Will Thorne Staff WriterSamuel L. Jackson’s latest project, a docuseries which is looking to shed new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World, has set its premiere date.Titled “Enslaved,” the six-part Epix series will premiere Sept.
14 in the U.S., and on Oct. 18 on CBC in Canada. The series uses a DNA test to identify Jackson’s ancestral tribe and trace his personal journey from the U.S.
to Gabon for his induction into the Benga tribe. It was originally slated to debut this summer.Each episode follows three separate story lines: Jackson’s personal story, the quest for a sunken slave ship, and a historical investigation led by investigative journalists Simcha Jacobovici and Afua Hirsch.
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