

Hollywood Black
2024-08-11 · 233 min / episode · ★ 3.0
The epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the camera and on the screen. From blackface to Black Panther, this series is a definitive chronicle of more than a century of the black experience in Hollywood and a powerful reexamination of a quintessentially American story – in brilliant color.
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- Production companies
- RadicalMedia, Significant Productions, Culture Machine
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Ava DuVernaySelf
Boots RileySelf
Charles BurnettSelf
Charles LaneSelf
Cheryl DunyeSelf
Cynthia ErivoSelf
Darnell MartinSelf
Donald BogleSelf
Elvis MitchellSelf
Erika AlexanderSelf
Ernest R. DickersonSelf
Forest WhitakerSelf
Gabrielle UnionSelf
Giancarlo EspositoSelf
Gina Prince-BythewoodSelf
Issa RaeSelf
Jacqueline Najuma StewartSelf
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