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
To Bring Three of His Bestselling Books to Life Onscreen
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Netflix Partners With Renowned Author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to Bring Three of His Bestselling Books to Life Onscreen
Award-winning creators Roger Ross Williams, Mara Brock Akil and Chris Nee attached to the projects
Netflix is partnering with acclaimed author and antiracist scholar Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to produce three new projects based on his bestselling and award-winning books: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, and Antiracist Baby. Netflix is developing the books across several different formats and genres, offering a timely and thoughtful examination of racism for audiences of all ages.