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Queen Latifah, Beyonce and Jay Z heading to HBO

The music special will feature the married couple on their “On the Run Tour” performing in Paris.

Beyonce and Jay Z will co-star in an HBO concert special, and Queen Latifah will play legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in a movie for the network.

The music special will feature the married couple on their “On the Run Tour” performing in Paris. It will tape September 12 and 13 at the Stade de France, featuring the superstars performing more than 40 songs, the network announced. It will air in September.

Starring Queen Latifah, Bessie is written and directed by filmmaker Dee Rees (Pariah). Currently in production in Atlanta, it co-stars Michael K. Williams, Khandi Alexander, Charles S. Dutton, Oliver Platt and Mo’Nique. It premieres in 2015.

HBO also said Mike Nichols will direct fellow Oscar winner Meryl Streep in Master Class. Drawing on the legendary master classes given by opera star Maria Callas, it is based on the Tony award-winning play of the same name by Terrence McNally, who will adapt his work for the screen.

The announcements were made on Thursday at the summer TV critics’ tour, as was good news from sister network Cinemax about its upcoming series The Knick. This drama of a circa-1900 New York hospital has been rewarded with a second season prior to its August 8 premiere. It stars Clive Owen, with both 10-episode seasons directed by Steven Soderbergh.