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[08/18/21 - 06:05 AM]
MTV Entertainment Studios Announces Latest Project with Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance's Bassett Vance Productions
"One Thousand Years of Slavery" is a four-part series for Smithsonian Channel that spotlights powerful stories of notable individuals courageously sharing their deeply personal Black experiences.

[via press release from MTV Entertainment Studios]

MTV Entertainment Studios announces latest project with Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance's Bassett Vance Productions

One Thousand Years of Slavery, a riveting new docu-series exploring the legacy of slavery and how our shared history can create a better future, will air on Smithsonian Channel(TM)

New York, NY - August 18, 2021 - MTV Entertainment Studios and Smithsonian Channel(TM) today announced the latest project with Bassett Vance Productions: a new docu-series entitled One Thousand Years of Slavery. Each episode in this remarkable four-part series spotlights powerful stories of notable individuals courageously sharing their deeply personal Black experiences. It's the 1,000-year story of how slavery stained the past, shaped the present, and continues to re-write our future.

By sitting down with changemakers, inspirational creators, brave community leaders and emerging notable dreamers, the series shares unimaginable accounts from distinguished leaders including Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, Senator Cory Booker, and actor David Harewood. Through preserved historical documentation and insight from studied experts, every story unfolds to chronicle how slavery frames the present and continues to act as a distinct force on the future. It's a dialogue of reflection, oppression, and progression, offering diverse perspectives proving that this challenging yet imperative global conversation will continue for decades to come.

"We are honored to partner with Bassett Vance Productions on this long overdue landmark documentary series that reveals the untold story of human bondage on a global scale," said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer at MTV Entertainment Group and for Unscripted and Adult Animation at Paramount+.

"The Smithsonian Channel and Smithsonian brand are known around the world as a trusted resource that makes history accessible for all," said Courtney B. Vance. "We couldn't think of a better outlet to tell this important and increasingly relevant history. We are incredibly proud to be part of this journey."

"As an executive producer on One Thousand Years of Slavery, Bassett Vance Productions wanted to tell the globally comprehensive history of slavery," said Angela Bassett. "Finding the right partner and audience who share common beliefs and values was absolutely imperative as we navigate a topic that still hurts decades later. One Thousand Years of Slavery stretches the canvas beyond the 400 years we think we've traditionally learned about and I am thrilled to bring this storytelling to life with Smithsonian Channel."

BAFTA winner and British-Nigerian Director David Olusoga explores diverse histories of survival and devastation that span across the globe - from Africa to the Caribbean, London to Washington DC, and more. Regarding his own project, Olusoga added, "Slavery is not that long ago. It's really recent. It's painfully close to us, and it's no surprise it's still shaping our societies. Our aim is to break away from just seeing the slave trade as a phenomena that exists after the conquest and discovery of the New World, but to look back. It's to set what happened in the New World in context, that it came from somewhere."

James Blue, Head of Smithsonian Channel and SVP of MTV News and Docs, and Pamela Aguilar, VP of Original Documentaries will oversee this project for MTV Entertainment Studios and Smithsonian Channel. One Thousand Years of Slavery is produced by Uplands Television Ltd. for Smithsonian Channel and Channel 5. Bassett Vance Productions will executive produce the limited series.

Bassett Vance Productions is repped by Darrell Miller, Fox Rothschild LLP.

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MTV Entertainment Group

MTV Entertainment Group reaches over 1.4 billion young people around the world across streaming, social and linear platforms in 180 countries and with more than 725 million social followers - making it one of the preeminent youth media companies in the world. Connecting with its audiences through nine iconic brands including MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, Pop, Logo, Smithsonian, Paramount Net and TV Land, MTV Entertainment Studios produces award-winning series, movies and documentary films.





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