American content brand
Television channel
Onyx Collective is a content brand owned and operated byDisney Entertainment , which primarily consists of projects from creators of color and other underrepresented groups. The brand was first launched on May 17, 2021, with several projects under development forHulu andDisney+ .[ 1] [ 2]
Onyx Collective is currently led byTara Duncan , who prior also served as the president of sister channelFreeform before shifting focus solely towards Onyx.[ 3]
In April 2021,Dana Walden first mentioned the existence of a new BIPOC-focused programming initiative atDisney General Entertainment Content and Hulu.[ 4] Questlove ,Oprah Winfrey , andPrentice Penny .[ 5] Summer of Soul Searchlight Pictures on June 25, 2021, to critical acclaim before being released onHulu the following weekend.[ 6]
In September 2021, Onyx Collective and Hulu greenlit the legal dramaReasonable Doubt [ 7]
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