*Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and The Weinstein Company’s upcoming docu-series on the killing of Trayvon Martin will air on the Paramount Network (currently known as Spike TV), reports Variety.
The six-part series, currently titled “Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story,” will go into production later this year toward a 2018 premiere. This marks the first new non-scripted series for Paramount Network, which is rebranding from its current name, Spike TV, next year.
This is the second partnership between Jay Z, The Weinstein Company and Paramount Network/Spike TV and The Cinemart, as they previously teamed on the docu-series, “Time: The Kalief Browder Story.”
As previously reported, the new series will be based on two books: Lisa Bloom’s “Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It” and “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin,” by Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin.
Jay Z, Weinstein, Fulton, Sybrina Martin, David C. Glasser, Chachi Senior, Jenner Furst, Nick Sandow, Julia Willoughby Nason, and Michael Gasparro will executive produce.
“This is an important American story,” said Hov. “We’re honored that Trayvon’s family has entrusted us to share the truth with the world. Thank you, again, to Paramount Network/Spike TV for being brave enough to partner with us and tell these complex narratives. It’s through these conversations that we can begin to heal.”
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