Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele is making a documentary collection that guarantees to overturn the general public notion of the Previous West.
The Get Out writer-director will government produce a mission for Peacock “which dismantles the whitewashed mythology of the cowboy” and increase on themes explored in his 2022 thriller Nope (which can also be streaming on Peacock).
Keith McQuirter (By No matter Means Vital: The Instances of Godfather of Harlem) is hooked up as showrunner, government producer and director
The official description: “The untitled Black cowboy docuseries will rewrite a foundational piece of American historical past, unmasking the forces that erased the id of the Black cowboy from frontier historical past and current. Tales of actual cowboys will take viewers on an exhilarating odyssey that connects to the center of the resurgence of Black cowboy tradition that we see at the moment throughout music, artwork, trend and movie in a three-part collection to premiere on Peacock.”
The mission is the primary documentary introduced by Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
Pearlena Igbokwe, Common Studio Group chairman, added in a press release: “Nope gave a nod to the deep historical past of Black cowboys in America, and this docuseries presents a full exploration of their lives and contributions to at the moment’s cultural panorama. Advised via the singular lens of Jordan Peele, this collection is each bit as entertaining as it’s enriching. It’s been a thrill for UTAS to collaborate with Jordan, Monkeypaw, Keith and the workforce on what’s a very particular mission, and we’re excited to share it with followers.”
Different exec producers on the mission embrace Win Rosenfeld, Jamal Watson, Keisha Senter, Liz Yale Marsh and Sacha Jenkins.
Nope is Peele’s most up-to-date movie, however his subsequent mission is an untitled horror title for Common whose plot is being saved underneath wraps, in addition to an A24 adaption of Dying Stranding, which is predicated on the 2019 online game.