{"id":16304,"date":"2021-01-12T13:45:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T18:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=16304"},"modified":"2021-01-12T13:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T18:45:39","slug":"hulu-acquires-u-s-rights-to-lee-daniels-the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-as-hulu-original-film-to-launch-friday-february-26-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/12\/hulu-acquires-u-s-rights-to-lee-daniels-the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-as-hulu-original-film-to-launch-friday-february-26-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulu Acquires U.S. Rights to Lee Daniels&#8217; &#8220;The United States vs. Billie Holiday&#8221; as Hulu Original Film to Launch Friday, February 26 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/USi-ppCfxEA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hulu announced today that the streaming platform has acquired the U.S. rights to Lee Daniels&#8217; THE UNITED STATES vs. BILLIE HOLIDAY, which will debut as a Hulu Original film on Hulu on February 26, 2021. Sierra\/Affinity will continue to handle international sales on the film.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. Beginning in the 1940&#8217;s in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial and heart-wrenching ballad, &#8220;Strange Fruit.&#8221; Led by Oscar(R) nominated director Lee Daniels and introducing Grammy(R) nominated singer-songwriter Andra Day, THE UNITED STATES vs. BILLIE HOLIDAY unapologetically presents the icon&#8217;s complicated, irrepressible life. Screenplay Writer Suzan-Lori Parks, the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, pens this intimate tale of a fierce trailblazer whose defiance through music helped usher in the civil rights movement. NAACP Image Award(R) Nominee Trevante Rhodes and Emmy(R) Nominee Natasha Lyonne co-star along with Garrett Hedlund, Miss Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Da&#8217;Vine Joy Randolph, Evan Ross, Tyler James Williams, Tone Bell, and Erik LaRay Harvey.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2191385721\" 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>&#8220;Whether you are new to the story and legacy of Billie Holiday or know every note she ever sang, I do hope our celebration of this complex woman does justice to a great musical legend and civil rights activist whose artistry resonates as well today, as it did 80 years ago. 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