We Need to Talk About Cosby

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We Need to Talk About Cosby
File:We Need to Talk About Cosby.jpg
Genre Documentary
Directed by W. Kamau Bell
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 4
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • W. Kamau Bell
  • Andrew Fried
  • Katie A. King
  • Dane Lillegard
  • Jordan Wynn
  • Sarina Roma
  • Vinnie Malhotra
Running time 58-60 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Release
Original network Showtime
Original release January 30 (2022-01-30) –
February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

We Need to Talk About Cosby is an American documentary miniseries directed and produced by W. Kamau Bell. It explores the life and career of Bill Cosby up to his sexual assault cases, through conversations with comedians, journalists, and survivors. It premiered on January 30, 2022, on Showtime.[1]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Original air date [2] U.S. viewers
(millions)
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)[lower-alpha 1] 0.184[5]
3 "Part 3" W. Kamau Bell February 13, 2022 (2022-02-13)[lower-alpha 2] 0.126[6]
4 "Part 4" W. Kamau Bell February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)[lower-alpha 3] 0.145[7]

Release

The series had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022.[8][9] It was released on January 30, 2022, on Showtime.[10]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 58 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critical 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 a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 83 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[12]

Cosby's response

A representative for Cosby issued a statement days prior to the premiere, stating: "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]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022
 Peabody Awards Documentary honoree We Need to Talk About Cosby Won [15]
Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Television Documentary or Special We Need to Talk About Cosby Won [16]
Cinema Eye Honours Outstanding Nonfiction Series Nominated [17][18]
Outstanding Broadcast Editing Meg Ramsay Won
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Limited Documentary Series We Need to Talk About Cosby Nominated [19]
Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Nonfiction Series Won [20]
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Streaming Docuseries or Non-Fiction Series Won [21]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series W. Kamau Bell, Andrew Fried, Katie A King, Vinnie Malhotra, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, Jordan Wynn, Geraldine L. Porras, and Erik Adolphson Nominated [22]
Outstanding Narrator W. Kamau Bell (for "Part 1") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Nominated
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program Meg Ramsay and Jennifer Brooks (for "Part 1") Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in News and Information We Need to Talk About Cosby Nominated [23][24]

Notes

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References

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External links

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