![]() ![]() And I owe it to my family.’ It’s just been an incredible, incredible journey to make.” This project is so important to me, to who I am, to my own experiences as a Black American. I called everyone I know at The New York Times and, finally, when I got the chance to talk to her, I said, ‘Everything I’ve been doing, all the work, is leading up to this. “And I was determined to be a part of it. “I had read The 1619 Project and was just moved on so many levels,” Williams tells Deadline. ![]() Williams sought out Hannah-Jones to collaborate on the documentary adaptation. Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams directed two of the episodes and serves as an executive producer Oprah Winfrey, Hannah-Jones, and Naimah Jabali-Nash are producers. The first two episodes of the series premiere tonight, with two more on February 2 and the final two on February 9. Adds showrunner Shoshana Guy, “ this idea of ‘America, the land of the free.’ But who is actually fighting for that freedom? We’re unpacking that and trying to really fit those pieces together - and it can be complicated to try to unpack, particularly in this medium, but I hope that people make those connections.” ![]()
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