Set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week is four-part docuseries We Need To Talk About Cosby, which comes to the screen from Emmy-winning director W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell).
Offering an in-depth look at the revolutionary career and personal descent of Bill Cosby, the film will screen at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, ahead of its SHOWTIME premiere on Sunday, January 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. All episodes will be available across all SHOWTIME streaming and VOD platforms on January 30, so said an official release we received yesterday evening.
Cosby, the renowned comedian, actor, philanthropist and African American icon, who for decades was revered as “America’s Dad,” has gained infamy as a criminal defendant in a sexual-assault prosecution. The series explores the complex story of Cosby’s life and work, weighing his actions against his indisputable global influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists and women who share their most personal, harrowing encounters with Cosby. Through archival footage, Cosby reveals who he may have been all along – the antithesis of the principled, public figure who became a hero, not only to African American people but to all people.
The trailer is below.
