Lethal Weapon (Fox)
Premieres: Wed. Sept. 21 at 9/8c
Daymon Wayans, Sr., takes on the role played by Danny Glover in the film franchise by the same name. If you’re a fan of the movies, you should enjoy this.
Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix)
Premieres: Fri., Sept. 30
Netflix’s Marvel Universe moves to Harlem as Luke Cage (Mike Colter) gets his own series. The series will not only reveal how the unbreakable man got his powers, but also explore the dichotomy of Black Harlem torn between the new and old ways of progress. Alfre Woodard, Mahershala Ali and Theo Rossi star as Luke’s snakelike foes as he finds himself embroiled in a civil war between the gangsters who run the neighborhood. Luke reluctantly takes up the mantle as Harlem’s protector when he realizes that only someone bulletproof can protect people from the nefarious forces that want to tear it apart.
Pitch (Fox)
Premieres: Thurs., Sept. 22 at 9/8c
A new Major League Baseball pitcher breaks tradition and boundaries when she takes the mound for the first time. Yes, the San Diego Padres’ new pitcher is a woman, Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury), and Black. Naturally, she faces standard sexism and boys-club drama, but there’s more to the story.
