{"id":19956,"date":"2021-04-21T20:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T01:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=19956"},"modified":"2021-04-21T20:45:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T01:45:04","slug":"apple-orders-number-one-on-the-call-sheet-two-groundbreaking-companion-documentaries-celebrating-black-leading-women-and-men-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/21\/apple-orders-number-one-on-the-call-sheet-two-groundbreaking-companion-documentaries-celebrating-black-leading-women-and-men-in-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Orders &#8220;Number One on the Call Sheet,&#8221; Two Groundbreaking Companion Documentaries Celebrating Black Leading Women and Men in Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19957\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Apple Original Films today announced an expansion of its award-winning documentary slate with &#8220;<strong><em>Number One on the Call Sheet<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; two documentary features from acclaimed storytellers including Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, Emmy nominee Kevin Hart, prolific producer Datari Turner and Academy Award winner Dan Cogan that will celebrate Black achievement in the film industry and explore what it takes for Black actors to find success in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Women in Hollywood<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; celebrates Black achievement in the film industry and what it takes for Black women actors to find success in Hollywood. 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