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The Boys Season 4 trailer debuts one of the series’ new actors joining the fold, Susan Heyward. But she’s not the only surprise as the trailer shows how the stakes have raised even higher as Homelander (Antony Starr) edges closer to the President’s chair through his figurehead, Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit).

The trailer debuted at CCXP, the largest comic convention in the world, and gave fans a shock as they got to see what’s coming for their favorite heroes and villains. According to Prime Video:

In Season Four, the world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son as well as his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.

The series also stars Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie and Cameron Crovetti. Joining Heyward this season is Valorie Curry and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

The Boys Season 4 debuts on Prime Video in 2024.

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It’s over for Riches.

Riches creator Abby Ajayi announced on her Instagram account that her show about a wealthy Black British family has been canceled. The series aired on Prime Video in the United States and other territories while it was on ITV in the UK.

“This time last year we launched. Much love to this incredible ensemble of actors and our fabulous crew,” she wrote. “Thank you to everyone who supported. So proud we got to make this show. I still had many more stories to tell…And it was gonna be [fire].”

Many fans, including other Black television creators, reacted to the news on Ajayi’s post, including Bob Hearts Abishola creator Gina Yashere.

“We binged the entire thing in one night, then waited patiently,” she wrote. “The execs who make these decisions…..uggggh.”

The Challenge: Aftermath‘s Devyn Simone also weighed in, writing, “You create such beautiful work Abby.”

Riches star Adeyinka Akinirnade also responded to the news, writing, “Thank you for telling this story.”

BBC Radio presenter Jomoke Fashola, who also starred in Riches, wrote, “Such a privilege to have been part of the cast of this show…what a vision you had @abbyajayi. And the Yoruba was authentic!”

A fan of the series chimed in with a perspective that a lot of fans probably share.

“This is deeply disappointing. Anything intelligent and uplifting for Black people gets canceled,” they wrote. “While I know there’s an audience for certain types of shows, we are so much more than drug dealers, criminals and reality show caricatures. This is NOT okay. This was an EXCELLENT show!”

This sentiment is something that is loosely addressed in Riches star Emmanuel Imani had to say about starring in the series.

“Unfortunately, in the U.K., we’re not there yet where America is in terms of seeing this representation and being given characters that are of color and are beyond just two dimensional,” he said to Shadow and Act in 2022. “Never find out why they’re doing what they’re doing, who they’re supporting at home, and what journey they’ve been on. Our fantastic showrunner, Abby, gives everybody some truth and a journey, a path, a story, and a backstory. She’s breathed life into these characters in such a way, and then we take it further. But yeah, it’s incredible to be a part of something like this that’s never been done out of the U.K., quite frankly, ever.”

Another fan also echoed the sadness surrounding the series’ cancellation, but they also suggested that perhaps Riches could find another studio. This isn’t a farfetched suggestion, since several series have found new life elsewhere. If the outcry is strong enough, perhaps Riches could find a new home yet. But that remains to be seen.

Part 6 of Netflix‘s hit comedy The Upshaws is on its way.

Netflix announced that it has renewed The Upshaws for a Part 6 ahead of the Part 5 coming to the streamer in Spring 2024. Production of the 10-episode Part 6 will start next year. In terms of season, Part 6 marks the fourth season of the show, which splits each season into two parts.

The series has found a home with fans who love the series for its portrayal of working-class Black life. Starring Mike Epps, Kim Fields and Wanda Sykes, the series follows a working-class man who is learning more about himself and fatherhood as he endures life lessons. According to Netflix:

Bennie Upshaw (Mike Epps), the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family — wife Regina (Kim Fields), their two young daughters (Khali Spraggins, Journey Christine) and firstborn son (Jermelle Simon), the teenage son he fathered with another woman — and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law (Wanda Sykes), all without a blueprint for success. But the Upshaws are determined to make it work, and make it to the next level, together. In this upcoming part, the Upshaws continue to ride life’s ups and downs, including new jobs, bigger dreams, health struggles and some major life surprises but still hanging on with the love that comes with family.

The series is created by Sykes and Regina Hicks. Both Sykes and hicks also serve as showrunners and executive producers. Epps, Page Hurwitz, Niles Kirchner, Annie Levine & Jon Emerson and Mark Alton Brown also executive produce.

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for the upcoming series, Griselda. The series is set to premiere on Jan. 25, 2024.

The series features Sofía Vergara in the lead role and she also serves as executive producer.

Apart from Vergara, the cast includes Alberto Guerra, Christian Tappan, Martín Rodríguez, Juliana Aidén Martinez and Vanessa Ferlito. Andrés Baiz directed all episodes of the series, which was created by Eric Newman, Doug Miro, Ingrid Escajeda and Carlo Bernard. Escajeda and Miro are the showrunners.

Who does Karol G play in ‘Griselda’?

The newly released images provide a first look at Carolina Giraldo, also known as Colombian reggaeton and pop star Karol G, portraying the character Carla in her on-screen debut. The character, a close friend of Griselda’s from Medellín, plays a crucial role in the series. Arriving in Miami with a group of sex workers, Carla becomes one of Griselda’s most trusted confidants.

Here’s the official description: GRISELDA is inspired by the life of the savvy and ambitious Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. In 1970s-80s Miami, Blanco’s lethal blend of unsuspected savagery and charm helped her expertly navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known as “the Godmother.”

Watch the trailer below:

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