Home / Series / BBC Documentaries / Aired Order / Season 2019 / Episode 144

TV’s Black Renaissance: Reggie Yates in Hollywood

Revolutionary change is shaking up the TV industry in Hollywood. A wave of hit shows like Atlanta, Dear White People and Insecure, all with majority African-American casts, are pioneering a new frankness about race and identity. This film follows Reggie Yates to LA and into this ferociously creative and hugely aspirational new world as he meets leading African-American actors such as Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, True Detective) and Stranger Things star Caleb Mclaughlin, and writers and showrunners from Lena Waithe (Master of None and The Chi) to Justin Simien (Dear White People). Through entertaining encounters with some of the most exciting talent working in the entertainment industry, Reggie tackles the big questions in Trump’s America that the work coming out of this black renaissance addresses, and he explores his own experiences of working in front of, and behind, the camera.

English
  • Originally Aired July 13, 2019
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC
  • Created October 6, 2019 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified October 6, 2019 by
    Administrator admin