Tag: Hulu

New ‘Freaknik’ Documentary Makers Explain Motivation Behind ‘Wildest Story Never Told’

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Hulu NewsOne’s sister site HipHopWired got the exclusive opportunity to talk with the filmmakers behind the highly anticipated Hulu documentary, Freaknik: The Wildest Story Never Told. Source: Hulu For those in the know, Freaknik was not just a party that gathered nearly every Black person down in Atlanta, Georgia, every spring, […]

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How to Spot People Who Went to Freaknik and 5 Other Revelations From the New Doc

As André 3000 famously announced, “The South got something to say.” That sentiment is on full display in the new Hulu documentary, “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told.” The film chronicles the rise and fall of the popular Atlanta spring break experience that was a celebration of Black culture in the ‘90s. FX on Hulu’s […]

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Five Wild Revelations from Hulu Freaknik Doc

As André 3000 famously announced, “The South got something to say.” That sentiment is on full display in the new Hulu documentary, “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told.” The film chronicles the rise and fall of the popular Atlanta spring break experience that was a celebration of Black culture in the ‘90s. FX on Hulu’s […]

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Family Night: Black TV Series the Whole Family Can Binge Together

Snack Time: Pack ‘N’ Snack | Back To School Lunch| Healthy Snacks for Kids | Cartoons for Kids | For the little ones, Tabitha Brown stars in this adorable series featuring valuable lessons about being a good leader, saying goodbye and good manners. Seriously, Brown couldn’t be more charming and it’s a cute show to […]

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Look, Walton Goggins Is As Eager For ‘Justified: City Primeval’ Season 2 As The FX Show’s Audience

Walton Goggins is a busy guy. Timothy Olyphant? Same. The former will soon enter HBO’s The White Lotus, and the latter will soon hit FX’s Alien TV series. Still, the world awaits news of the pair reuniting as fellow coal diggers Boyd Crowder and Raylan Givens in a second season of Justified: City Primeval. Will […]

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Amanda Knox’s Story Is Being Dramatized For A TV Series With A Lead Actress Already In Place

Amanda Knox was an American undergraduate exchange student in Italy when her entire world turned upside down in 2007. Her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was murdered in their rented home, and Knox quickly came under suspicion by police, who also zeroed in on her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. A tabloid frenzy ensued, and Knox found herself dragged […]

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FX’s ‘Shōgun’ Refrained From Emphasizing John Blackthorne’s (Cough) Endowment, But The Size Of Those Ratings Is No Joke

The 1600s feudal Japan war story in Shōgun has sat upon countless bookshelves since its 1975 release by author James Clavell as part of his Asian Saga. That type of built-in audience, coupled with word of mouth that this series could be the next big thing, has yielded incredible ratings. Variety now reports that the […]

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‘The Old Man’ Season 2: All The Details You Need To Know For The New Season (Update For February 2024)

From Reacher and Jack Ryan to The Night Agent, audiences have proven that there is no end to the appeal of current-or-ex government operatives falling in and out of spy-soaked adventuress whether they like it or not. That remains a huge draw for many Dad TV shows, and fortunately, FX (with its streaming partner, Hulu) […]

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White Man Who Destroyed Jackie Robinson’s Statue Found Out, Whoopie Goldberg’s Hookups, Lies of Transantlantic Slave Trade and More Culture News

Photo: Craig F. Walker (Getty Images) American society does not have a problem with race. Say what? No, that’s not a Nikki Haley quote. Advertisement Sadly, that’s the position of the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”). Its decision last year, striking down affirmative action in higher education, denies our country’s racist history, the […]

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Worried About Popping Up in the New Freaknik Documentary? Here’s What to Do.

It was a moment that made the neck hairs of Gen X Black America stand on end. Last spring, Hulu announced it was releasing “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,” a documentary on the HBCU-focused annual Atlanta spring break event from the 1980s and 1990s. The announcement went viral as folks with their own college-aged […]

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Nervous About Popping Up in the New Freaknik Documentary? Well, You Should Be…

It was a moment that made the neck hairs of Gen X Black America stand on end. Last spring, Hulu announced it was releasing “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,” a documentary on the HBCU-focused annual Atlanta spring break event from the 1980s and 1990s. The announcement went viral as folks with their own college-aged […]

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BHM: Where to Watch Iconic TV Series, Movies That Tell The Black Story

Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]

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Black History Month: Where to Watch TV Series, Movies That Celebrate Our Stories

Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]

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BHM: Where to Watch TV Series, Movies That Celebrate Our Black Stories

Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]

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‘Justified: City Primeval’ Season 2? Everything To Know So Far Including The Release Date And More

Justified: City Primeval ended in the most satisfying manner possible: with an appearance from Boyd Crowder. Yep, Walton Goggins had (deliciously) lied to my colleague, Jason Tabrys, by playing dumb about that escape-from-prison cameo. “[I]t was not the time” was how he described the prospect of Boyd appearing, but he also teased, “I’ll be watching […]

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Black History Month: TV Specials, Documentaries You Should Watch

The Harlem Hellfighters | Airs Feb. 4, 2024 at 9/8c | History If your dad loves a good war documentary, this one will be right up his alley. Narrated by Robin Roberts, it chronicles the heroic efforts of the 5th New York National Guard Regiment during WWI. It also details the racism they faced when […]

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Say Goodbye To Sharing Your Passwords For Hulu, Which Is Going The Way Of Fellow Corporate Streamer Disney+

Remember streaming password sharing? For ages the online movie and TV companies did nothing as subscribers gleefully gave their logins to everyone they knew. Who could afford to watch all the hot shows when subscribing to every streamer was costing more than having cable? Turns out that wasn’t profitable for the companies. Netflix started cracking […]

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The People Who Make The Shows Streaming Services Are Now Stuffing With Ad Breaks Sure Don’t Seem To Like It

With Amazon Prime Video now showing “limited ads” unless users pay an additional $2.99 a month, series creators are speaking about the increased encroachment of commercial breaks as streaming platforms push users towards ad-based plans. At the time of this writing, Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, and Max now have ads, which isn’t exactly what creators […]

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If You Loved Meghan Markle in ‘Suits,’ Here Are More Black TV Characters to Revisit

Sydney and Francie, Fight. Before she was a movie star, Jennifer Garner was TV superspy Sydney Bristow, and arguably the very best season centers on Season 2. Merrin Dungey as Sydney’s best friend, Francie, gets killed and cloned in the show and it leads up to the fight scene of a lifetime.

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‘The Old Man’ Season 2: Everything To Know So Far Including The Release Date, Cast, Trailer & More

Slow Horses, Reacher, and Jack Ryan have recently proven that audiences still adore watching current-or-ex government operatives living the espionage-infused life that they are destined to continue, no matter what they would actually be preferring to do. Fortunately, there’s more Dad TV where that came from with the second season of The Old Man coming […]

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‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 3: Everything To Know Including The Release Date, Cast, Trailer, & More Info

School is finally back in session (almost) as a third season of Abbott Elementary is on its way. The beloved comedy about the misadventures of a Philadelphia public school will return in the new year with all your favorites back on board. We last caught up with the gang when season two finished airing in […]

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Here Are the TV Shows You Need to Revisit Before 2023 Ends

Photo: Lauren Smith/Paramount+ As 2023 comes to an end, you’re probably seeing a lot of best of the year lists. In case you got a little busy with life and are wondering how you missed all these amazing, interesting series, we’ve got a helpful roundup of the TV series you need to revisit before the […]

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Diddy’s Family Reality Show Has Reportedly Been Canceled By Hulu Amid His Sexual Assault Lawsuits

There has been an avalanche piling atop Diddy since Cassie filed her extremely eye-opening and lengthy lawsuit in Manhattan Federal District Court on November 16. Diddy reached a settlement with her the following day, though he maintained his innocence. Three other lawsuits have followed, and on December 6, he vehemently denied all allegations with his […]

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‘Shōgun’ Season 1: Everything We Know So Far Including The Release Date, Trailer, And More

FX and Hulu‘s meeting of the streaming minds has yielded plenty of goodness since they combined powers. The home runs of this effort include Reservation Dogs and The Bear, and that’s in addition to the next-day streaming that Hulu offers for about a zillion TV shows on countless non-FX networks. Before too much longer, an […]

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The Cost of Overcorrecting on Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam

His reputation changed in the early 2000s, as more historians and Americans started to look beyond Vietnam in assessing his tenure. The tide started to turn as much more attention was focused on the sheer breath of domestic accomplishments that he left behind. Lectures, books, films, and television reintroduced Americans to the nation’s thirty-sixth commander […]

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‘The Golden Bachelor’ Fans React To The Messy Season Finale And Gerry’s ‘Cheap Ass’

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Golden Bachelor finale. Do not — I repeat do NOT — move forward if you don’t want to know which woman the 72-year-old retired restaurateur picked to marry. The season finale of America’s new favorite pastime, The Golden Bachelor, aired on ABC last night, though not everyone has seen it […]

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