We Need to Talk About Cosby
2022 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · 91% critics
This docuseries examines how a beloved, long-running comedy icon became a cultural symbol of success, and how numerous women’s testimonies forced a painful public reckoning. Through interviews and reflection, it explores the impact of fame, power, and accountability on victims, audiences, and a wider community.
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Streaming on Paramount+ and Showtime.
4 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-01-30
- Network
- Showtime
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (20 votes)
About
If you want a serious, discussion-driven docuseries about celebrity power and accountability, this may resonate, especially if you liked Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 or Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men; Not for you if you want light viewing or minimal politics.
Pros: engaging and informative; compassionate approach; important conversation | Cons: heavy subject matter; strong race and politics focus; captioning issues noted
Themes
- cinema on cinema
- sexual assault
- portrait of an artist
- tv show
Cast & crew
W. Kamau Bell
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Doug E. Doug
as Self
- LB
Lili Bernard
as Self
Bill Cosby
as Self (archive footage)
- TB
Todd Boyd
as Self
Directed by W. Kamau Bell
Created by W. Kamau Bell
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1Part 159mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+Hulu
- S1E2Part 259mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+Hulu
- S1E3Part 359mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+Hulu
- S1E4Part 459mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+Hulu