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*Actress, director, producer and acting coach, Tasha Smith has been tapped to direct the pilot and second episode of the upcoming FOX drama, “Our Kind of People,” inspired by the book by Laurence Otis Graham. Karin Gist and Lee Daniels, the series is inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham’s critically praised book “Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class.” Deadline writes that the show follows “strong-willed, single mom Angela Vaughn as she sets out to reclaim her family’s name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line that highlights t...

Yaya DaCosta and her “Chicago med” co-star Torrey DeVitto are leaving their longtime roles on the series, with both announcing their departures via Instagram.  “It has been such an honor and pure joy to bring Dr. Natalie Manning to life for all of you on Chicago Med for the past 6 seasons,” DeVitto wrote. “But it is now time for her and me to bow out and say goodbye.”  She added, “Thank you to all you loyal watchers who adored her as much as I did. I can’t wait to share what’s to come with all of you. New adventures await!”

Our Kind Of People, is based on the book,  Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class, and has received a straight-to-series order. The show will reportedly take place in “the aspirational world of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard.” Per Deadline’s official synopsis of the series, “ Our Kind of People follows strong-willed, single mom Angela Vaughn (DaCosta) as she sets out to reclaim her family’s name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line that highlights the innate, natural beauty of black women. But she soon discovers a dark secret about her mo...

With the casting, DaCosta will exit the NBC series “Chicago Med,” on which she has starred for six seasons.

Search Yaya DaCosta to Exit NBC’s ‘Chicago Med’ to Star on Fox’s ‘Our Kind of People’ DaCosta has starred on the Dick Wolf medical drama for six seasons Jennifer Maas | May 12, 2021 @ 9:16 AM Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC Yaya DaCosta is exiting NBC’s “Chicago Med” to star on Fox’s new Lee Daniels drama “Our Kind of People,” TheWrap has learned. “America’s Next Top Model” alum DaCosta has starred on the Dick Wolf-created medical drama for all six of its seasons, playing the role of April Sexton, a smart, bold and intuitive nurse with the ability to adeptly tac...