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April 1st, 2021
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New York Times series that explored the history of slavery in the United States and its enduring impact on American life. Roger Ross Williams, who was the first African American director to win an Oscar, will produce the docuseries and direct the first episode. Peabody Award-winning journalist and producer Shoshana Guy will act as showrunner.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the project s creator and a
New York
Times writer, won a Pulitzer Prize for her introductory essay in the series. The 1619 Project began publication in August 2019 and it included articles, poems, fiction, live events and a podcast. It marked the 400th anniversary of the first ships carrying enslaved Africans arriving in what would become the United States.
THE 1619 PROJECT DOCUSERIES TO DEBUT ON HULU
ACADEMY AWARD ® WINNER ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS TO PRODUCE AND OVERSEE DOCUMENTARY SERIES BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE AND NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES THE 1619 PROJECT
Williams Will Direct First Episode; Award-Winning Journalist Shoshana Guy Will Serve as Showrunner
Docuseries Will Be First Offering From Lionsgate Collaboration With The New York Times, Oprah Winfrey and Nikole Hannah-Jones on Pulitzer Prize-Winning Project
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Academy Award
®-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams will produce and oversee a documentary series based on materials drawn from The New York Times Magazine and Nikole Hannah Jones acclaimed The 1619 Project, slated to debut in the U.S. on the premium streaming service Hulu as part of a distribution agreement between Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Disney General Entertainment Content s BIPOC Creator Initiative led b
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A documentary series based on
The New York Times Magazine and staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones’ (above)
The 1619 Project is coming to Hulu.
The impactful and thought-provoking work of journalism was printed in the NYT in August 2019, on the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans in the English colonies that became the U.S. It connected slavery in U.S. history with the systemic racism in America today, and detailed how the legacy of slavery has shaped parts of society including music, law, education, and the arts.
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The 1619 Project is an essential reframing of American history. Our most cherished ideals and achievements cannot be understood without acknowledging both systemic racism and the contributions of Black Americans. And this isn’t just about the past Black people are still fighting against both the legacy of this racism and its current incarnation,” said Roger R