Two-Part Documentary On Oprah Winfrey To Be Released On Apple TV+

Media tycoon Oprah Winfrey will have a biographical documentary released exclusively on Apple TV+. The two-part documentary will recount 25 years of American history through the eyes of Winfrey.

Academy-award winning director Kevin MacDonald will be directing the documentary. While Emmy-nominated producer Lisa Erspamer will produce this series. Erspamer had earlier collaborated with Winfrey as she had produced The Oprah Winfrey Show during the decade between 1999 and 2009.

Both MacDonald and Erspamer had previously worked together for Whitney Houston's documentary titled Whitney. Back in 2018, Winfrey had tweeted calling the Houston film "fearless". Also, Emmy nominee Rolake Bamgbose is to serve as the showrunner for the upcoming series.

The Oprah series is expected to be exclusively premiered on Apple TV+. But the time of the start of production and the date of the premiere is currently unclear.

None like Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey had become one of the world's richest 500 people in 2018. She is one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world. The Oprah Winfrey Show, her hit talk show had transitioned into a media and business empire over its 25 years of running.

Rising from humble roots, Winfrey became a billionaire, philanthropist, actress, media executive as well as a devoted social activist.

Apple and Winfrey had a deal signed to create original programs back in 2018. Read more about it here.

Since then, the collaboration with the streaming platform produced shows like The Oprah Conversation, Oprah Talks COVID-19, and Oprah's Book Club.

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