{"id":49452,"date":"2023-01-31T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=49452"},"modified":"2023-01-31T14:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:17:41","slug":"bet-announces-groundbreaking-four-part-original-primetime-documentary-series-black-iconic-exploring-the-profound-impact-and-lasting-influence-of-seminal-black-icons-in-fashion-music-film-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/31\/bet-announces-groundbreaking-four-part-original-primetime-documentary-series-black-iconic-exploring-the-profound-impact-and-lasting-influence-of-seminal-black-icons-in-fashion-music-film-and\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Announces Groundbreaking Four-Part Original Primetime Documentary Series &#8220;Black + Iconic&#8221; Exploring the Profound Impact and Lasting Influence of Seminal Black Icons in Fashion, Music, Film, and Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10523\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BET-logo-160x96.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Today, BET announced its new four-part, eight-hour documentary film series from Emmy Award\u00a9-winning Executive Producer Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films. The groundbreaking BET original franchise, &#8220;<strong><em>Black + Iconic<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; celebrates Black cultural icons, pioneers, and activists and their impact, influence, and legacies in fashion, music, film, and dance. &#8220;<em>Black + Iconic<\/em>&#8221; examines of the momentous achievements of Black people across various fields while celebrating the power of Black cultural innovators. Executive producers Connie Orlando and Jason Samuels developed &#8220;<em>Black + Iconic<\/em>&#8221; for BET, along with senior supervising producer Steven Ramey.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Lynne Robinson, the inaugural film in the series, &#8220;<strong><em>Black X Iconic: Style Gods<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; has signed on Emmy\u00ae, Tony\u00ae, and Grammy\u00ae Award-winning and Golden Globe\u00ae-nominated actor, singer, director, producer, and activist Billy Porter to narrate, host, and serve as executive producer for the groundbreaking doc. &#8220;<em>Black + Iconic: Style Gods<\/em>&#8221; premieres on Saturday, February 18 @ 8 PM ET\/PT on BET, BET Her, BET+, and VH1.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2484443578\" 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;We&#8217;re thrilled to be working with BET again after the success of our first project together, &#8216;<em>Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama<\/em>,'&#8221; said Stanley Nelson, co-founder of Firelight Films and Executive Producer of the &#8220;<em>Black + Iconic<\/em>&#8221; series. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t think of a better home for this series celebrating Black icons via the numerous mediums through which Black creatives have made an indelible mark on the culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this definitive and original documentary franchise, we look forward to giving some of the amazing Black icons who have shaped and continue to influence popular culture their well-deserved recognition,&#8221; said Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming, Music Strategy, and News. &#8220;We are proud to partner with Firelight Films and Stanley Nelson again, a pillar in the creative and documentary communities, and Firelight Films on this groundbreaking series. We loved having Billy Porter perform at last year&#8217;s BET Awards, and we are honored to have one of the most recognizable entertainers, trailblazing forces, and a style icon in his own right, narrate &#8216;<em>Style Gods<\/em>.&#8217; We hope &#8216;<em>Black + Iconic<\/em>&#8216; inspires our viewers while reinforcing how Black people are both the source and the driving force of what is cool and next in culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following in the footsteps of previous award-winning BET original documentaries &#8220;<em>ALI: The People&#8217;s Champ<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;K<em>atrina 10 Years Later: Through Hell and High Water<\/em>,&#8221; the first project in the franchise kicks off with a two-hour film on fashion. 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