Dope Black TV Shows
A collection of dope TV shows with black main characters.
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- CreatorIssa RaeLarry WilmoreStarsIssa RaeYvonne OrjiJay EllisFollows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsLaVan DavisCassi DavisAllen PayneA multi-generational family lives together under one roof.
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsTika SumpterCrystal FoxJohn SchneiderCenters on the rich Cryer and Harrington families (the haves) and the poor Young family (the have nots) whose lives intertwine when Hanna Young starts working for the Cryers.
- CreatorEliot LaurenceStarsNiecy NashCarrie PrestonJudy ReyesA look at the life and crimes of five women who work at a Florida nail salon.
- CreatorCourtney A. KempStarsOmari HardwickLela LorenNaturi NaughtonJames "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York nightclub owner who has it all; dreaming big, catering to the city's elite, and living a double life as a drug kingpin.
- CreatorLee DanielsDanny StrongStarsTerrence HowardTaraji P. HensonJussie SmollettA hip-hop mogul must choose a successor among his three sons who are battling for control over his multi-million dollar company, while his ex-wife schemes to reclaim what is hers.
- CreatorMike O'MalleyStarsRonReaco LeeJessie T. UsherErica AshCam Calloway and Reggie Vaughn gained fame and fortune that no one could have imagined growing up in one of Boston's most infamous neighborhoods.
- CreatorSalim AkilStarsCress WilliamsNafessa WilliamsChristine AdamsA crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
- CreatorJoel Anderson ThompsonMario Van PeeblesStarsBrad JamesMorgana Van PeeblesRobinne LeeThe supernatural drama centers around the Hastings family, owners of the only funeral home in the mysterious town of La Rochelle, Georgia. The family also acts as the keepers of the town's dark secrets and history.
- CreatorLee DanielsTom DonaghyStarsJude DemorestBrittany O'GradyRyan DestinyA trio of women form a musical group in Atlanta.
- CreatorSpike LeeStarsDeWanda WiseAnthony RamosLyriq BentThe story of one woman and her three lovers. TV series based on the film by Spike Lee.
- CreatorKenya BarrisLarry WilmoreStarsTrevor JacksonYara ShahidiDiggy SimmonsA spinoff of ABC's "Black-ish," Zoey Johnson is off to college and must live outside the nest, dealing with drugs, sex, and relationships along the way.
- CreatorJustin SimienStarsLogan BrowningBrandon P BellDeRon HortonAt a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
- CreatorAva DuVernayStarsRutina WesleyKofi SiriboeOmar J. DorseyFollows the life of three siblings, one of whom moves from Los Angeles to Louisiana to claim a shared inheritance from their recently departed father: an 800-acre sugarcane farm.
- CreatorCraig WrightStarsMerle DandridgeKim HawthorneDesiree RossThe unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, dark secrets, and lies.
- CreatorLena WaitheStarsJason MitchellJacob LatimoreNtare Guma Mbaho MwineFrom Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
- CreatorBen Cory JonesLena WaitheStarsTetona JacksonTequan RichmondLeland B. MartinBased on the 1992 American romantic comedy film, this new series will follow the lives of Jacqueline Boyer's son and Marcus and Angela Graham's daughter as they try to step out of their parents' shadows and make a legacy of their own.
- StarsErnie HudsonValarie PettifordDarrin Dewitt HensonBy day, the Duncans are an upstanding family who run a thriving exotic car dealership in New York. By night, they live a dangerous secret life. When they come under siege the Duncans will have to stick together or die separately.
- CreatorTracy OliverStarsJill ScottMichelle ButeauRonReaco LeeTV adaptation of the 1996 comedy about about three divorced wives who share a common past.
- CreatorJamey GiddensStarsBrian WhiteRobin GivensKendrick CrossA woman moves to a new city and starts going head-to-head with the town's most powerful and deceitful players.
- DirectorTasha SmithStarsGrace ByersMorocco OmariIngrid RogersRecovering addict Edie is a hotel maid who dreams of being a fashion designer, but she has her life turned upside-down when she learns her mother, Clarice, is terminally ill.
- CreatorTy ScottTy Swaggalee ScottRi-Karlo HandyStarsVanessa Bell CallowayClifton PowellJasmine BurkeA Southern Baptist church and its surrounding community are entrenched in a world of crime, lust, deceit, and greed.
- CreatorKatori HallStarsNicco AnnanShannon ThorntonJ. Alphonse NicholsonFollows the lives of strip-club dancers working down in the Dirty Delta.
- CreatorMisha GreenStarsJonathan MajorsJurnee SmollettCourtney B. VanceA young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father.
- CreatorLittle MarvinStarsDeborah AyorindeAshley ThomasShahadi Wright JosephAnthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.