Warner Bros. TV Group has signed Emmy-winning producer Lena Waithe and her production company Hillman Grad Productions to a multi-year development deal.

The agreement calls for Waithe -- who previously signed a two-year deal with Amazon Studios -- and her production partner Rishi Rajani, to create television programming through Hillman Grad for streaming service HBO Max as well as  WarnerMedia’s cable networks and five broadcast networks, said WBTVG officials. 

Waithe, who won a 2017 Emmy for her work on Netflix’s Master of None, has also produced such shows as Prime Video’s horror series Them, Showtime’s The Chi and BET’s Twenties.

The first project under the new deal will be a scripted series based on the sports documentary Hoop Dreams, which was produced by Frederick Marx, Steve James, and Peter Gilbert for Kartemquin Films.

“We are excited to work with Hillman Grad, Playground and Warner Bros. Television on adapting Hoop Dreams into a scripted television series,” said James, Gilbert and Marx in a statement. “There’s been quite a bit of interest over the years since the film came out in 1994, but Lena Waithe is the ideal Chicagoan to lead the effort to finally make it happen.” 

A slew of returning series and the latest Marvel Studios-produced show highlight a busy week of show premieres.

On Sunday, Showtime will return two of its popular series Black Monday and The Chi, while HBO resurrects drama series In Treatment after an 11-year hiatus. Also, Netflix brings back a retooled version of its Emmy Award series Master of None. 

 On the premiere front, Hulu on May 21 will debut the latest Marvel-themed original series, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., an animated show that follows the exploits of a failed supervillain. Also on the 21st, Prime Video will premiere Solos, an sci-fi anthology series featuring a star-studded cast including Anthony Mackie, Uzo Aduba, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Helen Miren.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of May 17 to May 23 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

 May 19 -- The Last Days (documentary) -- Netflix 

 May 20 -- Gomorrah (returning series) -- HBO Max

 May 20 -- Too Close (drama) -- AMC Plus 

May 20 -- Special (comedy) -- Netflix

 May 21 -- 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (documentary series) -- Apple TV Plus 

 May 21 -- The Bite (dramedy) -- Spectrum 

 May 21 -- Army of The Dead (horror) -- Netflix  

 May 21 -- The Me You Can’t See (reality) -- Apple Tv Plus 

 May 21 -- Trying (comedy) -- Apple TV Plus  

 May 23 -- Flatbush Misdemeanors (comedy) -- Showtime 

Season three of comedy Master of None will be on Netflix in May. Aziz Ansari created the show with Alan Yang and plays Dev, a struggling actor. Season two was on in 2017. 

“Actor Dev, his childhood pal Denise and their eclectic group of friends navigate love, careers, social issues and more,” goes the Netflix description. 

Netflix did not specify a premiere date for the new season. 

Ansari played Tom in Parks and Recreation on NBC. 

Master of None debuted in late 2015 and was set in New York. Season two was set in New York and Italy. The first two seasons had ten episodes apiece. 

Season three shot in London. 

TBS has ordered to pilot producer/actor writer Lena Waithe’s latest project Twenties, the network said Tuesday.

The project follows the adventures of a queer black woman, Hattie, and her two straight best friends who spend most of their days chasing their dreams, said network officials. Waithe (Netfix’s Master Of None, Showtime’s The Chi) serves as executive producer of the pilot through her company Hillman Grad Productions along with Andrew Coles.

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“I wrote Twenties back in 2009,” said Waithe, who recently won an Emmy Award for writing for Master Of None. “I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist and I'm so grateful to TBS for giving me a platform to tell this story. Queer black characters have been the sidekick for long enough, it's time for us to finally take the lead.” 

The stage is set this Sunday for the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, TV’s biggest awards night.

As the event approaches, there are still a number of plots and subplots to be unwound during the three-hour telecast.

Broadcast network ABC will televise live the Emmy Awards beginning at 7 p.m. ET with a red carpet pre-show. The awards, hosted by late night host Jimmy Kimmel, will air at 8 p.m.

Here are three questions that will make ABC’s telecast a must see for television fans:

Can HBO, Game Of Thrones continue to slaughter the Emmys field?

HBO was the big winner during last year’s Emmys, sweeping the best drama series (Game Of Thrones), best comedy series (Veep) and best limited series categories (Olive Kitterage) on its way 14 primetime Emmys wins and 43 total Emmy statuettes. HBO already leads the field after winning 16 Creative Arts Emmys last weekend – nine alone from Game Of Thrones,which won a record 12 Emmys in 2015.

Will cable and streaming services steal all the drama from the broadcasters?

The big four broadcast networks will haave a tough time winning Emmy awards in most of the major drama categories as cable networks and streaming video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon dominate the list of nominees. PBS’s outgoing series Downton Abby was the only non-cable/streaming series nominated in the best drama category, while no actor from a broadcast originated show is in the running for best male performance. Among the ladies, only Empire’s Taraji P. Henson and How To Get Away With Murder’s Viola Davis are representing broadcast networks in the best drama actress category.

The comedy category is nearly as big a wipeout for the broadcasters, with only five broadcast-based shows and performers among the 19 nominations across best comedy series, best actor and best actress categories.

Will freshman series and actors of color generate the biggest Emmy headlines?

First year shows such as USA’s Mr. Robot, Netflix’s Making A Murderer and Masters Of None, AMC’s The Night Manager, FX’s Baskets, could upstage their more veteran counterparts in a number of key categories. Also, actors of color – earning a record 21 Emmy nominations this year including nods in key comedy, drama and limited series races -- could be among the big winners of the evening. 

As co-host of the 68th annual Emmy Awards nominations ceremony Thursday, black-ish star Anthony Anderson was overjoyed to read his name as an Emmy nominee for lead actor in a comedy series. 

He also enthusiastically cheered when his co-star Tracee Ellis Ross was nominated in the comedy lead actress category and when black-ish was chosen among the nominees for best comedy.

But Anderson’s humorous exploits were among only a few things the broadcast networks had to cheer about during the unveiling of the Emmy Awards nominations.

In recognizing the television industry’s incredible and unprecedented breadth and depth of content, the Television Academy this year leaned more toward cable networks as well as online streaming services like Netflix and Amazon when voting for the best quality series, original movies, limited series and original movies on television.

The big four broadcast networks were nearly shut out of the major drama categories, with Empire’s Taraji P. Henson and How To Get Away With Murder’s Viola Davis' nominations in the drama lead actress category keeping cable, PBS and online services from a complete sweep.

Moreover, cable nets and streaming services also generated a good portion of Emmy nominations for new shows that could rack up multiple Emmy Award nominations and wins in the years to come.

From freshman series such as Netflix’s Masters of None, which garnered nominations in the best Comedy and Best comedy actor categories for star Aziz Ansari, to USA’s sophomore thriller Mr. Robot -- a contender for best drama and best actor for breakout star Rami Malek -- the Emmy newbies were mostly from the cable and online arena.

That’s not to say that the broadcast networks are obsolete or incapable developing strong, new shows. But right now, the Academy has acknowledged that for this Emmy run the best and brightest new shows are on cable networks and online SVOD services.

Anderson’s enthusiasm for black-ish’s Emmy nominations could also be extended to television’s continued advancements in bringing quality, diverse shows, storylines and characters to the small screen. Non-white actors garnered a record 21 Emmy nominations this year, surpassing last year’s record of 18, according to Deadline.com.

FX’s American Crime Story: People v. O.J. Simpson and ABC’s black-ish led the way with multiple actors of color earning Emmy nominations, while the aforementioned Henson and Davis will again vie for lead actress honors in the drama category (Davis won last year, becoming the first African-American female actress to do so in the category). 

The stage is now set for a very fascinating Emmy Awards celebration in September. Bring on the winners. 

Master of None, the rookie comedy series from Aziz Ansari, will return for season two on Netflix in 2017.

Ansari tweeted the news, saying, “Master of None Season 2 coming 2017. Thanks for all the support everyone!!”

Netflix has confirmed.

Read more at broadcastingcable.com.

Every month, the analysts at TruthCo choose the most culturally relevant TV show. By “culturally relevant,” we mean the most keenly attuned to and in dialogue with the year’s cultural shifts in terms of content and marketing. From the role of feminism and race in pop culture to the reality of reality TV, these five shows from 2015 touched upon the most relevant social topics in culture today, keeping audiences entertained.

UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT

Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt rewrites the narrative that culture constructs around women who endure sexual abuse. Kimmy’s refusal to settle into the role of the traumatized victim, and her insistence on instead starting her life anew, reflects emergent survivor culture. This shift aligns with the strain of feminism taking hold in pop culture, which emphasizes personal narratives of female empowerment and refusal of defeat at the hands of the patriarchy.

INSIDE AMY SCHUMER

This latest season of Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer bears witness to a new confidence as the show’s subversive ideas about gender — previously packaged in Schumer’s claim-to-fame insecure, self-loathing and promiscuous persona — are now being directed outward, fearlessly implicating society and the way it fails women, instead of how women are failing themselves. Better described as “full-frontal feminism,” it takes on a highly confrontational approach to its commentary. But this is not women-only comedy: Schumer makes great use of her male guest stars and represents an increasingly relevant cultural conversation that simultaneously implicates and includes men, who are both in on and the butt of the joke.

UnREAL

Reality TV viewers are curious about the manipulation and staging of reality TV. Lifetime’s UnREAL, a deconstruction of the competition dating genre, aligns with this cultural interest by pulling back the curtain and revealing just how much of a role production plays in creating what viewers perceive as “reality.” UnREAL also delivers this in spades, not only though the behavior of the contestants but more notably through the behavior of the producers, who have their own catfights, love triangles and emotional breakdowns. This meta-series occupies a space that allows it to simultaneously provide a new approach to a calcified (due to its own slump) and well-established genre as well as satisfy die-hard reality lovers. It’s a wink that appeals to almost everyone.

CHEF’S TABLE

Netflix’s Chef’s Table, which uses food as a vehicle to explore the “microjourney” of each chef, is representative of an emergent cultural shift that finds us more interested in craft and process than in result and finished product. Chef’s Table offers a meditation on creativity, portraying chefs as artistic visionaries and auteurs that have more in common with poets and dreamers than the harsh, hierarchical judges who have populated food TV for over a decade. As culture pays more attention to food as an expression of social values, the role of chef has been elevated to that of sophisticated thought leader, a shift echoed by Chef Table’s symphonic score and gorgeous cinematography.

MASTER OF NONE

On this Netflix series, Aziz Ansari (Dev) represents an emergent comedic and cultural point of view as he increasingly takes on the role of a public intellectual who is wrestling with big social questions, not just everyday minutiae. Equally important is the show’s perspective on race, which values inclusive, realistic representations over tokenism. For Dev, frustrated in his attempts to find satisfying work as an actor, it’s not enough that Indian characters are finally being played by Indian actors. The show takes its own advice: Dev wants to play roles that reflect his real experience, and Aziz creates them. These aren’t characters burdened with encapsulating Indian identity as a whole but instead are distinctive, multidimensional, even idiosyncratic, much like the actors who play them.

Emily Morris is director of cultural insights at TruthCo, a New York-based omnicultural branding and insights company.

Netflix has set a Sept. 10 date for a new season of former A&E drama series Longmire, the streaming-video service said during its Television Critics Association presentation Tuesday.

The Western-themed cop drama, which was canceled by A&E in 2014, will debut its fourth season with 10 episodes, said network officials.

Netflix also said it will debut an original documentary based on the life of veteran Rolling Stones member Keith Richards. The doc, Keith Richards: Under The Influence, produced by Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) will debut Set. 18, according to the network.

Netflix also said it has renewed its animated series BoJack Horseman for a third season and has set a Nov. 6 date for the new Aziz Ansari comedy series, Master of None.

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