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Oprah Winfrey, HBO Developing Drama Series On Wealthy Black Academic At Liberal Arts College

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October 24, 2012 1:12 PM
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HBO and Oprah Winfrey are teaming up to produce an original drama series that will center on "a wealthy academic who has become the first black president of a prestigious liberal arts college. He and his family are thrust into national headlines, forcing them to present an idyllic public façade, all while engaging in agonizing personal battles and struggling with dark obsessions," says THR.

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October 23, 2012 4:23 PM
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Larenz Tate and Nia Long have booked recurring roles for the second season of the Showtime comedy series, House Of Lies, which stars Don Cheadle.

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October 23, 2012 12:09 PM
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By Tambay A. Obenson
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October 22, 2012 7:00 PM
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TV One has announced via press release that, after just over 1 year (she assumed the role in May 2011), CEO Wonya Lucas will vacate that position at the end of the month, and will be immediately replaced by Alfred Liggins, president and CEO of Radio One, TV One's parent company.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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October 22, 2012 4:24 PM
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Assuming nothing happens to his character on the show (the youngest director of the Counterterrorist Center at the CIA, David Estes), Brit thespian David Harewood will see another year of employment as one of the hit series' cast members.

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October 22, 2012 1:20 PM
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Announced at the last MIPCom (the annual TV and entertainment market held in Cannes in October) in 2011, Michael Jai White co-stars (alongside Rutger Hauer, Scott Adkins, Joe Flanigan and James Marsters) in a live-action TV series adaptation of the Métal Hurlant Chronicles fantasy comics magazine.

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October 21, 2012 7:05 PM
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DISH customers can rejoice now, as AMC is back on DISH. Which means, you'll be able to watch tonight's all-new episode of The Walking Dead at 9PM EST.

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October 20, 2012 9:48 AM
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Showrunner Shonda Rhimes posted the below message on her production company's website this morning:

By Tambay A. Obenson
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October 19, 2012 5:24 PM
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Funnyman/actor Craig Robinson will star in a new series sold to NBC by The Office executive producer Greg Daniels - a yet-to-be-titled sale penned by Owen Ellickson (supervising producer for The Office).

By Tambay A. Obenson
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October 19, 2012 3:05 PM
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ATLANTA, Oct. 19, 2012 -- Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the fastest growing African American network in television, will premiere its newest original series, Off The Chain, on Monday, Oct. 22 at 9:00 p.m. (ET) with two episodes back-to-back. The new half-hour stand-up comedy series will feature performances by some of the country's most talented African American comics.

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