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The creative partnership of Ava DuVernay and online streaming giant Netflix has already led to an increased attention to the history of racial injustice in America. Now, a dramatized version of one of the country’s most infamous shortcomings of the country’s judicial system is looking to continue that focus. Netflix has released a first look for their next project with the “Wrinkle in Time” director: “When They See Us,” an upcoming DuVernay-directed limited series premiering later this year.

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How is it March already? With the Oscars fully in the rearview mirror, now is the chance for TV to take back its share of cultural attention. With Emmy season right on the horizon, that means plenty of new series vying for a spot among the most talked-about titles in the TV universe. That means plenty of offerings on the upcoming calendar across streaming, broadcast, and cable. There are shows about mysterious deaths, shows about the coming end of the world, and shows that feature Tim Tebow possibly giving…

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Season 6 Episode 8, “He Said, She Said.”]

While the #MeToo era is, at this point, well-established, many TV shows are still trying to figure out the best ways to address the issues raised — and also, for comedies, be funny at the same time. Given that “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has already tackled issues like racial profiling, LGBTQ issues, and police corruption, the machinery was in place to delve into sensitive topics, and so this week’s…

Steven Spielberg isn’t basking in the glow of Best Picture Oscar-winner “Green Book,” which he supported in this year’s contentious Oscar race. His Academy Award attention is now devoted to ensuring that the race never sees another “Roma” — a Netflix film backed by massive sums, that didn’t play by the same rules as its analog-studio competitors.

As far as he’s concerned, as it currently stands Netflix should only compete for awards in the Emmy arena; as the Academy Governor representing the directors…

HBO chairman and CEO Richard Plepler is following two of his most heralded series out the door — the executive who green-lit “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” is leaving the company in 2019.

Plepler announced his departure in a memo to HBO staff Thursday afternoon.

“Hard as it is to think about leaving the company I love, and the people I love in it, it is the right time for me to do so,” the letter reads. “It has been the great joy of my professional life to share this ride with you over these many years. And…

Jeffrey Wright walked out of his cell when the man locked up next door asked him for a favor. Wearing his tan prison onesie, the Emmy-winner and “Westworld” star looked like everyone else inside Indiana’s Pendleton Correctional Facility — an active maximum security prison. Just another guy, in another cell (cell No. 5), serving another sentence. Wright was used to people thinking this. Throughout the shoot, prison guards and the men they’re guarding mistook him for a convict. Most of the time, Wright said…

Publicist Adam Kersh has left Brigade Marketing, the marketing firm he co-founded in 2010. Kersh headed up the traditional publicity division and will continue to work on a freelance basis with many of the filmmakers for whom he spearheaded campaigns in the past, including Mark and Jay Duplass, Lynn Shelton, and Sean Baker.

No successor has been announced at the company, but co-founder Tom Cunha will continue to oversee the digital marketing division along with the publicity side of the firm for the…

Moviegoers might not recognize the name Carlos Huante, but anyone familiar with the works of Denis Villeneuve most certainly loves his work. Huante is a creature designer who has worked on Villeneuve’s “Arrival” and “Blade Runner 2049,” plus countless other films such as “Star Trek Beyond,” “Prometheus,” and “Hellboy.” In a recent interview with HN Entertainment, Huante confirms he’s already met with Villeneuve to talk “Dune.” But the most interesting thing about Huante’s interview are some tidbits on the…

Will Smith may not be coming back for the “Suicide Squad” sequel, but clearly he has plenty of other things to do. As one presumably does when one is a gigantic international movie star, Smith is dead set on enjoying all the spoils of his fame. Namely, endangering his well-being by engaging in a series of stunts and death-defying activities all for a Facebook Watch show. “Will Smith’s Bucket List,” which is now available on the platform, follows Smith as he pursues his various passions of skydiving…

Julia Roberts may not be returning to “Homecoming” as Heidi Bergman, but it looks like she might be staying in the Amazon family. Deadline reported on Thursday that the actress is in talks to star in and executive produce an adaptation of “Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win,” which would hit Amazon as a limited series. It’s her second major foray into TV, following her acclaimed turn in the Sam Esmail-directed “Homecoming,” an adaptation of the Gimlet scripted podcast of the same name. Though the show was renewed…