James Brown’s Got A Brand New Docuseries From Mick Jagger & Questlove For A&E
deadline.comMick Jagger and Questlove are exec producing a four-part docuseries about I Got You (I Feel Good) star James Brown for A&E.The cable network has ordered James Brown: Say It Loud (w/t), directed by The Legacy of Black Wall Street helmer Deborah Riley Draper.It is the latest doc on the Godfather of Soul after Alex Gibney made Mr.
Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown for HBO in 2014. Jagger was a producer on that project, which was directed by Alex Gibney.James Brown: Say It Loud is set for a 2023 release, marking Brown’s 90th birthday.
It will explore Brown’s legacy with interviews with friends, family, collaborators and proteges as well as his beloved music catalog and includes never-been-seen-before archival footage.It will trace his life from a 7th grade drop-out arrested for armed robbery in the Jim Crow era South to an entertainment legend.It is produced by Inaudible Films, which produced Mr.
Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown and is working on docs about Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Lee Lewis, in association with Polygram Entertainment.Draper directs, Peter Afterman serves as executive producer for Inaudible Films along with producer Sarah Haber, Jagger and Victoria Pearman exec produce for Jagged Films, Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, who directed Oscar-nominated doc Summer of Soul, Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter, Shawn Gee, and Zarah Zohlman exec produce for Two One Five Entertainment and David Blackman exec produces for Polygram Entertainment.Charlie Cohen and A&E Network’s Elaine Frontain Bryant and Brad Abramson also exec produce, while Madeline Post and Robert Komadina co-exec produce.“I am thrilled to be producing the four-part documentary series with A&E delving into the fascinating life of James Brown,” said Mick
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