Type | Brand on Hulu |
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Country | United States |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
Parent | Disney Entertainment |
Key people | Tara Duncan (President) |
History | |
Launched | May 17, 2021 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Onyx Collective is a content brand owned and operated by Disney Entertainment, which primarily consists of projects from creators of color and other underrepresented groups. The brand was first launched on May 17, 2021, with several projects under development for Hulu and Disney+. [1] [2]
Onyx Collective is currently led by Tara Duncan, who also served as the president of sister-network Freeform before shifting focus solely towards Onyx. [3]
In April 2021, Walt Disney Television chairman Dana Walden first mentioned the existence of a new BIPOC-focused programming initiative at Disney's General Entertainment Content division and Hulu. [4] Following the official launch of the brand on May 17, 2021, Onyx announced a number of upcoming projects produced by notable black creators including Questlove, Oprah Winfrey, and Prentice Penny. [5] Their first content acquisition, Summer of Soul , received a limited theatrical release in partnership with Searchlight Pictures on June 25, 2021, to critical acclaim before being released on Hulu the following weekend. [6]
In September 2021, Onyx Collective and Hulu greenlit the legal drama Reasonable Doubt for a series order, marking the first scripted series from the brand. [7]
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
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Unprisoned [8] | Comedy | March 10, 2023 [9] | 1 season, 8 episodes [10] | 30 min. [11] | Renewed [12] |
Awaiting release | |||||
How To Die Alone [13] | Comedy | TBA | 1 season, 8 episodes [14] | 30 min. [15] | Pending |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
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Reasonable Doubt [7] [16] | Legal drama | September 27, 2022 [17] | 1 season, 9 episodes | 46–55 min. | Renewed [18] |
The Other Black Girl [19] | Mystery thriller | September 13, 2023 [20] | 1 season, 10 episodes [20] | TBA | Pending |
Title | Production partner | Premiere | Runtime |
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Summer of Soul | Searchlight Pictures | July 2, 2021 | 1 hour, 57 min. |
Aftershock | ABC News | July 19, 2022 | 1 hour, 26 min. |
Anthem | This Machine Filmworks | June 28, 2023 | 1 hour, 37 min. |
Title | Production partner | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
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The Hair Tales | OWN | October 22, 2022 [21] | 1 season, 6 episodes | 41 min. | Pending |
The 1619 Project [22] | Lionsgate | January 26, 2023 | 6 episodes [23] | 55–61 min. | Miniseries |
Searching for Soul Food [24] | All3Media | June 2, 2023 | 8 episodes | 23-27 min. | Pending |
Awaiting release | |||||
Ring of Fire: The Life of Annie Mae Aquash [24] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Pending |
Title | Genre | Release date | Runtime |
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Bruiser | Drama | February 24, 2023 [25] | 1 h 41 min |
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Tara Duncan is an American executive in the entertainment industry. She is president of Onyx Collective, which focuses on content creators of color and underrepresented voices, and is known for her role in diversifying content. Duncan previously served as president of Freeform, Disney's cable network for Gen Z, from 2020–2023. As of 2021, Duncan was one of only a few entertainment industry executives in the United States who is black.
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