Enslaved (TV series)

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Enslaved
Also known asEnslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (Ireland), Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson (UK)
GenreTelevision documentary
Directed bySimcha Jacobovici
Country of originCanada / United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (4 in UK)
Production
Executive producersSamuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Jackson, Eli Selden, Rob Lee, Simcha Jacobovici, Ric Esther Bienstock, Sarah Sapper and Yaron Niski
ProducersSarah Sapper, Ric Esther Bienstock, Felix Golubev
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companiesCornelia Street Productions, Associated Producers
DistributorFremantle
Release
Original networkEpix (USA)
Documentary Channel (Canada)
Picture formatHDTV
Original releaseSeptember 14, 2020 (2020-09-14)
External links
Production website

Enslaved is a British-Canadian television documentary series, which premiered in 2020.[1] The film explores various aspects of the history of slavery in the United States, including the efforts of actor Samuel L. Jackson to reconnect with his African heritage through DNA testing, diving projects to locate and recover shipwrecks in which at least two million African people captured by slave traders died before ever reaching North America, and explorations of the impact of the slave trade on economics, politics and culture through to the present day.[2]

The series was created by Simcha Jacobovici[3] and Yaron Niski, directed by Jacobovici and produced by Ric Esther Bienstock, Sarah Sapper and Felix Golubev.[4] The series was broadcast in fall 2020 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom, CBC Television in Canada and Epix in the United States.[4] In spring 2021 it was broadcast on RTE 2 in the Republic of Ireland.[5]

The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best History Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Canadian director and Samuel L. Jackson probe transatlantic slave trade in 'Enslaved'". CP24, October 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Will Thorne, "Samuel L. Jackson Docuseries ‘Enslaved’ Sets Premiere Date on Epix". Variety, August 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Melissa Vincent (October 18, 2020). "Documentary epic Enslaved, starring Samuel L. Jackson, tells a story that is 400 years overdue". The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ a b Daniele Alcinii, "BBC2 acquires Samuel L. Jackson slavery series 'Enslaved'". RealScreen, August 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Delaney, Caroline (January 30, 2021). "Saturday TV Tips: Samuel L Jackson looks at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa". Irish Examiner.
  6. ^ Rachel West, "‘Canada’s Drag Race’, ‘Property Brothers’, Jann Arden Among Canadian Screen Awards Lifestyle And Reality Winners". ET Canada, May 17, 2021.

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