There are some new faces coming to Disney’s Descendants franchise.

A teaser for the upcoming fourth installment, Descendants: The Rise of Red, was released Tuesday, giving a brief introduction to those new characters. The film will drop on Disney+ on July 12.

Watch the teaser above.

Descendants: The Rise of Red follows the story of Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter. When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path. 

Kylie Cantrall stars as Red, while Malia Baker will play Chloe.

The cast also includes Rita Ora as The Queen of Hearts; China Anne McClain as Uma; Dara Reneé as Uliana; Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts; Morgan Dudley as Ella/Young Cinderella; Joshua Colley as Hook; Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother; Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin; Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter and Paolo Montalban as King Charming.

Jennifer Phang (The Flight Attendant) is the director and co-executive producer, and the script was written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering). Returning to the franchise is production designer Mark Hofeling. Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh are executive producers and the casting directors are Alexis Frank Koczara and Christine Smith Shevchenko.

While Descendants: The Rise of Red will be available on Disney+ in July, it will make its Disney Channel debut on August 9.

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The Last Drive-In Halloween Special Marathon – Check out all the tricks and treats with Joe Bob Halloween specials all day long beginning 5:30am on April 26, leading up to an all-new episode at 9pm ET.

OTHER NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER THIS MONTH

April 1

The Terror Season 2 – Full Series Binge
Set during World War II, the second season of The Terror centers on a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese American community, and a young man’s journey to understand and combat the malevolent entity responsible. Starring George Takei (Star Trek).

Mute Witness – Streaming Film Premiere
From director Anthony Waller (An American Werewolf in Paris), a mute makeup artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after house. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder and must escape capture.

The Gates – Streaming Film Premiere
A serial killer has been sentenced to death by electric chair in London in the 1890s, but in his final hours, he puts a curse on the prison he’s in, and all of those in it.

Drag Me to Hell
A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.

Ghost Stories (2017)
After receiving a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions, skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a terrifying trip.

The Rental
Two couples rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend getaway.

At the Devil’s Door
A real estate agent finds herself caught up in something sinister when she has to sell a house with a dark past and meets the troubled teen who used to live there.

The Wind
A plainswoman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed lad in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.

Summoning Sylvia
A gay bachelor party turns spooky when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned.

Madman
A legendary psychopathic murderer stalks a summer camp.
*The Last Drive-In: Madman episode also available

Spookies
A wicked sorcerer tries to sacrifice a group of people inside his house with the intention of using their vitality to keep his wife alive.
*The Last Drive-In: Spookies episode also available.

Creepshow (1982)
Five grisly tales from a kid’s comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate’s occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

April 4

Wake Wood
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.

Emelie
A couple’s replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities.

April 8

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things
Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.

The Third Saturday in October
When a psycho goes on a murderous rampage after surviving a botched execution, only two survivors of his initial attack can stop him.

The Third Saturday in October Part V
Follow an implacable killer as he stalks and butchers the occupants of houses across the stretch of one lone country road while the residents prepare to watch a yearly college-football bout.

April 15

The Tunnel
An investigation into a government cover-up leads to a network of abandoned train tunnels deep beneath the heart of Sydney. As a journalist and her crew hunt for the story, it quickly becomes clear the story is hunting them.

The Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness
On the 10th anniversary of the Australian found footage film The Tunnel, this documentary delves into the filmmakers’ endeavors to challenge how films are financed and distributed, and the lasting impact The Tunnel had internationally.

April 22

The House of the Devil (2009)
In 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.
*The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob’s Dinners of Death: The House of the Devil episode also available

The Innkeepers
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel’s haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.

The Changeling (1980)
After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying in a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion’s attic.
*The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob’s Dinners of Death: The Changeling episode also available

Final Cut (aka Death Games)
A reporter and his girlfriend follow around a famous actor/entrepreneur and discover some dirt on him to be made public.

13th Floor
As a child, a girl witnessed her father electrocute a young boy. When she grows into an adult, the ghost of the murdered boy appears to her, and together they set out to expose the crimes of her father.

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EXCLUSIVE: The New York City Retirement Systems are in Disney‘s corner amid bitter proxy fight with activist investor Nelson Peltz.

Disney’s “shares have performed well. Disney’s management and board are focused on a strategic transformation, and as shareholders we believe that they should be given the time to execute on this,” NYC Comptroller Brad Lander said in a statement to Deadline.

“What remains clear is that boards are most effective when members bring valuable perspectives and relevant experience and are focused on the long-term health of the company. Nelson Peltz’s troubling performance on other company boards raise concerns about the value he would bring to the table, and we do not believe this would be beneficial to preserving shareholder value,” he said. “The New York City Retirement Systems intend to vote in favor of the candidates nominated by management.”

The five city pension funds hold 2.6 million Disney shares worth just under $300 million. The company has 1.8 billion shares outstanding. The $250-billion system isn’t a massive Disney investor, but it is a high profile one.

Last August, Lander — on behalf of the funds — wrote to the heads of major entertainment companies that they risked losing investor confidence by allowing the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes to drag on.

Peltz’ Trian Partners has been pushing aggressively for a seat on Disney’s board, with Disney pushing back as aggressively to keep him off it. Shareholders are currently voting their choice of directors to the company’s 12-member board with voting ending on April 2. The tally will be announced at Disney’s shareholder meeting the next day.

Both sides been gathering allies and inundating stockholders with white papers, videos and detailed arguments. Billionaire Peltz says he thinks Disney’s board needs some oversight of succession planning and business strategy. Disney insists his addition would be less than useful to a company in the midst of a turnaround led by a highly qualified board and management.

Trian is also seeking a board seat for former Disney executive Jay Rasulo.

So far today, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of the Yale School of Management blasted Peltz on CNBC. A Disney filing titled “Oh, Nelson, Part II” says the company’s “performance has driven its 46% share price gain, not Peltz,” with graphics. And Trian’s Restore The Magic site reminded stockholders for Peltz and Rasulo and withhold votes for Disney’s current board members and nominees Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael Froman. Another investment firm Blackwells has three other nominees of its own.

The 12 nominees with the most votes will make up the board.

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EXCLUSIVE: Harlem is coming back for Season 3 and fans will see four new faces when the show returns. Kofi Siriboe (Queen Sugar), Logan Browning (Dear White People), Robin Givens (Batwoman) and Gail Bean (Snowfall) have been set in recurring roles.

Siriboe will portray Seth, an MLB player whose confident, charmin, and sweet mannerisms land him a spot in one of the ladies’ hearts. Browning will portray Portia, an edgy and beautiful woman from Ian’s (Tyler Lepley) childhood, whose return to Harlem causes a stir. Givens will portray Jacqueline, Eva’s no-nonsense mother. Bean will portray Given’s daughter Eva, a driven, yet playful, venture capitalist who has started working with Tye (Jerrie Johnson).

From writer Tracy Oliver, Harlem is a comedy following four best girlfriends in Harlem NYC, the mecca of Black culture in America, starring Meagan Good as “Camille,” Grace Byers as “Quinn,” Shoniqua Shandai as “Angie,” Jerrie Johnson as “Tye,” and Tyler Lepley as “Ian”. In season two, after blowing up her career and disrupting her love life, Camille had to figure out how to put the pieces back together. Tye tried to figure out how to make meaningful connections while navigating a nasty divorce. Quinn sought out balance as she rode the emotional roller coaster of life, and Angie looked for luck at every turn as she tried to find her place in the world. Together, the women continued to level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.

Season 3 directors are: Stacey Muhammad (The Best Man The Final Chapters, Bel Air), who also serves as a co-executive producer this season; Shea Vanderpoort (First Wives Club, Saturdays); and Tasha Smith (BMF, P-Valley).

Harlem is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Paper Kite Productions. In addition to Oliver, Paper Kite’s Amy Poehler (Russian Doll) and Kim Lessing (Moxie) also serve as executive producers, alongside 3 Arts’ Dave Becky (True Story), Britt Matt (First Wives Club) and 13-time Grammy Award-winner Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures) and Mimi Valdés (Roxanne Roxanne) from i am OTHER.

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James Hawes spoke with legal teams at SAG-AFTRA and the WGA and undertook a poll with fellow directors and VFX workers after the BBC canceled long-running drama Doctors, in which he probed the likelihood of a fully AI series, he revealed today.

“The best guess was three to five years,” he told the British Film & High-End TV Inquiry. “Someone will say, ‘Create a scene in an ER room where a doctor comes in and he’s having an affair with a woman and they’re flirting, and someone is dying on the table,’ and [AI] will start to create it. Maybe it won’t be as polished as we are used to but that is how close we are getting.”

Hawes, who is also vice chair of Directors UK, raised concerns that shows with AI so central to their creation will have an impact on “vital training grounds” for below-the-line staffers making their way through the industry, citing Doctors.

He simultaneously acknowledged the “genie is out the bottle” on AI and the UK should work to catch up with the likes of the U.S., as he pointed to the launch of Open AI’s Sora program last week, which can generate scenes digitally.

“My worry is that if we don’t get up to speed with this then the AI-generated stories will come from elsewhere,” he added. “We need to take note and act on it now. Silicon Valley is way ahead.”

The U.S. writers and actors guilds were able to secure guardrails surrounding use of AI in their contracts with the AMPTP following lengthy and messy negotiations last year, and Hawes said the U.S. DGA is sitting down with members and studios to discuss this every few months. In the UK, artificial intelligence is set to play a major role in the actor’s unions upcoming negotiations with broadcasters and producers.

Hawes urged British stakeholders across the board to be cognisant of the debate. Prior to the inquiry hearing, he joked that he had asked ChatGPT to come up with the questions he would be asked, and it had been “very accurate.”

Hawes stressed that there is no replacement for the spontaneity of non-AI production and cited an example of Anthony Hopkins playing a piano on the set of One Life, which was introduced into the scene after wowing those working on the show.

‘Slow Horses’ deemed “too quirky”

During a wide-ranging session, Hawes also revealed that Slow Horses was rejected by some British broadcasters and was initially deemed “too quirky and British” for Apple TV+.

“They wondered whether it would travel even though we have the spy genre reputation [in the UK],” he added. “The attachment of Gary Oldman and subsequent success shows ‘quirky British’ can travel and it is now the longest running series on Apple.”

Speaking to the decline in the indie movie and TV sector, he echoed comments made earlier this week by Bectu boss Philippa Childs that the UK has become too reliant on inward investment.

“There are downsides [to inward investment] because it has inflated costs and therefore domestic production is finding it hard to compete for the best practitioners,” he added. “It’s been very busy out there, although not right now. That has given North America confidence in what we are doing.”

Having made the transition from high-end TV to movies, Hawes also said there is no longer a “sniffiness” from film execs towards TV directors.

The inquiry is spotlighting the state of British film and high-end TV, which is being overseen by the UK’s Culture, Media & Sport Committee, examining issues such as financing, tax credits and diversity.

Last month, Bend it Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha revealed to the inquiry she is making a Christmas movie about an Indian Ebenezer Scrooge set in London, financed by Zygi Kamasa’s new UK distributor True Brit.

Later today, Ken Loach indie boss Rebecca O’Brien and the heads of Film4 and BBC Film will appear.

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EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks-operated streaming service ALLBLK has commissioned Sitcho Ass Down, a new comedy special from comic Gary “G-Thang” Johnson, which will tape at the El Portal theatre in Los Angeles on January 26 and debut exclusively on the platform this spring.

Directing the hour, in his first time out in the stand-up world, is Bentley Kyle Evans, showrunner of The Jamie Foxx Show, Martin and more, who exec produces alongside Johnson and Valarie Benning Thompson (My Name is Mo’Nique).

Currently touring and headlining The Improv and Laugh Factory clubs worldwide, Johnson launched his stand-up career at The Funny Bones Comedy Club in 1994. Over the course of his decades in the business, he’s featured for some of the biggest names in comedy, including Mike Epps, Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, and Chris Rock.

Most recently on the road with Epps for his “Don’t Take It Personal” Tour and wrapping up the first season of BET’s Happily Ever After, Johnson has also been seen on shows like Grown Folks, Girlfriends, Half & Half, All of Us, The Shield, Punk’d, In Case of Emergency, Uncle Buck, Black-ish and more.

Johnson has also hosted BET’s The Game and co-hosted the NAACP Image Awards and The Soul Train Music Awards. On the theatre stage, he has starred in Cheaper to Keep Her opposite Vivica A. Fox and Brian McKnight.

“The timing could not be more perfect for this comedy special. I’ve been working on new materials for about eight months and I’m ready to let the world hear what I have to say, from my point of view,” Johnson told Deadline. “I’ve been a part of the ALLBLK family for some time now, with multiple projects currently streaming on their platform, so doing this special with them wasn’t even a question. They’ve always been supportive of me, and I’m excited about this new chapter in my life and the new direction in which I’m taking my career.”

Brett Dismuke, Head of Content for WE tv and ALLBLK, stated: “ALLBLK is incredibly excited to return to producing live comedy with the incomparable Gary “G-Thang” Johnson. We’ve worked with him for years across our original programming and special events slate…and I’ve been laughing nonstop since day one. Now, it’s our audience’s turn to see just how talented he is.”

Added director-EP Evans: “I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to direct my very first comedy special. It only makes sense that I add a comedy special to my resume since I’ve built my career working with some of the top comedians in the game. Gary has proven to be a great talent that possesses super star qualities and I’m very happy to be a part of his evolution.”

Previously, ALLBLK has produced comedy specials including Kevin Hart’s I’m a Grown Little Man, Charlie Murphy’s I Will NOT Apologize, Nephew Tommy’s Just My Thoughts, Donnell Rawlings’s From Ashy to Classy, Lil Duval’s Living My Best Life and many others. In addition to Hart, the streamer will soon debut new hours from Erica Nicole Clark, Lil Rel Howery and more.

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Veteran film, TV and voice actor Kamar de los Reyes, best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, and as the villain Raul Menendez in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, a rep for the family confirmed to Deadline. He was 56.

Born in Puerto Rico but raised in Las Vegas, de los Reyes moved to Los Angeles in the late ’80s to begin an acting career which spanned the next 30+ years. In 1994, de los Reyes originated the role of Pedro Quinn in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play, Blade to the Heat, which led to the role of Ferdinand in George C. Wolfe’s Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest. From there, he went on to work alongside big names such as Oliver Stone in Nixon, Angelina Jolie in Salt and Jennifer Lopez in The Cell.

De los Reyes starred in the 1994 syndicated drama series Valley of the Dolls. The next year, he did a three-episode arc on NBC’s ER and joined One Life To Live where he played former gang member-turned-attorney and police officer Antonio Vega over 14 years with a brief departure in the late 1990s.

The performance earned him five ALMA Award nominations and a win in 2008 as well as an Image Award nomination. He also was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Special Fan Award, America’s Favorite Couple, in 2002 alongside his future wife, actress Sherri Saum.

De los Reyes’ other signature character, Raul Menendeza, a Nicaraguan drug lord and leader of a terrorist organization, is the primary antagonist of the 2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II and 2013 Call Of Duty: Strike Team. He reprised the role in the 2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and the 2022 Call Of Duty: Vanguard and Call Of Duty: Warzone, providing voice acting and the motion-captured body acting for the popular video game franchise.

Alongside his lengthy tenure on One Life To Live, de los Reyes did a number of guest stints on primetime drama series, including playing a gang leader in the two-part Season 3 finale of Blue Bloods and appearances on SEAL Team, MacGyver, The Gifted, Shooter, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, The Mentalist, Touched By an Angel and Early Edition. He also starred opposite Annabeth Gish and fellow soap star Daniel Cosgrove in the 2001 TV movie The Way She Moves.

His feature work also included the 2005 film Love and Suicide, 2015’s Cayo, L.A. Apocalypse in 2015 and most recently 2017’s Amelia 2.0.

More recently, de los Reyes had a major recurring role on Season 4 of Fox’s Sleepy Hollow, playing demon Jobe. More recently, he did an arc on Seasons 3-4 of ABC’s The Rookie as Detective Caradine and has been recurring on the CW’s All American as Coastal California University’s Coach Montes.

At the time of his death, de los Reyes was filming All American and had recently shot roles in Hulu’s upcoming limited series Washington Black, starring Sterling K. Brown, and a significant role in Marvel’s upcoming Daredevil series on Disney+.

De los Reyes lived in Los Angeles, however, his heart never left Puerto Rico. After the devastation of Hurricane Maria, de los Reyes played an active role in the recovery efforts of his beloved home.

He is survived by his wife, Sherri Saum; sons Caylen (26) and twins Michael and John (9); his brothers Daniel and Walfredo, Jr; his sisters Lily and Ilde; his mother Matilde and his father Walfredo.

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UTA-backed Klutch Sports Group has acquired sports agency REP 1 Baseball, using it as a foundation for a newly formed division, Klutch Baseball.

Chris Koras, CEO of REP 1 Baseball, will serve as the Head of Baseball for the new division. In 2019, UTA made an investment in Klutch, which was founded by Rich Paul. In addition to serving as CEO of Klutch, Paul is also Co-Head of UTA Sports.

REP 1 has negotiated more than $2 billion in contracts for a number of top-tier Major League Baseball players. The dollar value of contracts has surged in recent years, highlighted just days ago by the record-smashing signing of Shohei Ohtani by the Los Angeles Dodgers for $700 million.

Founded in 2015, REP 1 has become a leading agency for professional baseball players from North America and Latin America. Its clients include Rafael Devers, Devin Williams, Andrés Giménez, Gabriel Moreno, Starling Marte, Freddy Peralta, Leody Tavares and 2023 first round draft picks Jacob Gonzalez and Enrique Bradfield.

“We believe in the transformative power of sports, and this move into baseball aligns perfectly with our commitment to excellence, innovation, and best-in-class representation for the world’s most talented athletes,” Paul said in a press release. “The game of baseball has a special place in the hearts of sports fans around the world, and we’re thrilled to extend Klutch’s reach into this sport and to welcome Chris, the team, and their clients to Klutch.”

Andrew Thau, COO of UTA and Co-Head of UTA Sports, called sports “an important part of UTA’s long term strategy, with Klutch “at the heart of our vision.” Klutch Baseball’s formation, he continued, “adds another exciting dimension to the range of talent we represent and the expanding capabilities we can offer them.”

Members of the REP 1 leadership team will help Koras run the new baseball division. Peter Greenberg will serve as President of Baseball, Nelson Montes de Oca as VP of Latin America and Nate Heisler as VP of North America. 

“Meaningful progress in baseball representation is long overdue,” Koras said. “This move signals a shift in conventional thinking and reinforces our commitment to our clients by uniting our exceptional contract negotiations and servicing with the expansive client-focused 360 approach and cultural significance that UTA and KLUTCH are known for. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to elevate player expectations as they seek fulfillment during and long after their playing careers.” 

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The lack of Latino showrunners in Hollywood is being addressed by the Alliance of Latinx Executives and Rise Up who are partnering on an advocacy program that will pair 10 high-level executives with 10 high-level writers from the community to increase showrunner opportunities.

Of the 500+ shows in production during the 2021-22 television season, and the approximately 6K writers employed by those shows, less than 20 Latinx writers held the position of showrunner. It’s the second-most challenging roadblock for Latinx writers after breaking out of the entry-level staff writer position, according to the orgs.

The inaugural group of executives includes Joey Chavez (HBO Max), Tom Lerner (A+E Studios), Adam Martinez (CBS Studios), Alejandro Melendez (BBC Studios), Michelle Mendelovitz (Mattel Television Studios), Edy Mendoza (Netflix), Diana Mogollon (Independent) and Nina Tassler (Independent).

They will be partnered with the following writers: Davah Avena, Tawnya Benavides Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol, Sal Calleros, Chad Gomez Creasey, Luisa Leschin, Evangeline Ordaz, Davy Perez, Carlito Rodriguez & Leah Benavides Rodriguez, Santa Sierra and Al Septien & Turi Meyer.

Over 25 Latinx writers submitted to join the program and were vetted one-on-one by a group of Latinx executives. The program’s goal is to repeat these pairings with new writers and new executives each year. There will be a networking mixer for all writers who submitted and executive members of the Alliance early in the new year.

“For too long, we have heard from studios and platforms that there aren’t enough high-level Latinx writers for them to hire for top showrunning positions. Our goal with this program is to change that perception and bring awareness to the amazing Latinx writers who have worked their way up the ranks on television’s biggest shows to earn consideration for these top jobs,” said John Pollak, a member of the Alliance of Latinx Executives. “We believe that peer-to-peer advocacy and executive-to-executive outreach will help give our program’s writers a voice and an opportunity that has eluded them for too long.”

Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, of Rise Up added, “The job of showrunner is a really difficult one to get whether it’s creating your own series or being brought on to run another series. But the difficulty isn’t in talent or ability – it’s in relationships. It’s in making sure that decision-makers at studios know who you are and believe in you enough to give you a shot. Our goal is to lift up talented, high-level Latinx/e writers and make them visible to run not only series featuring Latinx/e characters, but series of every genre, representing all characters, in any world. The obstacle cannot be a belief that no qualified BIPOC writers exist for these jobs. Here we are. Hire us”.

The Alliance of Latinx Executives consists of over 100 of the highest-ranking Latinx executives in the Entertainment industry. Initially formed to ensure Latinx representation reaches the highest levels of Hollywood, the Alliance has endeavored to create partnerships that use the Executives standing and relationships to elevate other Latinx groups within and outside of the entertainment industry.

The Rise Up initiative was founded by Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Moisés Zamora, Christina Piña and Jorge Rivera as a commitment to advancing the careers of Latinx writers in Hollywood and breaking down systemic barriers to their progress. Past efforts include collaborating with UTA to introduce lower-level Latinx writers to literary agency readers and pairing them with experienced Latinx upper-level writer mentors, setting them up for success in their writing samples and interview processes.

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Prime Video has renewed Harlem for a third season.

From writer Tracy Oliver, Harlem is a comedy following four best girlfriends in Harlem NYC, the mecca of Black culture in America, starring Meagan Good as “Camille,” Grace Byers as “Quinn,” Shoniqua Shandai as “Angie,” Jerrie Johnson as “Tye,” and Tyler Lepley as “Ian”.

In Season 2, after blowing up her career and disrupting her love life, Camille had to figure out how to put the pieces back together. Tye tried to figure out how to make meaningful connections while navigating a nasty divorce. Quinn sought out balance as she rode the emotional roller coaster of life, and Angie looked for luck at every turn as she tried to find her place in the world. Together, the women continued to level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.

According to the release, Season 3 will return with the ambitious and stylish foursome continuing to navigate life while leveling up in New York’s vibrant city of Harlem.

“The only thing more fun than making season 2 of Harlem was getting to travel across the country and watch it with our fans,” said Oliver. “Thanks to everyone who showed up to support and watch it at home! We’re so grateful for all the love and can’t wait to bring you an even juicier season three.”

“Harlem has continued to tell outrageously hilarious stories through the perspective of these uniquely special characters. Fans can look forward to more laughs, wit, and cultural commentary from the brilliant mind of Tracy Oliver and the amazing cast, Meagan, Grace, Jerrie, and Shoniqua,” added Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “This critically acclaimed series has been embraced by so many and it is a privilege to bring season three to our global Prime Video customers.”

Harlem is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Television, in association with Paper Kite Productions. In addition to Oliver, Paper Kite’s Amy Poehler and Kim Lessing also serve as executive producers, alongside 3 Arts’ Dave Becky, Britt Matt, Pharrell Williams and Mimi Valdés.

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