Sci-fi and fantasy media background, details and plot summaries
| Film/television series (year) | Production company | Major actors of color and their character | Plot summary* |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Mermaid (2023) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The youngest of King Triton's daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to experience life on land |
| Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) | Lucasfilm |
| Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has to save young Leia after she is kidnapped, all the while being pursued by Imperial Inquisitors and his former Padawan, now known as Darth Vader |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) | Amazon Studios |
| This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone |
| Film/television series (year) | Production company | Major actors of color and their character | Plot summary* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Pictures | Halle Bailey – Ariel Javier Bardem – King Triton Noma Dumezweni – The Queen Daveed Diggs – Sebastian (Voice) Awkwafina – Scuttle (Voice) Martina Laird – Lashana | The youngest of King Triton's daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to experience life on land | |
| Lucasfilm | Moses Ingram – Reva Sung Kang – Fifth Brother Kumail Nanjiani – Haja Estree O'Shea Jackson Jr. - Roken James Earl Jones – Darth Vader (Voice) Indira Varma – Tala Durith | Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has to save young Leia after she is kidnapped, all the while being pursued by Imperial Inquisitors and his former Padawan, now known as Darth Vader | |
| Amazon Studios | Ismael Cruz Córdova – Arondir Sara Zwangobani – Marigold Brandyfoot Lenny Henry – Sadoc Burrows Nazanin Boniadi – Bronwyn Sophia Nomvete – Princess Disa Alex Tarrant – Valandil | This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone |
Note(s): *Obtained from the internet movie database (IMDb) website
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