Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television - Production & Contact Info

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025–2025)
TV-MA
TV Mini-series | 92 min | Documentary, History

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Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025–2025)

TV-MA

TV Mini-series | 92 min | Documentary, History

A journey through television history exploring Black representation, from early on-screen appearances to modern creators revolutionizing the industry in a new era of authentic storytelling.

Seasons

1 See all

Directors

Giselle Bailey | Phil Bertelsen

Producers

Chelsea Adewunmi (producer) | Giselle Bailey (producer) | Phil Bertelsen (producer)

Composer

Matthew Head

Cinematographers

Henry Adebonojo (director of photography) | Stephen Bailey (director of photography) | Jessica Bennett (director of photography) | Cliff Charles (director of photography) & 10 more

Editors

Luther Clement Lam | Marcus Taylor | Joe LaMattina | Chris Silverberg

Casting Director

Joanna Jordan

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Updated Mar 8, 2025

Release date (First episode)

Sep 9, 2025 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
30 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Tyler Perry Self Self See fewer	2	Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Issa Rae Self Self See fewer	2	Insecure (2016)
Debbie Allen Self Self See fewer	2	Fame (1982)
Tracee Ellis Ross Self Self See fewer	2	The Hair Tales (2022)
Lena Waithe Self Self See fewer	2	Master of None (2015)
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson Self Self See fewer	2	Final Destination 2 (2003)
Oprah Winfrey Self Self See fewer	2	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Larry Wilmore Self Self See fewer	2	The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Justin Simien Self Self See fewer	2	Dear White People (2014)
Mara Brock Akil Self Self See fewer	2	The Game (2006)
Wesley Morris Self Self See fewer	2	Scare Tactics (2003)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Self Self See fewer	1	The Cosby Show (1984)
Shonda Rhimes Self Self See fewer	1	Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Anthony Anderson Self Self See fewer	1	The Departed (2006)
Tamera Mowry-Housley Self Self See fewer	1	Sister, Sister (1994)
Marla Gibbs Self Self See fewer	1	The Jeffersons (1975)
Ava DuVernay Self Self See fewer	1	Queen Sugar (2016)
Norman Lear Self Self See fewer	1	All in the Family (1971)
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker Self Self See fewer	1	Good Times (1974)
Cord Jefferson Self Self See fewer	1	American Fiction (2023)
Dominique Jackson Self Self See fewer	1	Pose (2018)
Byron Allen Self Self See fewer	1	America's Court with Judge Ross (2010)
Sujata Day Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	1	Insecure (2016)
Janet Mock Self Self See fewer	1	Pose (2018)
Stan Lathan Self Self See fewer	1	Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013)
Syreeta Singleton Self Self See fewer	1	Insecure (2016)
Deondray Gossfield Self Self See fewer	1	The Chi (2018)
Swizz Beatz Self Self See fewer	1	Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Terence Nance Self Self See fewer	1	An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)
Quincy LeNear Gossfield Self Self See fewer	1	The Chi (2018)