz has renewed comedy “Run the World” for a second season, which will see Rachelle Williams joining the series as its new showrunner. Yvette Lee Bowser is still on board as an executive producer, but she handed off the showrunning duties to focus on a slate of projects she has in development, a person close to production said.
Series creator Leigh Davenport is still there to executive produce as well.
“’Run the World’ has been so passionately embraced by our audience and we are thrilled to bring fans another season,” Alison Hoffman, the president of domestic networks for Starz, said in a statement on Friday. “Our incredibly talented cast and executive producers Yvette and Leigh are set to return, and we’re excited to welcome Rachelle back into the Starz family leading as showrunner and executive producer.”
“‘Run the World’ follows a group of smart, funny, and vibrant thirty-something Black...
Series creator Leigh Davenport is still there to executive produce as well.
“’Run the World’ has been so passionately embraced by our audience and we are thrilled to bring fans another season,” Alison Hoffman, the president of domestic networks for Starz, said in a statement on Friday. “Our incredibly talented cast and executive producers Yvette and Leigh are set to return, and we’re excited to welcome Rachelle back into the Starz family leading as showrunner and executive producer.”
“‘Run the World’ follows a group of smart, funny, and vibrant thirty-something Black...
- 8/27/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
In our Q&a series Last Call, we get down to the bottom of every last thing with some of our favorite celebs - from the last time they were starstruck to the last song they listened to. This week, Amber Stevens West and Andrea Bordeaux take our call.
It didn't take us long to fall in love with Starz's Run the World. On top of the dramatic romances, eye candy, and incredible fashion, the show spotlights the incredible friendship between four women living in Harlem. As we've watched the first season and gotten to know the characters, it's almost like Whitney Green (Amber Stevens West), Ella McFair (Andrea Bordeaux), Renee Ross (Bresha Webb), Sondi Hill (Corbin Reid) have become our best friends as well. Just as the four women have grown together on screen, the cast has become just as close in real life.
Ahead of the Run the...
It didn't take us long to fall in love with Starz's Run the World. On top of the dramatic romances, eye candy, and incredible fashion, the show spotlights the incredible friendship between four women living in Harlem. As we've watched the first season and gotten to know the characters, it's almost like Whitney Green (Amber Stevens West), Ella McFair (Andrea Bordeaux), Renee Ross (Bresha Webb), Sondi Hill (Corbin Reid) have become our best friends as well. Just as the four women have grown together on screen, the cast has become just as close in real life.
Ahead of the Run the...
- 7/12/2021
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Starz is continuing its Power trip: The premium cable channel has renewed a prequel to its original drug drama before the spinoff even premieres.
The network greenlit Season 2 of Power Book III Monday, ahead of the series’ premiere on Sunday, July 18 (8/7c). The show, subtitled Raising Kanan, is set in the 1990s and chronicles the teen years of Kanan Stark, the Power character played by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. (Jackson is an executive producer on the spinoff, alongside Power creator Courtney A. Kemp and Raising Kanan creator/showrunner Sascha Penn.)
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The network greenlit Season 2 of Power Book III Monday, ahead of the series’ premiere on Sunday, July 18 (8/7c). The show, subtitled Raising Kanan, is set in the 1990s and chronicles the teen years of Kanan Stark, the Power character played by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. (Jackson is an executive producer on the spinoff, alongside Power creator Courtney A. Kemp and Raising Kanan creator/showrunner Sascha Penn.)
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- 7/12/2021
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Remember when Run the World‘s Ola showed up at Whitney’s door right after she decided that she’d finally tell him she cheated?
Well, the Starz series’ season finale picks up immediately after that, with Whitney wasting no time in telling her fiancé she slept with someone else. Their emotional conversation is spread throughout the half-hour episode as Ola tries to come to terms with what she’s done.
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Well, the Starz series’ season finale picks up immediately after that, with Whitney wasting no time in telling her fiancé she slept with someone else. Their emotional conversation is spread throughout the half-hour episode as Ola tries to come to terms with what she’s done.
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- 7/12/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Sunday’s Run the World finds major truths revealed, and several characters recognizing that they deserve better than what they’ve been given.
Sondi, who’s raised concerns over Amari’s predominately white ballet class negatively impacting her self worth, takes the young girl to see Black ballet dancers perform. Amari is delighted to see dancers who look like her and asks to wear the flesh-toned ballet shoes Sondi customized for her. See? Representation matters.
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Sondi, who’s raised concerns over Amari’s predominately white ballet class negatively impacting her self worth, takes the young girl to see Black ballet dancers perform. Amari is delighted to see dancers who look like her and asks to wear the flesh-toned ballet shoes Sondi customized for her. See? Representation matters.
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- 7/5/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
It’s no coincidence that Run the World takes a joyful and optimistic approach to love and friendship in Harlem.
Creator Leigh Davenport set out to create a series that reflected the happiness and fulfilling relationships that Black women experience in real life, despite what other shows tell you. Even when they’re dealing with things like being passed over for a promotion or wedding jitters, Ella, Renee, Sondi and Whitney are still living their best lives because they have each other.
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Creator Leigh Davenport set out to create a series that reflected the happiness and fulfilling relationships that Black women experience in real life, despite what other shows tell you. Even when they’re dealing with things like being passed over for a promotion or wedding jitters, Ella, Renee, Sondi and Whitney are still living their best lives because they have each other.
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- 7/3/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Real ones, like Blindspotting’s Ashley (played by Jasmine Cephas Jones) and Janelle (Candace Nicholas-Lippman), use their extremely sophisticated and covert system for exchanging contraband without getting their friend in trouble.
In a sneak peek at this week’s episode (airing Sunday at 9/8c on Starz), the longtime pals show Earl (Benjamin Earl Turner), who’s out on parole, their covert method for sharing weed. It involves some funny robot dancing, a rope, several hooks and some clothespins.
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In a sneak peek at this week’s episode (airing Sunday at 9/8c on Starz), the longtime pals show Earl (Benjamin Earl Turner), who’s out on parole, their covert method for sharing weed. It involves some funny robot dancing, a rope, several hooks and some clothespins.
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- 7/2/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Network: Starz
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: May 16, 2021 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with guest star Tonya Pinkins.
TV show description:
A comedy, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport.
The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination.
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Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: May 16, 2021 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, and Jay Walker, with guest star Tonya Pinkins.
TV show description:
A comedy, the Run the World TV series was created by Leigh Davenport.
The show follows a group of Black women -- vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends -- who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination.
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- 6/8/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Starz has released the results of a nationwide consumer survey, which affirms the demand for diverse, authentic and inclusive representation within the entertainment industry.
The study, titled “Give The People What They Want: US Audiences and Their Appetite for Multicultural Media Content,” was conducted in partnership with UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers.
Polling adults between the ages of 18 and 54, it found that cast and creator diversity are two of the top drivers of how audiences choose content. 60.4% of respondents said that diversity behind the camera is important, while 49.1% noted the importance of having women behind the camera.
At the same time, respondents felt that authentic representation is still lacking, among both women and racial/ethnic minorities. Just 35.7% of respondents of from racial/ethnic minority groups said they felt well represented in today’s media, and only 38.5% of women said the same, compared to 59.7% of men.
63.7% of respondents said representation...
The study, titled “Give The People What They Want: US Audiences and Their Appetite for Multicultural Media Content,” was conducted in partnership with UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers.
Polling adults between the ages of 18 and 54, it found that cast and creator diversity are two of the top drivers of how audiences choose content. 60.4% of respondents said that diversity behind the camera is important, while 49.1% noted the importance of having women behind the camera.
At the same time, respondents felt that authentic representation is still lacking, among both women and racial/ethnic minorities. Just 35.7% of respondents of from racial/ethnic minority groups said they felt well represented in today’s media, and only 38.5% of women said the same, compared to 59.7% of men.
63.7% of respondents said representation...
- 5/18/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Run the World creator Leigh Davenport set out to deliver a joyful series that showcased Black women living their best lives.
Enlisting Living Single creator Yvette Lee Bowser as showrunner and executive producer, the Starz drama follows four life-long friends in Harlem as they navigate life, love and success.
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Episode 1 kicks off with Ella (Andrea Bordeaux), who wakes up...
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Episode 1 kicks off with Ella (Andrea Bordeaux), who wakes up...
- 5/17/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
As I pressed play on the first episode of “Run the World,” I wasn’t intending to mainline the entire eight-episode season in one greedy gulp. But as a blessedly rare warm New York City breeze floated through my open window, Leigh Davenport’s lush new series about four friends having a vivid, game-changing Harlem summer proved too good and fitting to resist.
“Run the World,” premiering May 16 on Starz, is immediately self-aware of its place in the TV canon, particularly as a witty dramedy about four thirty-something women falling in and out of love and lust in New York. In the pilot, frustrated writer Ella (Andrea Bordeaux) fondly refers to her on and off boyfriend Anderson (Nick Sagar) as her “Big,” as in the infamous “Mr. Big” who drove Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw so wild throughout “Sex and the City.” But on “Run the World,” Ella’s...
“Run the World,” premiering May 16 on Starz, is immediately self-aware of its place in the TV canon, particularly as a witty dramedy about four thirty-something women falling in and out of love and lust in New York. In the pilot, frustrated writer Ella (Andrea Bordeaux) fondly refers to her on and off boyfriend Anderson (Nick Sagar) as her “Big,” as in the infamous “Mr. Big” who drove Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw so wild throughout “Sex and the City.” But on “Run the World,” Ella’s...
- 5/15/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Just hours after the CDC announced Thursday that vaccinated people can now generally go unmasked in private and public spaces, Starz rolled out the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of its new comedy series “Run the World” at NeueHouse Hollywood.
“It’s going to be an interesting adjustment for a lot of people,” Amber Stevens West, who plays Whitney on the show, told Variety. “I’ll probably still be wearing a mask out for a while unless I’m with company that I know I’m comfortable with, just for safety reasons. Also, I think culturally it’s a nice thing to establish.”
“Run the World” centers on a group of four Black best friends in Harlem as they navigate their careers, romance and more. Created by Leigh Davenport and executive produced by Yvette Lee Bowser (“Living Single”), Stevens West’s costars include Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid and Andrea Bordeaux.
“It’s going to be an interesting adjustment for a lot of people,” Amber Stevens West, who plays Whitney on the show, told Variety. “I’ll probably still be wearing a mask out for a while unless I’m with company that I know I’m comfortable with, just for safety reasons. Also, I think culturally it’s a nice thing to establish.”
“Run the World” centers on a group of four Black best friends in Harlem as they navigate their careers, romance and more. Created by Leigh Davenport and executive produced by Yvette Lee Bowser (“Living Single”), Stevens West’s costars include Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid and Andrea Bordeaux.
- 5/15/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
If there’s any doubt of the cultural hold that Sex and the City continues to exert 17 years after its final episode, look no further than the new Starz comedy Run the World. Set in Harlem, creator Leigh Davenport’s summer strut of a series follows four 30-something Black professionals: lifelong best friends with roots in the South, clothes for every conceivable event and plans for nothing short of world domination. Like its HBO predecessor (and that show’s Black-centric contemporary, Girlfriends), Run the World marries aspirational gloss with emotional groundedness to familiar but appealing effect.
There’s the lovelorn writer, Ella (Andrea Bordeaux), who finds ...
There’s the lovelorn writer, Ella (Andrea Bordeaux), who finds ...
- 5/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If there’s any doubt of the cultural hold that Sex and the City continues to exert 17 years after its final episode, look no further than the new Starz comedy Run the World. Set in Harlem, creator Leigh Davenport’s summer strut of a series follows four 30-something Black professionals: lifelong best friends with roots in the South, clothes for every conceivable event and plans for nothing short of world domination. Like its HBO predecessor (and that show’s Black-centric contemporary, Girlfriends), Run the World marries aspirational gloss with emotional groundedness to familiar but appealing effect.
There’s the lovelorn writer, Ella (Andrea Bordeaux), who finds ...
There’s the lovelorn writer, Ella (Andrea Bordeaux), who finds ...
- 5/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
When Leigh Davenport was in her mid-20s living in Harlem, N.Y., preoccupied with figuring out how to climb corporate and social ladders and scoring the best guy, she wanted to see her friend group on screen.
“At the time, there was a lot of reality TV that just showed Black women pouring drinks on each other and snatching weaves off and there was always a lot of conversation about how single Black women can’t get a man. There was so much enforcement of negative stereotypes and just a general air of negative energy, and I wanted something aspirational,” she tells Variety.
Deciding to be the change she wanted to see, Davenport drew on material from her own life to create “Run The World,” a half-hour comedy that follows four smart, funny and vibrant 30-something Black female friends and bows May 16 on Starz.
Because much of the series...
“At the time, there was a lot of reality TV that just showed Black women pouring drinks on each other and snatching weaves off and there was always a lot of conversation about how single Black women can’t get a man. There was so much enforcement of negative stereotypes and just a general air of negative energy, and I wanted something aspirational,” she tells Variety.
Deciding to be the change she wanted to see, Davenport drew on material from her own life to create “Run The World,” a half-hour comedy that follows four smart, funny and vibrant 30-something Black female friends and bows May 16 on Starz.
Because much of the series...
- 5/14/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
To celebrate the release of Run The World, the latest original series debuting on StarzPlay, we sat down with some of its cast to find out all about this fantastic new show.
Created and written by Leigh Davenport, “Run The World” is the story of a group of Black women – vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.
Amber Stevens West and Corbin Reid make up half of the show’s fierce quartet and spoke to us about the lure of the show, what it means for female representation and friendship, its importance and why Harlem feels like the “fifth part” of the ensemble.
The series stars Andrea Bordeaux (“NCIS: Los Angeles”), Bresha Webb (“The Last O.G”), Corbin Reid (“How to get away with Murder”, “Valor”) and Amber Stevens West (“Criminal Minds”, 22 Jump Street...
Created and written by Leigh Davenport, “Run The World” is the story of a group of Black women – vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.
Amber Stevens West and Corbin Reid make up half of the show’s fierce quartet and spoke to us about the lure of the show, what it means for female representation and friendship, its importance and why Harlem feels like the “fifth part” of the ensemble.
The series stars Andrea Bordeaux (“NCIS: Los Angeles”), Bresha Webb (“The Last O.G”), Corbin Reid (“How to get away with Murder”, “Valor”) and Amber Stevens West (“Criminal Minds”, 22 Jump Street...
- 5/14/2021
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Late in the premiere of the new Starz dramedy Run the World, Ella (Andrea Bordeaux) reveals to her old friend Sondi (Corbin Reid) that her on-again, off-again ex Anderson (Nick Sagar) is back in town. Sondi, exasperated, suggests she may have to have sex with Anderson herself to understand what Ella sees in him. “He’s my Big!” Ella explains — as in Mr. Big, the on-again, off-again lover of Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City. Like Carrie, Ella is a writer living in Manhattan (Harlem instead of the Upper...
- 5/13/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
HBO Max released a trailer for Season 4 of “Gomorrah,” which launches on May 20.
The new season focuses on Genny, who, in order to protect his family, commits to legit business and tries to escape the world in which his father raised him.
“Gomorrah” stars Salvatore Esposito, Ivana Lotito, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Arturo Muselli and Loris De Luna.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, “Gomorrah” is executive produced by Riccardo Tozzi, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Nils Hartman and Sonia Rovai. The series is developed by Saviano and Stefano Bises, alongside Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, who also serve as writers with Enrico Audenino and Monica Zapelli. The fourth season is directed by Claudio Cupellini, Marco D’Amore, Enrico Rosati, Ciro Visco and Francesca Comencini, who is also the artistic supervisor.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
First Looks
PBS released a trailer for “Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten,...
The new season focuses on Genny, who, in order to protect his family, commits to legit business and tries to escape the world in which his father raised him.
“Gomorrah” stars Salvatore Esposito, Ivana Lotito, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Arturo Muselli and Loris De Luna.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, “Gomorrah” is executive produced by Riccardo Tozzi, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Nils Hartman and Sonia Rovai. The series is developed by Saviano and Stefano Bises, alongside Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, who also serve as writers with Enrico Audenino and Monica Zapelli. The fourth season is directed by Claudio Cupellini, Marco D’Amore, Enrico Rosati, Ciro Visco and Francesca Comencini, who is also the artistic supervisor.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
First Looks
PBS released a trailer for “Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Antonio Ferme and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
The fifth and final season of “The Bold Type” will premiere on May 26 at 10 p.m., Freeform announced Thursday.
The fourth season left Kat, Jane and Sutton at their limits both personally and professionally at Scarlet Magazine. The final six episodes of the series will celebrate the trio’s journey into becoming who they were each meant to be. The series stars Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Stephen Conrad Moore and Melora Hardin. Nikohl Boosheri will recur as fan-favorite character Adena El-Amin, and Carson Kressley will guest star as himself in the season premiere. The series is executive produced by Wendy Straker Hauser, Matt McGuinness, David Bernad, Joanna Coles, Brian Madden, Ruben Fleischer and Sandrine Gros d’Aillon.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, Marissa Cuevas joined the cast of the CW’s “Kung Fu.” She will play Nadia, the smart, feisty, charming personal assistant of Evan’s boss who sees and hears everything.
The fourth season left Kat, Jane and Sutton at their limits both personally and professionally at Scarlet Magazine. The final six episodes of the series will celebrate the trio’s journey into becoming who they were each meant to be. The series stars Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Stephen Conrad Moore and Melora Hardin. Nikohl Boosheri will recur as fan-favorite character Adena El-Amin, and Carson Kressley will guest star as himself in the season premiere. The series is executive produced by Wendy Straker Hauser, Matt McGuinness, David Bernad, Joanna Coles, Brian Madden, Ruben Fleischer and Sandrine Gros d’Aillon.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, Marissa Cuevas joined the cast of the CW’s “Kung Fu.” She will play Nadia, the smart, feisty, charming personal assistant of Evan’s boss who sees and hears everything.
- 4/8/2021
- by Antonio Ferme and Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Starzplay has debuted a new trailer for the upcoming black female empowerment comedy series ‘Run The World’.
Set in Harlem, the series follows a group of smart, funny, and vibrant thirty-something Black women – fiercely loyal best friends – who live, work and play in Harlem. As they strive for world domination, they each navigate career highs and lows, hookups and heartbreaks that causes them to re-evaluate who they are and where they are going. At its core, it’s an authentic and unapologetic show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.
The series stars Amber Stevens West (“The Carmichael Show”) as “Whitney,” a perfectionist who almost always plays by the rules; Andrea Bordeaux (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) as “Ella,” an audacious romantic, who is figuring out what she truly wants both personally and professionally; Bresha Webb (“Marlon”) as “Renee,” the vivacious, soon-to-be-divorcee diva with a seemingly thriving career; and Corbin Reid (“Valor”) as “Sondi,...
Set in Harlem, the series follows a group of smart, funny, and vibrant thirty-something Black women – fiercely loyal best friends – who live, work and play in Harlem. As they strive for world domination, they each navigate career highs and lows, hookups and heartbreaks that causes them to re-evaluate who they are and where they are going. At its core, it’s an authentic and unapologetic show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.
The series stars Amber Stevens West (“The Carmichael Show”) as “Whitney,” a perfectionist who almost always plays by the rules; Andrea Bordeaux (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) as “Ella,” an audacious romantic, who is figuring out what she truly wants both personally and professionally; Bresha Webb (“Marlon”) as “Renee,” the vivacious, soon-to-be-divorcee diva with a seemingly thriving career; and Corbin Reid (“Valor”) as “Sondi,...
- 4/8/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Clear your calendars for May: That’s when the women of Run the World are going to start doing what the show’s title implies.
The Starz comedy hails from creator Leigh Davenport (Wendy Williams: The Hot Topic) and showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser (Living Single). It stars Bresha Webb (Marlon), Amber Stevens West (The Carmichael Show), Corbin Reid (How to Get Away With Murder) and Andrea Bordeaux (NCIS: Los Angeles), the show will follow four professional women in their 30s who live in Harlem and also happen to be best friends.
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The Starz comedy hails from creator Leigh Davenport (Wendy Williams: The Hot Topic) and showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser (Living Single). It stars Bresha Webb (Marlon), Amber Stevens West (The Carmichael Show), Corbin Reid (How to Get Away With Murder) and Andrea Bordeaux (NCIS: Los Angeles), the show will follow four professional women in their 30s who live in Harlem and also happen to be best friends.
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- 4/8/2021
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
In a year of quarantine isolation and global tumult, storytelling has never felt more necessary as a portal to the world.
To mark International Women’s Day, Variety offers a guide to female-centered stories that will reach big and small screens this year and at the creators behind them.
Take Malala Yousafzai, the trailblazing 23-year-old women’s advocate who was shot in her native Pakistan for championing the rights of women and girls to receive an education. Through a newly-formed production company, she will develop a diverse slate of scripted and unscripted content with Apple TV Plus designed to lift up women around the world.
“I believe in the power of stories to bring families together, forge friendships, build movements, and inspire children to dream,” Yousafzai said. “And I couldn’t ask for a better partner than Apple to help bring these stories to life. I’m grateful for the opportunity to support women,...
To mark International Women’s Day, Variety offers a guide to female-centered stories that will reach big and small screens this year and at the creators behind them.
Take Malala Yousafzai, the trailblazing 23-year-old women’s advocate who was shot in her native Pakistan for championing the rights of women and girls to receive an education. Through a newly-formed production company, she will develop a diverse slate of scripted and unscripted content with Apple TV Plus designed to lift up women around the world.
“I believe in the power of stories to bring families together, forge friendships, build movements, and inspire children to dream,” Yousafzai said. “And I couldn’t ask for a better partner than Apple to help bring these stories to life. I’m grateful for the opportunity to support women,...
- 3/8/2021
- by Matt Donnelly and Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been nearly three decades since Yvette Lee Bowser blazed a trail as the first Black woman to develop her own primetime series, with the funny and relatable Fox sitcom Living Single. But her long and impressive list of career accomplishments in television doesn’t end there.
In addition to Living Single, her executive producing credits include Dear White People, Half & Half and For Your Love. Bowser has also worked as a consulting producer on black-ish and Happily Divorced, and as a producer on A Different World and Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper. Her success as both an EP...
In addition to Living Single, her executive producing credits include Dear White People, Half & Half and For Your Love. Bowser has also worked as a consulting producer on black-ish and Happily Divorced, and as a producer on A Different World and Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper. Her success as both an EP...
- 2/9/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released a trailer for “Song Exploder Volume 2,” and Starz debuted a first look at its upcoming original series, “Run the World.”
Dates
HBO Sports and Major League Baseball are teaming up to produce “Under the Grapefruit Tree: The Cc Sabathia Story,” set to debut Dec. 22 on HBO. The documentary film follows the personal story of New York Yankees pitcher Carsten Charles Sabathia, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of his final season with the team in 2019 and narration from Sabathia. The movie chronicles the athlete’s humble beginnings in Vallejo, Calif., where he honed his skills by throwing grapefruits in his grandmother’s yard, to the ups and downs of his career, including his longtime battle with addiction. It will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
As part of its 50th anniversary crowdsourced storytelling project PBS American Portrait, PBS announced a four-part documentary series...
Dates
HBO Sports and Major League Baseball are teaming up to produce “Under the Grapefruit Tree: The Cc Sabathia Story,” set to debut Dec. 22 on HBO. The documentary film follows the personal story of New York Yankees pitcher Carsten Charles Sabathia, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of his final season with the team in 2019 and narration from Sabathia. The movie chronicles the athlete’s humble beginnings in Vallejo, Calif., where he honed his skills by throwing grapefruits in his grandmother’s yard, to the ups and downs of his career, including his longtime battle with addiction. It will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
As part of its 50th anniversary crowdsourced storytelling project PBS American Portrait, PBS announced a four-part documentary series...
- 12/1/2020
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Starz has added Living Single actress Erika Alexander to its newest comedy series, Run the World, in a recurring role.
Alexander will join Run the World as Barb, adding to the cast of Amber Stevens, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid and Stephen Bishop. Additional cast members are Nick Sagar, Jay Walker and Tosin Morohunfola.
Created, written and executive produced by Leigh Davenport, Run the World is the story of a group of black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. Dear White People and Living Single producer Yvette Lee Bowser will serve as showrunner.
Along with the new casting, Starz announced that the eight-episode series has started production in Harlem and throughout New York City. Primarily filming in Harlem, the series is set to feature renowned landmarks such as Marcus Garvey Park and the Harriet Tubman Memorial statue...
Alexander will join Run the World as Barb, adding to the cast of Amber Stevens, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid and Stephen Bishop. Additional cast members are Nick Sagar, Jay Walker and Tosin Morohunfola.
Created, written and executive produced by Leigh Davenport, Run the World is the story of a group of black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. Dear White People and Living Single producer Yvette Lee Bowser will serve as showrunner.
Along with the new casting, Starz announced that the eight-episode series has started production in Harlem and throughout New York City. Primarily filming in Harlem, the series is set to feature renowned landmarks such as Marcus Garvey Park and the Harriet Tubman Memorial statue...
- 10/29/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tosin Morohunfola is set as a lead opposite Amber Stevens West in Starz’s comedy series Run The World, from Boomerang writer Leigh Davenport; Dear White People co-showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser; and Lionsgate TV.
Created, written and executive produced by Davenport, Run the World is the story of a group of black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about friendship and not only surviving — but thriving together.
Morohunfola will play Ola, Whitney’s (West) amiable and joyful Nigerian-American fiancé who also happens to be a sexy ER doctor. Whitney and Ola have been in love since their freshman year of college. Over ten years later, with their wedding fast approaching, Ola’s deep understanding of Whitney’s neurotic tendencies is being tested. Ola has always been Whitney’s rock,...
Created, written and executive produced by Davenport, Run the World is the story of a group of black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about friendship and not only surviving — but thriving together.
Morohunfola will play Ola, Whitney’s (West) amiable and joyful Nigerian-American fiancé who also happens to be a sexy ER doctor. Whitney and Ola have been in love since their freshman year of college. Over ten years later, with their wedding fast approaching, Ola’s deep understanding of Whitney’s neurotic tendencies is being tested. Ola has always been Whitney’s rock,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrea Bordeaux is an American model and actress who grew up in Texas where her mother was stationed in the military. She’s lived in Germany, although she was just an infant, and upon return to the Us, her family settled in Copperas Cove, Texas where she grew up. The 33 year old actress is stage trained, a beautiful model and has played roles in both film and television. You may have seen her in such shows as, Rizzoli & Isles, Smash, NYC22, NCIS, and Criminal Minds, but it is her NCIS: Los Angeles television role that really helped grow her
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- 5/19/2020
- by Maria McCutchen
- TVovermind.com
Starz has given an eight-episode series order to “Run the World” from “Dear White People” producer Yvette Lee Bowser, who will serve as showrunner. Leigh Davenport (“The Perfect Find”) will write, and Millicent Shelton (“black-ish”) directed the pilot.
Bowser’s SisterLee Productions is currently under an overall deal with Lionsgate, which owns Starz.
Here is the official description for “Run the World,” from Starz:
Also Read: 'Dear White People' Renewed for Fourth and Final Season by Netflix
“‘Run the World’ is the story of a group of Black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.”
“‘Run the World’ is exactly the kind of bold, authentic, inclusive storytelling that Starz is committed to delivering to our global audience,” said Jeffrey Hirsch,...
Bowser’s SisterLee Productions is currently under an overall deal with Lionsgate, which owns Starz.
Here is the official description for “Run the World,” from Starz:
Also Read: 'Dear White People' Renewed for Fourth and Final Season by Netflix
“‘Run the World’ is the story of a group of Black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it’s an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.”
“‘Run the World’ is exactly the kind of bold, authentic, inclusive storytelling that Starz is committed to delivering to our global audience,” said Jeffrey Hirsch,...
- 1/30/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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