Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · TV Series · TV-MA
★ 5.4(8)unSUB Rating
This two-part documentary takes audiences on a journey through the history of Black representation on television in this two-part docuseries. Through archival footage and interviews with Shonda Rhimes, Tyler Perry, and Oprah Winfrey, among others, this film spotlights the trailblazers who paved the way – while illuminating a new generation of voices shaping the future of TV.
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Streaming on HBO Max.
3 hours to watch · 2 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-09-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- TMDB rating (input)
- 2.1/10 (8 votes)
Themes
- miniseries
- african american history
- black stories
- television
- depressing
- disgusted
- embarrassed
Cast & crew
Issa Rae
as Self
Tracee Ellis Ross
as Self
Tyler Perry
as Self
Oprah Winfrey
as Self
Justin Simien
as Self
Debbie Allen
as Self
Mara Brock Akil
as Self
Lena Waithe
as Self
Larry Wilmore
as Self
Shonda Rhimes
as Self
Directed by Giselle Bailey, Phil Bertelsen
Episodes1 season · 2 episodes
Season 12 episodes
- S1E1Part 1: Seen76m
- S1E2Part 2: Heard95m