2020 - 2022+
Teen and Young Adult Black Lead Shows & Films
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- CreatorWendy CalhounKarin GistStarsYaya DaCostaNadine EllisLance GrossA single mom risks it all and moves her family to a vineyard with hopes of taking her natural-hair-care line to the next level by infiltrating the African American elite in Oak Bluffs.
- CreatorAriana JacksonStarsBrittany AdebumolaJoseph David-JonesIreon Roach4400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them.
- CreatorZahir McGheeStarsEveNaturi NaughtonNadine VelazquezFollows four women, estranged and out-of-touch, in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as the Nasty Bitches - their '90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world.
- CreatorReggie Rock BythewoodStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Isaiah R. HillShinelle AzorohInspired by Kevin Durant's youth basketball playing experience on the AAU circuit.
- CreatorSaladin K. PattersonStarsElisha WilliamsDulé HillSaycon SengblohA man recalls his experiences growing up in Montgomery, Alabama during the late 1960s.
- StarsAma QamataKhosi NgemaGail MabalaneA local teen uncovers her family's secret past and navigates the complicated world of a South African high school.
- CreatorSascha PennStarsPatina MillerLondon BrownMalcolm M. MaysPower Book III: Raising Kanan is a prequel set in the 1990s that will chronicle the early years of Kanan Stark, the character first played by executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
- CreatorRandy HugginsStarsDa'VinchiMichole Briana WhiteDemetrius 'Lil Meech' FlenoryTwo brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country.
- CreatorKevin IsoDan PerlmanStarsDan PerlmanKevin IsoKristin DodsonA raw comedy of city life following Dan and Kevin, who play characters struggling to thrive in their new surroundings in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
- StarsKaci WalfallCranston JohnsonAlexander WraithFollows a young woman and her hero's journey.
- CreatorNkechi Okoro CarrollStarsGeffriMayaKelly JenretteSylvester PowellSpinoff from 'All American' follows a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills and an elite baseball player from Chicago as they contend with the high stakes of university sports at a Historically Black College in Atlanta.
- StarsDede LovelaceKabrina AdamsNina MoranA diverse group of young women navigating their lives through the predominantly male oriented world of skateboarding.
- CreatorKatie CappielloStarsOdessa A'zionOdley JeanAmir BageriaThe drama series tells the story of five high school students as they struggle with sexual, racial and economic politics and fight to succeed and become somebody.
- CreatorMindy KalingJustin NobleStarsPauline ChalametAmrit KaurReneé RappFour 18-year-old freshman roommates at Essex College in Vermont. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these sexually active college girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating.
- CreatorSam BobrickTracey WigfieldStarsHaskiri VelazquezMitchell HoogJosie TotahA group of California low-income high school students are transferred to Pacific Palisades' wealthy Bayside High, following a program by California Governor Zack Morris.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzT.J. BradyStarsJabari BanksCassandra FreemanJimmy AkingbolaThe journey of a street-smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of West Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA's wealthiest suburbs.
- Follows the dedicated group of college students at Prairie View A&M University, their pressure-filled journey to become the highest ranked HBCU band, sharing the personal and unique stories of individual members and staff.
- CreatorV.E. SchwabStarsSarah Catherine HookImani LewisElizabeth MitchellFalling in love is tricky for teens Juliette and Calliope: One's a vampire, the other's a vampire hunter and both are ready to make their first kill.
- CreatorMelinda HsuCameron JohnsonNoga LandauStarsTian RichardsAshleigh MurrayMarquise VilsonTom Swift is a billionaire inventor who is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking disappearance of his father while on a space flight.
- DirectorBilly PorterStarsEva ReignAbubakr AliCourtnee CarterA delightfully modern Gen Z coming-of-age story that follows Kelsa, a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through senior year.