By BOTWC Staff

The 1619 Project is on its way to Hulu!

According to a press release from Hulu, The 1619 Project has expanded to a six-part docu-series as part of The New York Times and Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Nikole Hannah-Jones’ continuing project.

The 1619 Project is a long-form writing project that started in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of slavery’s inception. It seeks to reframe the country’s past by “centering the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans in our national narrative.” Following its publication, Hannah-Jones told Deadline that she was contacted by several companies about turning it into either TV or film, but ended up striking a development agreement with Lionsgate.

This Lionsgate Production is in collaboration with One Story Up Production, Harpo Films, and The New York Times, and is executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Shoshana Guy, Roger Ross Williams, Kathleen Lingo, and Caitlin Roper. Episodes like “Democracy,” “Race,” “Music,” and others follow the same format as the writings in The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, which was a New York Times #1 popular book.

The docu-series will debut on January 26th, with two parts released weekly after that.

Watch the full trailer below: