Jordan Peele wants to continue his Nope reflections in a documentary series
The director of Get Out is preparing a docuseries dedicated to black cowboys and their place in the western genre.
After Lorenaseries true crime in four episodes centered on a domestic violence scandal for Amazon, Jordan Peele is producing another docuseries, this time for Peacock, announces Deadline. Two years after the release of Nopehis latest film, the American director specializing in bleakness decided to explore one of the themes: the invisibility of black cowboys in the imagination of the western and therefore, by correlation, in the history of the United States. United.
Science fiction film with horrific aspects, Nope followed Otis (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer), a brother and sister responsible for keeping the family ranch afloat after the death of their father in strange circumstances. While paranormal phenomena multiply, the siblings must soon face a deadly UFO, which they seek at all costs to prevent. “capture” the image.
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Beyond the fantastic aspect of his scenario, it was the society of the spectacle that the director of Get Out And Us denounced in Nopejust as much as racism and segregation, the guiding threads of all his films, and many of his productions (BlacKKKlansman, Lovecraft Country). It is therefore no surprise that we learn the questions that this new project will seek to answer. According to Pearlena Igbokwepresident of the Universal Studio group which co-produces the series with Monkeypaw, Jordan Peele's company:
“Nope nods to the deep history of black cowboys in America, and this documentary series offers a comprehensive exploration of their lives and contributions to today's cultural landscape. Told through the singular lens of Jordan Peele, this series is as entertaining as it is enriching. It was a pleasure for UTAS (Universal Television Alternative Studio) to collaborate with Jordan, Monkeypaw, Keith (McQuirter) and the team on this truly special project, and we can't wait to share it with fans.”
It will indeed be Keith McQuirterwinner of an award at the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Awards for By Whatever Means Necessary: The Godfather of Harlemwho will serve as showrunner, director and producer alongside Jordan Peele.
For the moment, this docuseries has neither title nor broadcast date. We can only hope that it will be released this year, the production of the fourth film from the director (who also produced the Monkey Man of Dev Patel), having been postponed.
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