The New York Times‘ much-maligned “1619 Project” is coming to a (small) screen near you.
The controversial Pulitzer Prize-winning series helmed by New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones is being adapted into a docuseries by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams in partnership with Lionsgate Television, The New York Times, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.
The docuseries will make its streaming debut on Hulu “as part of a distribution agreement between Lionsgate and Disney General Entertainment Content’s BIPOC Creator Initiative” according to a statement Thursday.
“‘The 1619 Project’ is an essential reframing of American history. Our most cherished ideals and achievements cannot be understood without acknowledging both systemic racism and the contributions of Black Americans. And this isn’t just about the past—Black people are still fighting against both the legacy of this racism and its current incarnation,” Williams said. “I am thrilled and…