{"id":105662,"date":"2025-09-20T21:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=105662"},"modified":"2025-09-20T21:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:25:52","slug":"abc-news-studios-and-20-20-announce-robert-redford-the-life-legacy-of-an-american-icon-special-edition-of-20-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/20\/abc-news-studios-and-20-20-announce-robert-redford-the-life-legacy-of-an-american-icon-special-edition-of-20-20\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Studios and &#8220;20\/20&#8221; Announce &#8220;Robert Redford: The Life &#038; Legacy of an American Icon &#8211; Special Edition of 20\/20&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105663\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Robert-Redford-The-Life-and-Legacy-of-an-American-Icon.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Robert-Redford-The-Life-and-Legacy-of-an-American-Icon.webp 952w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Robert-Redford-The-Life-and-Legacy-of-an-American-Icon-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Robert-Redford-The-Life-and-Legacy-of-an-American-Icon-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Robert-Redford-The-Life-and-Legacy-of-an-American-Icon-750x422.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/>The One-Hour Special Examines the Life of the Film Icon, Oscar\u00ae-Winning Director and Visionary Robert Redford, Airs Thursday, September 18, on ABC, Streams Next Day on Disney+ And Hulu<\/p>\n<p>ABC News Studios and <em>&#8220;20\/20&#8221;<\/em> announce <em><strong>&#8220;Robert Redford: The Life &amp; Legacy of an American Icon &#8211; Special Edition of 20\/20&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> airing Thursday, September 18 (10:02-11:00PM EDT), on ABC, streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. The one-hour special celebrates the life and legacy of the actor and Oscar\u00ae-winning filmmaker who passed away on September 16, 2025. During a legendary career in Hollywood that spanned six decades, Redford was also known for his political and environmental activism, co-founding the Sundance Film Festival and continuing to work with the Sundance Lab in support of independent filmmakers.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3136808400\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The special details Redford&#8217;s extraordinary life and legendary career, from his beginnings on Broadway to his rise into superstardom, and chronicles how Redford used his platform to make positive change. 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