The six-hour series will tell the tragic story of Emmett Till.
Rapper Jay-Z and actor Will Smith are reportedly teaming up to produce a new miniseries for HBO telling the tragic story of Emmett Till, a 14 year old whose murder in 1955 is remembered as one of America’s most shocking hate crimes.
Will Smith is teaming up with Jay-Z to produce a miniseries for HBO.
According to Deadline, Smith and Jay-Z will produce what is expected to be a six hour series, along with TV producer Aaron Kaplan. The project marks the first miniseries for Kaplan who is currently working on upcoming Sarah Jessica Parker comedy 'Divorce'.
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The miniseries, which is as-yet-untitled has been described as “an immersive and in-depth exploration of the Emmett Till story”. There’s no word yet on when it will premiere on the network and the search for a writer is said to be currently underway.
This September will mark the 60th anniversary of Till’s murder which is considered a key moment in the early civil rights movement. The teenager’s shocking and violent death made headlines after his mother Mamie Till Mobley chose to have an open-casket funeral to expose the brutality the teen experienced before he was killed.
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Till’s story has previously been the subject of a 2003 documentary, a PBS program and a 60 Minute feature. Smith and Jay-Z are no strangers to working together, having previously collaborated on the Broadway production of ‘Fela!’ The heavy-weight duo last worked together on the 2014 remake of musical Annie which starred Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx.
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