They've Gotta Have Us - Production & Contact Info

They've Gotta Have Us (2018–2018)
TV-14
TV Mini-series | 59 min | Documentary

They've Gotta Have Us (2018–2018)

TV-14

TV Mini-series | 59 min | Documentary

The rise of black actors as they have gone from being the backdrop to calling the shots. This is the inside story of the turning points of black life on both sides of the lens, from Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, to the present day.

Seasons

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Director

Simon Frederick

Writer

Simon Frederick (written by)

Producers

Simon Frederick | Hedieh Mehdyzadeh

Cinematographer

Damian Paul Daniel

Editor

Duncan O'Neill

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 13, 2018

Release date (First episode)

Feb 5, 2020 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
40 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Simon Frederick Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	3	The Outsiders? (2021)
David Oyelowo Self - Actor and Producer Self - Actor and Producer See fewer	3	Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
Jesse Williams Self - Actor, Producer, and Activist Self - Actor, Producer, and Activist See fewer	3	The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Lil Rel Howery Self - Actor and Comedian Self - Actor and Comedian See fewer	3	Vacation Friends 2 (2023)
Kasi Lemmons Self - Director and Actor Self - Director and Actor See fewer	3	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Nelson George Self - Author, Journalist, Critic, Director, and Producer Self - Author, Journalist, Critic, Director, and Producer See fewer	3	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Carmen Ejogo Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	2	Selma (2014)
Laurence Fishburne Self - Actor, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter, and Director Self - Actor, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter, and Director See fewer	2	The Matrix (1999)
John Boyega Self - Actor and Producer Self - Actor and Producer See fewer	2	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
David Harewood Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	2	Blood Diamond (2006)
Robert Townsend Self - Actor, Comedian, Director, and Writer Self - Actor, Comedian, Director, and Writer See fewer	2	Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Delroy Lindo Self - Actor and Theatre Director Self - Actor and Theatre Director See fewer	2	Get Shorty (1995)
Debbie Allen Self - Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, Director, and Producer Self - Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, Director, and Producer See fewer	2	Fame (1982)
Barry Jenkins Self - Director, Producer, and Screenwriter Self - Director, Producer, and Screenwriter See fewer	2	If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Brian White Self - Actor and Producer Self - Actor and Producer See fewer	2	Ambitions (2019)
Gina Prince-Bythewood Self - Director and Screenwriter Self - Director and Screenwriter See fewer	2	Love & Basketball (2000)
Ernest R. Dickerson Self - Director and Cinematographer Self - Director and Cinematographer See fewer	2	Juice (1992)
Ruth E. Carter Self - Costume Designer Self - Costume Designer See fewer	2	Black Panther (2018)
Reggie Rock Bythewood Self - Director, Writer, Actor, and Producer Self - Director, Writer, Actor, and Producer See fewer	2	Dancing in September (2000)
Destiny Ekaragha Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	2	The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Shola Lynch Self - Director and Artist Self - Director and Artist See fewer	2	Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
Ashley Clark Self - Film Journalist and Critic Self - Film Journalist and Critic See fewer	2	Film '72 (1971)
Nathalie Emmanuel Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	1	Furious 7 (2015)
Whoopi Goldberg Self - Actress, Comedienne, and Author Self - Actress, Comedienne, and Author See fewer	1	Ghost (1990)
Cuba Gooding Jr. Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1	Jerry Maguire (1996)
Don Cheadle Self - Actor, Writer, Producer, and Director Self - Actor, Writer, Producer, and Director See fewer	1	Crash (I) (2004)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Self - Actor and Director Self - Actor and Director See fewer	1	Farming (2018)
David Gyasi Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1	Interstellar (2014)
John Singleton Self - Director, Screenwriter, and Producer Self - Director, Screenwriter, and Producer See fewer	1	Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Jussie Smollett Self - Actor, Singer, Director, and Photographer Self - Actor, Singer, Director, and Photographer See fewer	1	Empire (2015)
Taylor Hackford Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	1	Ray (I) (2004)
Diahann Carroll Self - Actress and Model Self - Actress and Model See fewer	1	Julia (1968)
Susan Wokoma Self - Actress and Writer Self - Actress and Writer See fewer	1	Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Jill Scott Self - Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Poet Self - Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Poet See fewer	1	Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
Boots Riley Self - Musician, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Activist Self - Musician, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Activist See fewer	1	Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Harry Belafonte Self - Actor, Singer, Songwriter, and Activist Self - Actor, Singer, Songwriter, and Activist See fewer	1	Bobby (I) (2006)
Will.i.am Self - Musician, Producer, and Actor Self - Musician, Producer, and Actor See fewer	1	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Earl Cameron Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1	Inception (2010)
Femi Oguns Self - Agent and Actor Self - Agent and Actor See fewer	1	Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Menelik Shabazz Self - Director, Producer, and Writer Self - Director, Producer, and Writer See fewer	1	Burning an Illusion (1982)