Warner Bros. has landed 'The Color Purple' director Blitz Bazawule’s film 'Black Samurai,' about Yasuke, an African warrior in 16th century Japan.

In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. has landed “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule’s next project, which takes on the legendary Yasuke, an African warrior who became the first ...

Netflix’s stunning “Yasuke” spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing Starring LaKeith Stanfield, the mere six episodes of LeSean Thomas' anime epic leaves us ...

The Yasuke film was announced in 2019, and Boseman signed on as a producer and lead. At the time, he touted the importance of bringing the story to the big screen, per Deadline.

The new Netflix series mashes up the story of a real-life Black samurai with giant mechas and wizards — Thomas calls it "Trojan horse-ing" the real history through the medium of Japanese anime.

Yesterday saw the launch of Yasuke, a six-episode series from Netflix which fictionalizes the story of the eponymous historical figure, an African man who ended up fighting as a samurai in feudal ...

’Yasuke’ writer Nick Jones Jr. and creator LeSean Thomas whipped up a dazzling, action packed series. Jones tells us how it came together.

Kambole Campbell reflects on what feels fresh — and what doesn't — in Netflix's new series about a Black samurai.