Industry vets are hesitant to (publicly) judge so soon, but what makes the premise so controversial is "that it threatens to erase the actual history," says activist Bree Newsome. By Rebecca Sun ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — HBO's programming chief said the cable channel erred in how it unveiled plans for a series envisioning modern Southern slavery, but he defended "Confederate" against sharp ...

Executive producers Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Malcolm Spellman spoke to NPR's Eric Deggans to push back against the notion the show will be "a... Black Producers, HBO Defend Upcoming Series ...

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HBO's proposed new "Confederate" series might be history. The backlash was swift at word the network was pondering plans to launch the drama from “Game of Thrones” creators "We have great respect for ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The creators of the new television drama "Confederate," set in an imaginary world where slavery still exists in the United States, defended their vision after the concept ...

His new project at Amazon has been in the making for over a year and paints a reality where southern states have left the Union but takes a very different approach. For “Black America” Packer (“Ride ...