2022 American TV series or program
We Need to Talk About Cosby Genre Documentary Directed by W. Kamau Bell Country of origin United States Original language English No. of episodes 4 Production Executive producers W. Kamau Bell Andrew Fried Katie A. King Dane Lillegard Jordan Wynn Sarina Roma Vinnie Malhotra Running time 58-60 minutes Production companies Original release Network Showtime Release January 30 (2022-01-30 ) – (2022-02-20 )
We Need to Talk About Cosby documentary miniseries directed and produced byW. Kamau Bell . It explores the life and career ofBill Cosby up to hissexual assault cases , through conversations with comedians, journalists, and survivors. It premiered on January 30, 2022, onShowtime .[ 1]
No. Title Directed by Original release date [ 2] U.S. viewers 1 "Part 1" W. Kamau Bell January 30, 2022 (2022-01-30 ) 0.166[ 3] 2 "Part 2" W. Kamau Bell February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06 ) [ a] 0.184[ 5] 3 "Part 3" W. Kamau Bell February 13, 2022 (2022-02-13 ) [ b] 0.126[ 6] 4 "Part 4" W. Kamau Bell February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20 ) [ c] 0.145[ 7]
The series had its world premiere at the2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022.[ 8] [ 9] Showtime .[ 10]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes , 99% of 69 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "W. Kamau Bell deftly unpacks the Cosby scandal by allowing the conversation to be uncomfortable, yielding a robust examination of the disgraced entertainer and the culture that enabled him."[ 11] Metacritic , which uses aweighted average , assigned the series a score of 83 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[ 12]
A representative for Cosby issued the following statement days prior to the premiere:
Mr. Cosby has spent more than 50 years standing with the excluded; made it possible for some to be included; standing with the disenfranchised; and standing with those women and men who were denied respectful work because of race and gender within the expanses of the entertainment industries, continues to be the target of numerous media that have, for too many years, distorted and omitted truths... intentionally. Mr. Cosby vehemently denies all allegations waged against him. Let's talk about Bill Cosby. He wants our nation to be what it proclaims itself to be: a democracy.[ 13] [ 14]
^ Part 2 was released onShowtime 's on-demand and streaming platforms on January 30, 2022, ahead of its weekly premiere.[ 4] ^ Part 3 was released onShowtime 's on-demand and streaming platforms on January 30, 2022, ahead of its weekly premiere.[ 4] ^ Part 4 was released onShowtime 's on-demand and streaming platforms on January 30, 2022, ahead of its weekly premiere.[ 4] ^ Grobar, Matt (January 19, 2022)."Showtime Unveils New 'We Need To Talk About Cosby' Trailer Ahead Of W. Kamau Bell Docuseries' Sundance Premiere" .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 . ^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby" .The Futon Critic . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 .^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 1, 2022)."SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 1.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED" .Showbuzz Daily . RetrievedFebruary 4, 2022 . ^a b c "We Need to Talk About Cosby" .Showtime . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 .^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 8, 2022)."Showbuzz Daily's Sunday 2.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED" .Showbuzz Daily . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2022 . ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 15, 2022)."Showbuzz Daily's Sunday 2.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED" .Showbuzz Daily . RetrievedFebruary 15, 2022 . ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 23, 2022)."Showbuzz Daily's Sunday 2.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated" .Showbuzz Daily . RetrievedMarch 4, 2022 . ^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby" .Sundance Film Festival . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 .^ Lang, Brent (December 9, 2021)."Sundance Unveils 2022 Feature Lineup, Including Films From Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Netflix's Kanye West Doc" .Variety . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 . ^ Yuma, Jennifer (December 20, 2021)."Showtime Documentary Films Announces 'We Need To Talk About Cosby' Premiere Date (TV News Roundup)" .Variety . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 . ^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby : Season 1" .Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2022 .^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby : Season 1" .Metacritic Fandom, Inc. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2022 .^ Legaspi, Althea (January 26, 2022)."Bill Cosby Responds to 'PR Hack' W. Kamau Bell on Damning New Series" .Rolling Stone . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 . ^ Towers, Andrea (January 26, 2022)."Bill Cosby responds to accusations in We Need to Talk About Cosby docuseries, rep calls director a 'PR hack' .Entertainment Weekly . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2022 . ^ Voyles, Blake (September 6, 2023)."83rd Peabody Award Winners" . RetrievedSeptember 6, 2023 . ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 15, 2022)."Black Reel TV Awards: Quinta Brunson & 'Abbott Elementary' Lead Winners List" .Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. RetrievedMarch 1, 2023 . ^ Carey, Matthew (October 20, 2022)."Cinema Eye Honors: 'Four Hours At The Capitol,' 'The Beatles: Get Back' Lead First Round Of Nominations For Documentary Awards Show" .Deadline . RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 . ^ MacCary, Julia; Shafer, Ellise (January 12, 2023)." .Variety . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2023 . ^ Davis, Clayton (October 17, 2022)." .Variety . RetrievedOctober 17, 2022 . ^ Shanfield, Ethan (October 25, 2022)." .Variety . RetrievedOctober 25, 2022 . ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (July 7, 2022)." .The Hollywood Reporter . RetrievedJuly 8, 2022 . ^ Moreau, Jordan (July 12, 2022)."Emmys 2022: Complete Nominations List" .Variety . RetrievedJuly 12, 2022 . ^ Cordero, Rosy (June 16, 2022)." .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedJune 18, 2022 . ^ Hailu, Selome (August 6, 2022)." .Variety . RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .
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