{"id":52802,"date":"2023-04-11T22:18:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T02:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=52802"},"modified":"2023-04-11T22:18:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T02:18:38","slug":"mgm-greenlights-hollywood-black-docuseries-from-justin-simiens-culture-machine-forest-whitakers-significant-productions-and-academy-award-winning-radicalmedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/11\/mgm-greenlights-hollywood-black-docuseries-from-justin-simiens-culture-machine-forest-whitakers-significant-productions-and-academy-award-winning-radicalmedia\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Greenlights &#8220;Hollywood Black&#8221; Docuseries, From Justin Simien&#8217;s Culture Machine, Forest Whitaker&#8217;s Significant Productions, and Academy Award-Winning RadicalMedia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52803\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hollywood-black.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hollywood-black.webp 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hollywood-black-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hollywood-black-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hollywood-black-75x75.webp 75w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hollywood-black-350x350.webp 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>MGM+, a premium linear channel, and streaming service, today announced a greenlight for the docuseries <strong><em>Hollywood Black<\/em><\/strong>, from Justin Simien&#8217;s Culture Machine, Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi&#8217;s Significant Productions, and the Academy Award-winning creative production company RadicalMedia. Based on the book by historian <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3o9K4QI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Bogle<\/a>, this four-part docuseries &#8211; directed by Justin Simien (<em>Dear White People<\/em>), whose upcoming Disney film Haunted Mansion will be released this summer &#8211; tells the epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the camera, on the screen, and in the credits. It is a definitive chronicle of a century of the Black experience in Hollywood, and a powerful reexamination of a quintessentially American story &#8211; in brilliant color.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to work with Justin Simien, Jeffrey Schwarz, RadicalMedia, and to expand our prolific creative partnership with Forest and Nina,&#8221; said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. &#8220;<em>Hollywood Black<\/em>, like other recent MGM+ docuseries, is an entertaining and thoughtful look at a vital part of American culture, examining the evolution of Black cinema and the talented artists who built it. It is a timely and relevant look at the Black experience in Hollywood.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1840201080\" 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;Hollywood, like many American industries, was built on Black culture and Black talent, even though it excluded Black people from many of its origin stories,&#8221; said Justin Simien. &#8220;This series seeks to illuminate present-day controversies, from #OscarSoWhite to the almost regular &#8216;blackface reveal&#8217; of prominent white celebrities, told through the lens of Black individuals throughout Hollywood history. It&#8217;s the most important story I&#8217;ve been able to tell to date, on such a large scale, and I&#8217;m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to tell it with this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We love collaborating with visionary filmmakers, so it&#8217;s an honor to team up with Justin Simien\/Culture Machine and Radical Media on <em>Hollywood Black<\/em>, especially alongside such immense support from Michael Wright and MGM+,&#8221; said Forest Whitaker. &#8220;Through this meaningful exploration of Black history in cinema, we&#8217;re excited to celebrate its future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Culture Machine&#8217;s Justin Simien (<em>Dear White People, Bad Hair<\/em>) and Kyle Laursen, Significant Productions&#8217; Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi (<em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em>), and RadicalMedia&#8217;s Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen (<em>Summer of Soul<\/em>) and Jeffrey Swartz will all serve as executive producers. 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