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  • 2020
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Summary After taking a DNA test, Samuel L. Jackson traces his family to the Benga tribe in Gabon. While Simcha Jacobovici and Afua Hirsch research the possible locations of sunken slave ships with the help of 3D mapping and ground-penetrating radar in the six-part documentary series about the transatlantic slave trade.

Created By: Simcha Jacobovici, Yaron Niski

  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • MGM+
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • MGM+

Enslaved

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 14, 2020
Metascore Generally Favorable
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Summary After taking a DNA test, Samuel L. Jackson traces his family to the Benga tribe in Gabon. While Simcha Jacobovici and Afua Hirsch research the possible locations of sunken slave ships with the help of 3D mapping and ground-penetrating radar in the six-part documentary series about the transatlantic slave trade.

Created By: Simcha Jacobovici, Yaron Niski

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80
Oct 12, 2020
This documentary flitted about, sometimes a little disjointedly, between Africa, the Americas and England as Jackson and Afua Hirsch narrated the shameful history of slavery along with all its complexities.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 12, 2020
A sobering US documentary series which sets out, in a clear and incontrovertible manner, the horrors of the slave trade.
By Anita Singh FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 12, 2020
Given the heart-rending human tragedies told by Jackson and Hirsch, it feels indulgent to spend so much time on what is, ultimately, the retrieval of an ancient elephant tusk from the seabed, connected though it is to the slave ships. Perhaps it is all about expectation. The title, Enslaved, will attract those who wish to know more about the trade and its inhumanities, without the extended diving dramas.
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Sep 11, 2020
Samuel L. Jackson reveals a hidden side of himself, and that's worth watching for that reason alone.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Cornelia Street Productions
  • Associated Producers
Initial Release Date: Sep 14, 2020
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Impact Docs Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 2 Nominations

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