Caribbean woman in vibrant headwrap and beaded jewelry
Stream Launch · Jan 2027

Where Culture
Lives.

From Kingston to Kinshasa. Accra to Antigua. Lagos to London. Brooklyn to Brixton. KULCHA is where the 1.4-billion-person diaspora lives, streams, and pays its creators.

Live Jan 2027 Streaming Worldwide
Portrait — diaspora storytelling
A Cultural Movement, Not a Niche Channel

One platform. One culture.
Many shores.

KULCHA is the streaming home for Caribbean, African, and Black diaspora culture — music, fashion, food, travel, talk, news, sports, scripted storytelling, documentaries, kids programming, and the world’s biggest live cultural events.

No major platform owns the intersection of Caribbean × African × African-American cultural entertainment. KULCHA does. Built for the diaspora, by the diaspora — on infrastructure that scales globally from day one.

1.4B
Global Diaspora
$1.6T
U.S. Black Buying Power
44M+
Caribbean Diaspora · US/UK
The Slate

Five culture defining series.

Premium scripted, live carnivals, late-night culture, daily news, business, sports, and the conversation the diaspora is already having — finally produced.

Tenement Yard — Caribbean crime drama
Scripted

Tenement Yard

The Wire meets Top Boy — set in the Caribbean

Carnival House — luxury villa
Reality

Carnival House

Real World meets Spring Bling · Big Six + Toronto + Miami

A Safe Space — late-night culture talk
Talk

A Safe Space

Dialogue for the Culture

Creole Kitchen — culinary travel
Culinary

Creole Kitchen

Culinary travel · Caribbean nations + African capitals

Sound Clash The Series — music doc series
Music Docs

Sound Clash The Series

Afrobeats · Amapiano · Dancehall · Soca · Compas · Hip-Hop

Premium Originals

The lifestyle slate.

A collection of original culture-driven lifestyle series exploring travel, adventure, wellness, real estate, and commerce through a Caribbean and African diaspora lens.

Original No. 01

No Behavior

Stand-up comedy series.

Unfiltered laughter from the sharpest comedic voices.

Original No. 02

Passport Properties

Find your place in the world.

Real estate & relocation across the Caribbean and global diaspora.

Original No. 03

Fit & Free with Carlee

Move strong. Live free.

Wellness, fitness, and self-care.

Original No. 04

Machines In Motion

Full Throttle Car Club.

An automotive lifestyle series showcasing custom vehicles, elite sound systems, and performance builds from across the diaspora.

Original No. 05

The Black Compass

Adventure beyond the map.

ATVs, jungle trails, waterfalls, off-road excursions, boating, and fishing.

Original No. 06

The Herbalist

Ancient wisdom. Modern healing.

Bush medicine, plant-based living, and cultural healers.

Original No. 07

Vacation Villas

Escape beautifully.

Luxury villas, private retreats, and hidden escapes.

Original No. 08

KULCHA Marketplace LIVE

Shop the culture.

Live commerce featuring Caribbean and diaspora-owned brands.

ARRI: The Queen of Carnival
The KULCHA Film Slate · In Development

ARRI
The Queen of Carnival.

An animated feature. The Caribbean's defining animated film, and the first in a six-film franchise built around the islands' folklore, music, and color.

Written by Yohance Henley. Designed for theatrical release, KULCHA early-window, and global franchise extension — toys, music, fashion, theme experiences.

Moana Coco Princess and the Frog
Partner Collaborations

News · Talk · Sports · Kids.

Always-on programming produced with marquee partners and host-led franchises across business, sports, podcasts, and family.

The whole
of the culture.

01

Music

Concerts, docs, premieres, artist interviews.

02

Travel

Diaspora travel guides, expat life.

03

Food

Creole Kitchen & indie chef shorts.

04

Fashion & Art

Lagos to Paris runway, designer features.

05

Wellness

Bush medicine, mental wellness, meditation.

06

Fitness

Trainers, dance fitness, soca aerobics.

07

Kids & Education

KULCHA Kids & ARRI spinoffs.

08

Spirituality & Roots

Faith, Rastafari, Yoruba, gospel, ancestral practice.

09

Talk & News

The Equity Table · A Safe Space · La Mesa.

10

Business

The Entrepreneurs Corner & founder docs.

11

Sports

The Line-Up, creator network, live events.

12

Scripted & Film

Tenement Yard, ARRI, indie acquisitions.

Netflix dabbles. BET dilutes. KULCHA unifies.
— Why Now
Live Events · The Big Six

We own the
cultural calendar.

Live carnival coverage, premium concert capture, and tentpole events streamed straight from the islands and across the diaspora.

No. 01
Trinidad & Tobago
The mothership of Caribbean carnival
Feb / Mar
No. 02
Crop Over
Barbados
Jul / Aug
No. 03
Junkanoo
The Bahamas
Dec / Jan
No. 04
Jamaica Carnival
Kingston
Apr
No. 05
Vincy Mas
St. Vincent
Jun / Jul
No. 06
Spicemas
Grenada
Aug

Plus the diaspora circuit: Mardi Gras (New Orleans), Notting Hill (London), Caribana (Toronto), West Indian Day (Brooklyn), Miami, DC, Atlanta, and Houston.

The Founding Partnership

Atlanta development.
Caribbean execution.

On-screen credibility, multi-platinum music dominance, and the only diaspora streamer with insider production access across every Caribbean territory.

John P. Wheatley

Founder & CEO

USVI-born, award-winning director/producer. Credits with Netflix, Revolt, VIACOM CBS, YouTube Studios, and Jesse Collins Entertainment. Producer of the highest-grossing Carnival DVD in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Laughter in Paradise comedy festival. Co-founder of Oswald Avenue.

Nikki Barnes Miller

Co-Founder · President of Film & TV Production

Founder of Antillean Entertainment Group — "The Gatekeepers To The Caribbean." Insider access across every territory: fixers, casting, permits, customs, location scouting. Credits with NBC, NASCAR, TV One, TLC, VH1, WE tv, A&E. Atlanta partnership with PC&E.

Theron Thomas

Co-Founder · President of Music Division

Multi-platinum songwriter with 16 billion+ song streams. Writing credits with Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher, Cardi B, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ciara, Chloe Bailey, and Latto. Recent label venture with Warner Music Group. Co-founder of Oswald Avenue.

Oswald Avenue × Antillean Entertainment Group — the structural advantage no other diaspora streamer has.

Founding Cultural Advisory Board

The voices
shaping KULCHA.

A founding cohort of Caribbean and African-heritage talent — shaping the slate, the brand, and the cultural standard from day one.

Winston Duke
Tobago
Rihanna
Barbados
Nia Long
Trinidad
Janelle James
USVI
Jubril Agoro
United Kingdom
Machel Montano
Trinidad
Diana Tejada
Dominican Republic
Mozart La Para
Dominican Republic
Charmaine Hayden
Grenada · Nigeria
Chiney Ogwumike
Nigeria
Aliyah Boston
USVI
Camila Coelho
Brazil
The Platform

Enterprise-grade
streaming on day one.

We launch on best-in-class OTT infrastructure that powers thousands of premium creators worldwide — so we ship content, not engineering tickets.

Every device
Web · iOS · Android · Roku · Apple TV · Fire TV · Chromecast · Samsung & LG TVs.
Global delivery
Adaptive HD/4K · global CDN · DRM-protected · geo-controls.
Four revenue models
SVOD subscriptions · AVOD ad tiers · TVOD rentals · live PPV events.
Native live streaming
Built-in live infrastructure for carnivals, concerts, and tentpole PPV.
Audience

Who we're
built for.

Primary

Diaspora Adults 18–54

Caribbean, African, and African-American adults across the U.S., Caribbean basin, U.K., Canada, and continental Africa.

Secondary

Multicultural Gen Z & Millennials

Globally connected viewers who follow Black culture, music, fashion, and food — wherever they live.

Tertiary

Families & Elders

Households seeking culturally affirming kids content, and elders seeking music, faith, and nostalgia programming.

Sponsor & Brand Partner Targets

Vacation Rum Banana Boat Yeti Airbnb Adidas
Join the Founding Class

Be there from the
very first stream.

Founding members get early access to the slate, locked launch pricing, a digital founder card, and a vote on what KULCHA programs next.