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AMEND: THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA on Netflix

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AMEND: THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA

A Westbrook Studios, The Documentary Group, Wilmore Films & MakeMake Entertainment production

 

Series Release Date: February 17, 2021

Format: 6 episode series

 

Hosted by: Will Smith

Created by: Robe Imbriano & Tom Yellin

Directed by: Kenny Leon & Reinaldo Marcus Green

Telescript by: Sasha Stewart

Executive Producers: Will Smith, Terence Carter, Jana Babatunde-Bey, Jamal Watson, Tom Yellin, Robe Imbriano, Jonna Mclaughlin, Angus Wall, & Larry Wilmore

 

Featured Thought Leaders:

Sherrilyn Ifill, Bryan Stevenson, David Blight, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Vanita Gupta, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Dr. Khalil Muhammad, Garrett Epps, & more

 

Featured Talent:

Mahershala Ali, Samira Wiley, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Laverne Cox, Yara Shahidi, Randall Park, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sterling K Brown, & more

 

Synopsis:

Amend: The Fight for America is a six-part docuseries that explores the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution - which, in 1868, promised liberty and equal protection for all persons - as America’s most enduring hallmark of democracy. Amend deploys a groundbreaking narrative format featuring a number of luminaries (Mahershala Ali, Diane Lane, Samuel L. Jackson, Pedro Pascal, Yara Shahidi, and more) breathing life into speeches and writings by the Fourteenth Amendment’s most ardent advocates and foes (including Frederick Douglass, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Andrew Johnson) with insights from an inclusive array of contemporary thought leaders and experts. Executive produced and hosted by Oscar-nominated actor Will Smith and Emmy-winning writer Larry Wilmore, Amend is a powerful, multimedia journey through American history that encourages viewers to question what a “United States” really means.

 

 www.netflix.com/AMEND 

 

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