{"id":48546,"date":"2023-01-15T18:30:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T23:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=48546"},"modified":"2023-01-15T18:30:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T23:30:54","slug":"disneys-onyx-collective-presents-hulu-original-the-1619-project-and-original-dramedy-unprisoned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/15\/disneys-onyx-collective-presents-hulu-original-the-1619-project-and-original-dramedy-unprisoned\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney&#8217;s Onyx Collective Presents Hulu Original &#8220;The 1619 Project&#8221; and Original Dramedy &#8220;Unprisoned&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38447\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ONYX_Color_Logo.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ONYX_Color_Logo.webp 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ONYX_Color_Logo-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ONYX_Color_Logo-360x180.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Original Dramedy Series &#8216;<strong><em>UnPrisoned<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; Will Premiere Friday, March 10, on Hulu, Executive Produced and Starring Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo<\/p>\n<p>Straight-to-Series Pickup of Docu-Series &#8216;<strong><em>Black Twitter<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; (Working Title), Based on WIRED&#8217;s Series of Articles &#8216;A People&#8217;s History of Black Twitter,&#8217; From Prentice Penny&#8217;s A Penny for Your Thoughts, WIRED Studios, and Culture House<\/p><div id=\"morty-3223789881\" 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>Pilot Pickup for Original Scripted Comedy &#8216;<strong><em>1266<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; (Working Title), From 20th Television and Starring Gabourey Sidibe<\/p>\n<p>Onyx Collective continues to expand its slate of premium programming by creators of color and underrepresented voices. Below are the panels and announcements from the Television Critics Association Winter 2023 Press Tour sessions today:<\/p>\n<p>The original dramedy &#8220;<strong><em>UnPrisoned<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; executive produced and starring Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo, is set to premiere March 10 on Hulu, with all episodes streaming at once.<\/p>\n<p>From creator Tracy McMillan, the eight-episode series is produced by ABC Signature and will stream exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2433429348\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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>Inspired by McMillan&#8217;s life, &#8220;<em>UnPrisoned<\/em>&#8221; is a half-hour dramedy about a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.<\/p>\n<p>The series is executive produced by Tracy McMillan, Yvette Lee Bowser, who also serves as showrunner, Kerry Washington alongside Pilar Savone through their Simpson Street production company, and Delroy Lindo. Joy Gorman Wettels and Jen Braeden also executive produce.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the highly anticipated six-part limited docu-series &#8220;<em>The 1619 Project<\/em>,&#8221; an expansion of &#8220;<em>The 1619 Project<\/em>&#8221; created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine, paneled at the 2023 Winter Television Critics Association. The series is set to premiere the first two episodes exclusively on Hulu on January 26, with two episodes releasing weekly on Hulu subsequently, as previously announced.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the original project, the series seeks to reframe the country&#8217;s history by placing the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. The episodes &#8211; &#8220;Democracy,&#8221; &#8220;Race,&#8221; &#8220;Music,&#8221; &#8220;Capitalism,&#8221; &#8220;Fear&#8221; and &#8220;Justice&#8221; &#8211; are adapted from essays from The New York Times No. 1 bestselling &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IM1vPr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story<\/a>&#8221; and examine how the legacy of slavery shapes different aspects of contemporary American life.<\/p>\n<p>The series, hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, is a Lionsgate Production in association with One Story Up Productions, Harpo Films, and The New York Times. It was executive produced by Nikole Hannah-Jones; Academy Award\u00ae-winning director Roger Ross Williams; Caitlin Roper, an editor of &#8220;<em>The 1619 Project<\/em>&#8221; and The New York Times&#8217; executive producer for film and television; Kathleen Lingo, The New York Times&#8217; editorial director for film and television; and Oprah Winfrey. Peabody Award-winning executive producer Shoshana Guy served as the showrunner.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, below please find details of the two new pickups from Onyx Collective:<\/p>\n<p>Onyx Collective announced today the pilot pickup of &#8220;<strong><em>1266<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;(working title), a scripted comedy from 20th Television.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot is executive produced by Thembi Banks (&#8220;YOUNG.WILD.FREE,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em>&#8220;), Steven Canals (&#8220;<em>Pose<\/em>&#8220;), Gabourey Sidibe (&#8220;<em>Precious<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>American Horror Story<\/em>&#8220;) and Julie Bean (&#8220;<em>grown-ish<\/em>&#8220;), with Jill Kaplan to serve as a non-writing executive producer. Banks and Bean will be co-showrunners. Story by Sidibe and Banks, with Banks writing the teleplay and directing the pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Gabby Brixton&#8217;s (Gabourey Sidibe) life is aimless &#8211; she&#8217;s living with her mom and making half-hearted attempts to become a singer\/model and overnight millionaire. When she&#8217;s fired from her job &#8230; yet again &#8230; she stumbles upon the gig of a lifetime &#8211; phone sex! What initially seems like a quick way to make money turns into a life-changing experience when she meets the women who become her chosen family and learns how powerful, profitable and prolific her voice can be. 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