#lenawaithe — Public Fediverse posts

‘The Chi’ Sets Release Date For 8th & Final Season; Unveils Teaser
#News #Trailers #LenaWaithe #Paramount #Premieredates #TheChi

https://deadline.com/2026/04/the-chi-release-date-final-season-8-trailer-1236868750/

‘The Chi’ First Look for Final Season Follows Lynn Whitfield, Yolonda Ross Exits
#TV #TVNews #20thTelevision #Chicago #LenaWaithe #TheChiTV

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-chi-first-look-final-season-1236536483/

‘The Chi’ Unveils First Look At 8th & Final Season – Photos
#News #LenaWaithe #TheChi

https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-chi-season-8-photos-release-date-trailer-1236757992/

John Legend’s Get Lifted Joins ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Broadway Producing Team
#News #Broadway #CatsTheJellicleBall #CynthiaErivo #JohnLegend #LenaWaithe

https://deadline.com/2026/03/cynthia-erivo-lena-waithe-cats-jellicle-ball-broadway-1236734421/

Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang Help Launch Necessary Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers
#MovieNews #Movies #AlanCumming #BowenYang #LenaWaithe

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alan-cumming-bowen-yang-foundation-lgbtq-filmmakers-1236519686/

Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang Help Launch Necessary Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers
#MovieNews #Movies #AlanCumming #BowenYang #LenaWaithe

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alan-cumming-bowen-yang-foundation-lgbtq-filmmakers-1236519686/

Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang Help Launch Necessary Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers
#MovieNews #Movies #AlanCumming #BowenYang #LenaWaithe

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alan-cumming-bowen-yang-foundation-lgbtq-filmmakers-1236519686/

Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang Help Launch Necessary Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers
#MovieNews #Movies #AlanCumming #BowenYang #LenaWaithe

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alan-cumming-bowen-yang-foundation-lgbtq-filmmakers-1236519686/

Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang Help Launch Necessary Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers
#MovieNews #Movies #AlanCumming #BowenYang #LenaWaithe

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alan-cumming-bowen-yang-foundation-lgbtq-filmmakers-1236519686/

Lena Waithe & Cynthia Erivo Join Broadway’s ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ As Producers
#News #Broadway #CatsTheJellicleBall #CynthiaErivo #LenaWaithe

https://deadline.com/2026/02/cynthia-erivo-lena-waithe-cats-jellicle-ball-broadway-1236734421/

Searchlight Wins Rights To A.C. Robinson Short Story “Grand Rising” In Competitive Situation; Lena Waithe Adapting Script With Steven Caple Jr. Directing
#Acquisitions #News #ACRobinson #GrandRising #LenaWaithe #SearchlightPictures #StevenCapleJr

https://deadline.com/2026/01/grand-rising-steven-caple-jr-lena-waithe-searchlight-movie-1236682941/

Lena Waithe Sets Playwriting & Stage Acting Debut With Self-Penned ‘trinity’ At Baltimore Center Stage
#News #BaltimoreCenterStage #LenaWaithe #Trinity

https://deadline.com/2026/01/lena-waithe-trinity-baltimore-center-stage-1236678995/

Lena Waithe Developing Movie For Issa Rae About Their “Friendship Breakup”
#News #IssaRae #LenaWaithe

https://deadline.com/2025/10/lena-waithe-developing-movie-issa-rae-friendship-breakup-1236597149/

‘The Chi’ To End With Season 8 On Showtime; “It’s The Right Thing,” Creator Lena Waithe Says
#CancellationsandRenewals #News #LenaWaithe #Showtime #TheChi

https://deadline.com/2025/10/the-chi-end-season-8-showtime-1236556165/

‘The Chi’ Creator Lena Waithe Explains How Those Deaths Will Drive Season 8
#TV #TVFeatures #LenaWaithe #TheChiTV

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-chi-deaths-season-8-tease-creator-lena-waithe-interview-1236347279/

‘The Chi’ Stars Lynn Whitfield, Yolonda Ross Open Up About Their Dramatic Season 7 Exits
#TV #TVFeatures #LenaWaithe #TheChiTV

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-chi-lynn-whitfield-yolonda-ross-season-7-deaths-interview-1236341558/

Lena Waithe, Brandon Flynn Featured in LGBTQ Doc ‘Reclaim the Flag’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #Politics #BrandonFlynn #JustForVariety #LenaWaithe #Reclaimtheflag

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/lena-waithe-brandon-flynn-reclaim-the-flag-trailer-1236445097/

Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Downsizing; Exiting Execs Rishi Rajani & Naomi Funabashi Eye New Venture
#Executives #News #HillmanGrad #LenaWaithe #NaomiFunabashi #RishiRajani

https://deadline.com/2025/06/lena-waithe-hillman-grad-downsizes-executives-exit-1236436822/

Lena Waithe Boards Elegance Bratton’s Documentary ‘Move Ya Body: The Birth of House’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #DocumentariestoWatch #EleganceBratton #LenaWaithe

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/lena-waithe-move-ya-body-the-birth-of-house-1236430300/

‘It’s Dorothy!’ Review: ‘Wizard of Oz’ Protagonist Gets a Deep-Dive Cultural Analysis in Wide-Ranging if Overstuffed Appreciation
#MovieReviews #Movies #Ashanti #Broadway #DianaRoss #JohnWaters #JudyGarland #LenaWaithe #LGBTQ #MargaretCho #TheWiz #TheWizardofOz #Theater #Tribeca #Tribeca2025 #TribecaFilmFestival #Wicked

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/its-dorothy-review-wizard-of-oz-1236262210/

Lena Waithe and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on How Pulitzer Winner ‘Purpose’ is in Dialogue With ‘A Raisin in the Sun’
#Variety #Awards #News #BrandenJacobsJenkins #LenaWaithe #Purpose #TonyAwards

https://variety.com/2025/legit/awards/purpose-lena-waithe-branden-jacobs-jenkins-1236414145/

‘The Chi’ Renewed for Season 8 at Showtime
#TV #TVNews #LenaWaithe #Showtime #TheChiTV

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-chi-renewed-season-8-showtime-1236232654/

‘The Chi’ Season 7 Premiere Is Most-Streamed In Series History With 2M Cross-Platform Viewers
#News #Ratings #LenaWaithe #Showtime #TheChi #TVRatings

https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-chi-season-7-premiere-ratings-record-most-streamed-1236412899/

Lena Waithe to Receive Humanitas’ ‘Voice for Change Award’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Awards #News #Humanitas #HumanitasPrize #LenaWaithe #MaraBrockAkil

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/lena-waithe-humanitas-voice-for-change-award-1236404513/

Lena Waithe Joins Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi & Pamela Anderson In Drama ‘Place To Be’
#News #LenaWaithe #PlacetoBe

https://deadline.com/2025/03/lena-waithe-joins-ellen-burstyn-taika-waititi-pamela-anderson-in-drama-place-to-be-1236331157/

Lena Waithe Joins ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ As Doctor With Ties To Catherine Fox – First-Look Photos
#Casting #News #GreysAnatomy #LenaWaithe

https://deadline.com/2025/02/lena-waithe-greys-anatomy-evynn-moore-photos-1236300476/

Lena Waithe To Host ‘Legacy Talk’ Podcast
#News #LemonadaMedia #LenaWaithe

https://deadline.com/2024/10/lena-waithe-legacy-talk-podcast-lemonada-1236158972/

Lena Waithe Accepts Variety Creative Conscience Impact Award at the Framline48 Film Festival
#Variety #News #FramelineFilmFest2024 #LenaWaithe #TheChi

https://variety.com/2024/awards/news/lena-waithe-variety-creative-conscience-impact-award-48th-framline48-film-festival-1236064299/

‘The Chi’ Boss on How That Major Finale Death Sets Up Season 7
#TV #TVFeatures #LenaWaithe #TheChiTV

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-chi-season-6-douda-fate-season-7-1235939439/

Lena Waithe Wants Filmmakers to Feel Heard: ‘That To Me Is a Real Form of Success’
#Variety #News #FramelineFilmFestival #LenaWaithe

https://variety.com/2024/awards/news/lena-waithe-hillman-grad-production-1236040046/

Leon on His ‘The Chi’ Fate and Being Drawn to Roles With “Leading Man Qualities”
#TV #TVFeatures #LenaWaithe #TheChiTV

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/leon-the-chi-fate-alonzo-1235918711/

Frameline Unveils Full Lineup For 2024 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
#Festivals #Frameline #Framline48 #LenaWaithe #LindaPerry

https://deadline.com/2024/05/frameline-unveils-lineup-2024-san-francisco-international-lgbtq-film-festival-1235926501/

Lena Waithe to Be Honored by Variety With the Creative Conscience Award at Frameline48
#Variety #News #LenaWaithe

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/lena-waithe-variety-creative-conscience-award-frameline48-1236012284/