# 6 Exciting Black Web Series to Binge-Watch This Season

By [Shadow and Act Staff](/content/author/shadowandact/index.html) • Mar 8, 2019

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At times, surfing OnDemand, scrolling through your Netflix queue and scouring Hulu for a hidden gem may not yield ideal results for a weekend of binge-watching. But although popular web series like _Brown Girls_, _Tough Love_ and _RoomieLoverFriend_ have long come to an end or [have been adapted for television](https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/6/15745944/hbo-brown-girls-fatimah-asghar-sam-bailey-issa-rae), plenty of Black creatives still tell our stories online.

Creators are maintaining their voices within comedy and drama and are branching further into more professional-based content that inspires Black Millennials in new ways. So if you need a break from the silver screen and streaming services, tune into these six web series for a fresh change of pace.

**1) _All My Friends Are Married_**  
Black TV Film Collective  
[All My Friends Are Married: Episode 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUZi7j4Pi6U)  
  
Living single in New York City is an uphill battle in this comedic web series. Created by Mercedes Brazier-Thurman, the show chronicles the life of Lauren, a woman struggling to balance the exhaustive intersection of dating, career and a social life all while inundated with her friends’ Save The Date wedding invitations. Awkwardly funny and heavy with sarcasm, Lauren’s everyday experiences capture the difficulties of adulting while attempting to quell the fears of being love-less.

**2) _Blacker_**  
Naughty Puppy Productions  
[BLACKER | Chapter 1: Blacker to Strangers](https://vimeo.com/289983608?fl=pl&fe=vl)  
  
Created by Rhett Owen and Eric Lockley, _Blacker_ is a comedy series that explores and deconstructs racism through interracial dating. At the show’s start, Addison Lovingwood, an intolerant white guy played by both Owen and Lockley, has an aggressive run-in with a magical Black female vendor that causes him to be seen as Black by everyone but his white girlfriend. Each episode captures the impact the change has on his life, from his professional growth to meeting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. However, what begins as willful ignorance to his racist behavior ends in a desperate search to find the witch and reverse the spell…and his ways.

**3) _Pillow Talk_**  
Tough Love Series  
[Pillow Talk | Season 1, Episode 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAWiV_udNt8)  
  
After the award-winning success of the _Tough Love Series_, its creators extend the stories of 20- and 30-somethings with _Pillow Talk_, a spin-off chronicling a newly single woman exploring the complexities of monogamy and human intimacy. After Lyric, a relationship expert, loses her job and her man, she’s forced to reinvent herself and redefine her worth, but an unexpected love interest may throw a wrench in her personal evolution.

**4) _You’re My Boooyfriend_**  
The Zeus Network  
[B. Simone: You're My Boooyfriend Teaser Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px2tVyp2ajY)  
  
If you were a _Flavor of Love, I Love New York_ and _For the Love of Ray J_ junkie, then you’ll be a sucker for B. Simone’s new show. Created by rising comedic star whose breakout fame began on Instagram, this show is a scripted reality dating competition to find the funny girl the perfect companion. With the help of her best friend Vee, B. Simone selects male contestants who will face a series of challenges to win her heart. Makeout sessions, tearful heart-to-hearts and fisticuffs—it all premieres on March 10.

**5) _Professional Black Girl_**  
Calm Dog Productions  
[Season 2 - Professional Black Girl Season - Coming Soon!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MruxwYxsT6E)  
  
Created by Yaba Blay, [_Professional Black Girl_](https://professionalblackgirl.com/webseries/) is a docu-style celebration of extraordinary, everyday Black women and culture. Filled with inspiring conversations and cinematic visuals, each episode explores the journey of business owners, artists and every woman in between, no matter the number of academic degrees or size of achievements. These impactful stories feel like talking “with your homegirl, your sister, your auntie, or your mama” and embrace the joy of being a Black woman. Season two is set to premiere in April.

**6) _One Night Stand_**  
Trabass Productions  
Marriage is different for every couple. In Andrew Trabass’ latest series, Simone and Anthony are 4 years in but are enduring a stale period. While Anthony is career-focused and consumed with the monotony of married life, Simone is itching to enjoy her 20s. But while a one night stand can be a harmless fling, when holy matrimony is involved, it turns into a dangerous one-sided obsession.