Bravo is preparing to air another Atlanta-set series, Netflix drops the Elite season 5 trailer, Hulu drops first-look images of Crush, Amazon’s potential answer to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and more in today’s Shadow and Act News Roundup!
Bravo announces 'Love Match Atlanta'
The ATL has met its match! Bravo will soon be adding a new show to its lineup.
The network’s upcoming docuseries, Love Match Atlanta, will follow the personal and professional lives of five of Atlanta’s hottest matchmakers. The show will take “viewers inside the competitive and drama-filled social scene of Atlanta’s exclusive matchmaking industry. Each of the matchmakers, who are both friends and frenemies, use their distinct methodology, charm and skill while competing for the hearts and dollars of Black Atlanta’s most eligible singles.”
“Celebrating the business of Black love, the series follows [five] highly sought-after matchmakers as they work to outmaneuver their competitors. These professionals balance the drama in their own lives as they hustle to match high-profile singles who are on the hunt for the ultimate relationship and willing to pay top dollar.
The cast includes Ming Clark, Joseph Dixon, Kelli Fisher, Tana Gilmore and Shae Primus.
Love Match Atlanta will premiere on Sunday, May 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The following week, the show will move to the 9 p.m. time slot.
First look images from the Hulu film, 'Crush'
Hulu has dropped some first-look images at its new original movie, CRUSH.
Here’s an official description of the film:
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
The movie stars Rowan Blanchard, Auli’i Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Rico Paris, Addie Weyrich WITH Aasif Mandvi, Michelle Buteau and Megan Mullally.
It will premiere on Hulu April 29.
'Élite' Season 5 trailer drops
The official trailer for Netflix’s Elite has officially been released.
Here’s an official description of the season:
At Las Encinas, the new semester means new love triangles, new students, new rules — and a new mysterious crime.
After Phillipe’s fateful New Year’s Eve party and Guzmán’s escape, the secret of Armando’s death threatens to destroy Samuel and Ari’s love story. Meanwhile, Rebeca is in the midst of a journey of self-discovery, while Omar recovers from his final separation from Ander. Phillipe’s confession of abuse, Patrick’s uncontrollable fits of rage, Benjamin’s desire for revenge, a gift Armando gave Mencia that hides a secret that could destroy ‘the Benjamins’, a pact of silence between Samuel and Rebeca that will quickly be broken and will bring the worst consequences.
Watch the trailer below:
'The Summer I Turned Pretty' images from Amazon:
Amazon’s Prime Video has a brand new series coming to its platform soon.
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a series produced by Jenny Han, who many might know as the New York Times bestselling author of the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Summer I Turned Pretty novel series.
Here’s an official description of the series:
