'THE 1619 PROJECT' DOCUSERIES TO DEBUT ON HULU ACADEMY AWARD ® WINNER ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS TO PRODUCE AND OVERSEE DOCUMENTARY SERIES BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE AND NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES' 'THE 1619 PROJECT' Williams Will Direct First Episode; Award-Winning Journalist Shoshana Guy Will Serve as Showrunner Docuseries Will Be First Offering From Lionsgate Collaboration With The New York Times, Oprah Winfrey and Nikole Hannah-Jones on Pulitzer Prize-Winning Project News provided by Share this article SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Award ®-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams will produce and oversee a documentary series based on materials drawn from The New York Times Magazine and Nikole Hannah Jones' acclaimed "The 1619 Project," slated to debut in the U.S. on the premium streaming service Hulu as part of a distribution agreement between Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Disney General Entertainment Content's BIPOC Creator Initiative led by Tara Duncan, the companies announced today.