All of us at MKSD are excited to announce the launch of Robert Iler’s new podcast, Not Today, Pal. Produced by Tom Segura’s production company, YMH Studios (Your Mom’s House, Dr. Drew After Dark, 2 Bears, 1 Cave), the podcast brings together former TV siblings from The Sopranos, Robert Iler and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, to give a deeper look into their sweet and sour friendship. New Episodes will drop every Thursday!

https://www.instagram.com/nottodaypalshow/ 

I couldn’t be more excited for him as he makes his debut in this feature film. No Hard Feelings is in theaters now!

Shannon graces the cover of Emmy Magazine alongside her P Valley castmates. Watch the exclusive video and read their article now!

https://www.emmys.com/video/under-cover/p-valley 

A big congratulations to our client Tessa Albertson, who will lead the cast In the World Premiere production of “I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire” , written by Samantha Hurley and directed by Tyler Struble.

Come out this July and see Tessa at The Cell Theatre in New York.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Tessa-Albertson-Will-Star-Off-Broadway-in-IM-GONNA-MARRY-YOU-TOBEY-MAGUIRE-20230427 

Devotion is out now in theaters, and we could not be more stoked! Be sure you don’t miss this powerful war story.

Chistina chats with Essence about her journey as an actress. Full article below!

https://www.essence.com/entertainment/christina-jacksons-moment/

Don’t miss this great story directed by Sarah Scarlett Downing. It follows a diametrically opposed duo, that discovers they are both in love with the same woman. The film is set to release in 2023 in the U.S. and U.K. We can not wait!!

https://variety.com/2022/film/global/ej-bonilla-nicolette-pearse-chelsea-gilligan-luke-roberts-everything-and-the-universe-1235425103/

Congratulations to our client, Shannon Thornton on 3 Season’s of P-Valley. We can’t wait to see what’s next for Miss Mississippi!

‘P-Valley’ Renewed For Season 3 At Starz

MKSD’s Paulina Singer portrays Zisa this Season on Power Book: III: Raising Kana. She chats with Variety about how her character navigates the music industry as a female and her similarities with her character as she gear up to release her own album entitled, “Freaq Wisdom.”

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/letoya-luckett-omar-dorsey-paulina-singer-family-business-power-book-iii-raising-kanan-1235371911/

We couldn’t agree more!! Variety has selected their annual “10 Actors to Watch” since in 1998 and this years list includes MKSD’s Christina Jackson! Don’t miss her upcoming performances in – “Devotion”, “Shirley”, and Season 2 of “Swagger” !!

https://variety.com/2022/film/actors/actors-to-watch-joseph-quinn-amber-midthunder-1235363900/#respond

We are so excited to see MKSD’s Christina Jackson return to Swagger on Apple TV. She is back to play Tonya, wife of Ike (O’Shea Jackson), you won’t want to miss this duo!

‘Swagger’: Orlando Jones & Shannon Brown Join Season 2 Cast, Christina Jackson & Sean Anthony Baker Upped To Series Regulars

Nic Ashe will return to the Geffen Playhouse to perform in the Tony award-winning play, The Inheritance. You don’t want to miss this stellar cast!! The show will run September 13th – through November 22nd! Tickets go on sale Tuesday, August 2 @ 10 am!

https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/tickets/the-inheritance-cast-announced/

Mark your calendars, Sony Pictures has moved the film’s wide release to November 23rd. You don’t want to miss this epic war film, based on true events depicted in the best-selling novel by Adam Makos titled Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice.

‘Devotion’: Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell Korean War Movie To Go Wide During Thanksgiving

Christina Jackson will star as love interest Daisy Brown, in Devotion directed by J.D. Dillard . The anticipated Devotion will tell the story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Devotion is adapted from the 2015 bestseller Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos, and is based on an exciting true story. This film will soar into theaters this fall!!

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/05/devotion-first-look-images-jonathan-majors-glen-powell?redirectURL=/hollywood/2022/05/devotion-first-look-images-jonathan-majors-glen-powell

A big congratulations to our client E.J. Bonilla who will star as Raymond Waters along side this stellar cast. This explosive new drama series will premiere on Hulu Thursday, June 16th!

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/04/21/fxs-the-old-man-premieres-thursday-june-16-828315/20220421fx01/

Congratulations to our client, Ashby for booking a series regular role in Netflix’s series, My Life the The Walter Boys. The story follows a coming-of-age romance based on the popular WattPad novel by Ali Novak. Ashby is set to star as Alex and we could not be more proud!

‘My Life With the Walter Boys’: Nikki Rodriguez Leads Cast, Sarah Rafferty & Marc Blucas Also Star In Netflix Series

MKSD client, Keidrich Sellati stars as Julio in the action-thiller written by Paul Schrader. The story follows a former cartel enforcer who faces a difficult reality after being released from prison: his wife being murdered and his son kidnapped. You don’t want to miss this one, in theaters and on demand May 27th!

https://geektyrant.com/news/trailer-for-the-gritty-crime-action-thriller-there-are-no-saints-with-ron-perlman-tim-roth-and-neal-mcdonough

Season 5 of better things is out now! Congratulations to MKSD’s Olivia Edward and the whole cast and crew for an another incredible season!

https://www.vulture.com/article/best-tv-series-2022.html

Our client, Nicholas L. Ashe looking extremely dapper a the NAACP Awards Saturday Night. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees this year!!

https://www.bet.com/article/xrolsm/naacp-image-awards-2022-the-best-dressed-gentlemen-at-this-years-show 

Congrats to MKSD’s Robert Iler for the revival of his character, AJ Soprano, on the epic Superbowl Chevy Silverado Commerical! Check out the full commercial below

https://www.chevrolet.com/ 

Queen Sugar has received yet another nomination! We are so proud of our client, Nicholas L. Ashe who plays Micah West in the hit OWN series. Queen Sugar is returning for one final season. Congrats to the whole cast & crew!

NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List For Second Year In A Row With ‘The Harder They Fall’, ‘Bruised’ & ‘Passing’

Aria plays Switch in the fun new Netflix animated series, Karma’s World. From creator Chris Bridges, the series is all about self confidence and self empowerment.

NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List For Second Year In A Row With ‘The Harder They Fall’, ‘Bruised’ & ‘Passing’

Congratulations to Nicholas L. Ashe and the whole Cast & Crew of Queen Sugar! Season 7 of the hit OWN modern drama TV series, is set to begin production in early 2022. Although we are sad, along with the fans that the end is near, we are also SO excited that one more season is to come after all the success and happiness the show has generated. Further details in the article below. Season 7 let’s go!

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/queen-sugar-renewed-final-season-7-own-1235113184/

Congratulations to our client, Charles Brice who is playing Coley Wallace in The Survivor. The film will air on HBO and HBO Max and we are so excited to finally have our eyes on this amazing film. Shot in 2007 and preserved within USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive, the film is about Holocaust survivor and U.S. boxer Harry Haft. We are so excited to see this one and Charles Brice on the big screen!

https://deadline.com/2021/10/hbo-picks-up-barry-levinsons-the-survivor-about-boxer-harry-haft-post-tiff-1234849409/

MKSD is proud to announce Paulina Singer is cast in Power Book III: Raising Kanan! The early ’90s prequel, set in South Jamaica Queens, is set to premiere July 18th. We are SO excited Singer will be joining Sascha Penn’s show on STARZ!

‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’: LaToya Luckett, Omar Dorsey Among Four Set To Recur In Starz Prequel Series

for Best Actress in a Supporting Role on a Drama Series!

The Alliance for Women in Media recognized our client, Shannon Thornton, by awarding her Best Actress in a Supporting Role on a Drama TV Series. Shannon plays the role of Keyshawn in P-Valley on Starz. Season 2 is set to air in 2022. Stay tuned for another great season! We could not be happier for Shannon, Congratulations!

46th ANNUAL GRACIE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA FOUNDATION

Ian Quinlan, star of Jupiter’s Legacy appears on MAN OF METROPOLIS with Seth Travis. They chat about  Ian’s journey in the industry and his roots in the theatre, how he began taking on edgier roles like playing Hutch in Jupiter’s Legacy,  and his fun hobbies! Be sure to check it out the full story on YouTube or Spotify!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sdy6VLzgyI

Tristan “Mack” Wilds will premiere in THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN, the first new play back on stage since Broadway went dark. Tristan plays one of the leads; the play follows a day in the life of seven black men in Brooklyn through slam party, spoken word, and music. Be sure to snag a ticket, on sale June 18th!

https://deadline.com/2021/05/thoughts-of-a-colored-man-broadway-keith-david-dyllon-burnside-luke-james-1234762900/

Ian Quinlan’s latest series, JUPITER’S LEGACY, premiered May 7th on Netflix! His character Hutch possesses the Power Rod which allows him to teleport himself and others anywhere by simply naming the location. Make sure to binge this series and watch all the behind-the-scenes interviews with Ian too!

Jupiter’s Legacy: Ian Quinlan is the Mysterious Hutch

Christina Jackson has been tapped as the female lead in the new FX Pilot, “The Spook Who Sat By The Door”, based off the Sam Greenlee novel. We could not be more thrilled for her successes this year, having just wrapped filming on “Swagger” (Apple) and the film “Devotion” (Sony). Keep your eye on this one!

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/christina-jackson-spook-who-sat-by-the-door-fx-1234951700/

Christina Jackson To Star In ‘The Spook Who Sat By The Door’ FX Pilot Produced By Lee Daniels

Incredibly important and touching TV Line interview with Nicholas L. Ashe of Queen Sugar on OWN. Currently in their fifth season, shot during the pandemic, it exposes the devastation of COVID-19 and racial politics in America. A must-see season and article.

https://tvline.com/2021/03/23/queen-sugar-recap-season-5-episode-6-nic-ashe-micah-george-floyd/

“Better Things” on FX Network, with Season 5 premiering February 18, 2021, has been nominated for “Best Comedy Series”! We could not be happier for our client Olivia Edward, along with Pamela Adlon, creator of the series.

https://www.etonline.com/critics-choice-awards-2021-the-complete-list-of-tv-nominees-159179

Nicholas Ashe, series regular on “Queen Sugar”, will be returning for another season! With Season 5 not yet premiering until February 16, 2021, the cast and production team are thrilled by the speedy renewal for a Season 6!

 https://deadline.com/2021/01/ava-durvernay-queen-sugar-renewal-season-6-own-oprah-winfrey-anthony-sparks-1234673478/

Focussing on a strip club in the Mississippi Delta, Starz’s new show P-Valley showcases the wonderful Shannon Thornton! Check out the trailer and various press blow:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

https://ew.com/tv/p-valley-trailer-starz/

VARIETY

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/tv-news-roundup-starz-announces-premiere-date-of-p-valley-watch-1234612471/

A spy-thriller show, Charles will play one of the leading roles, Chris, in hacking and working against a rogue CIA agent. Alongside Charles, this female-driven pilot is set to star Margarita Levieva, Ivana Sakhno, Cillian O’Sullivan, Lydia Fleming, and Alyona Khmelnitskaya.

‘In From The Cold’: Ivana Sakhno, Cillian O’Sullivan, Lydia Fleming, Charles Brice And Alyona Khmelnitskaya Join Netflix Spy Thriller Series

Congratulations to our client Nicole Elizabeth Berger! The film RUNT, which premiered at the Mammoth Film Festival March 1st, received Achievement in Filmmaking: Best Director and Audience Award: Best Feature Film!

Check out a fun interview she did with Just Jared Jr.: 

https://www.justjaredjr.com/2020/03/03/runt-star-nicole-elizabeth-berger-has-accomplished-so-much-shes-only-16/?photomorehere

Tyrone Marshall Brown joins new Fox pilot, BLOOD RELATIVE, “a forensic genealogy-themed crime drama” alongside Melissa Leo and Tate Donovan.

Check out these features on Tyrone from Variety and Deadline!

‘Love Is ___’ Star Tyrone Marshall Brown Joins Fox Drama Pilot ‘Blood Relative’

‘Blood Relative’: Tyrone Marshall Brown To Co-Star In Fox Drama Pilot

The lovely Nikki M. James is leading Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day at The Public Theater! Make sure to get your tickets before they close December 15th. See below for a Playbill.com article about the production:

http://www.playbill.com/article/nikki-m-james-michael-urie-crystal-lucas-perry-more-join-off-broadway-revival-of-tony-kushners-a-bright-room-called-day

Charles Brice was a focal point in HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ premiere last weekend! Make sure to catch the first episode, available for streaming on HBO now!

https://www.hbo.com/watchmen

MKSD is proud to announce EJ Bonilla cast in FX Pilot “Old Man” with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow!

Check out the link to the Variety article here:

Jeff Bridges’ FX Pilot ‘Old Man’ Casts E.J. Bonilla, Leem Lubany (EXCLUSIVE)

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/lyrica-okano-on-queer-love-diversity-marvels-runaways-its-about–66571/

Set over the course of a single week in June, 1994, in East Rockaway (in Nassau County), it’s the story of two brothers, John (Maxwell Apple), who’s in primary school, and Anthony (Keidrich Sellati), who’s on the verge of adolescence. (It’s narrated from the present-day perspective by the grown-up John, played by Frankie J. Alvarez.) The boys live in a state of terror; they are brutalized by their father (Wass Stevens), who beats them and their mother, Linda (Marjan Neshat).

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/rockaway-reviewed-a-queens-boys-stark-and-moving-tale-of-surviving-domestic-violence

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sopranos-20th-anniversary-cast-remembers-james-gandolfini-1175163

MKSD client Nicholas Ashe (Queen Sugar) makes his Broadway debut in the cast of Choir Boy. Playing at the Samuel J Friedman Theatre through 2/24/19.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-The-Cast-of-CHOIR-BOY-Celebrates-Opening-Night-20190109

MKSD client Keidrich Sellati attends The Golden Globes with rest of ‘The Americans’ cast to accept the Golden Globe for Drama Series

https://variety.com/2019/tv/awards/americans-wins-2019-golden-globe-for-drama-series-1203093499/

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/starz-katori-hall-jerry-bruckheimer-hightown-series-1203036378/

‘Marvel’s Runaways’ Trailer: It’s Teens Vs. Parents In Season 2 Of Hulu’s Comic Book Series

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/tristan-wilds-discusses-tv-movie-dinner-57458315

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/queen-sugar-renewed-season-4-own-anthony-sparks-showrunner-1202899452/

Trailer for the series: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqqiyrmauG4

Series premiers 10/31 on CBS All Access  

‘Proven Innocent’: Legal Drama Imagines What If Amanda Knox Became A Lawyer – TCA

https://deadline.com/2018/08/proven-innocent-kelsey-grammer-amanda-knox-wrongful-conviction-1202438778/