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We Need to Talk About Cosby

Genre	Documentary
Directed by	W. Kamau Bell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	W. Kamau Bell Andrew Fried Katie A. King Dane Lillegard Jordan Wynn Sarina Roma Vinnie Malhotra
Running time	58-60 minutes
Production companies	Showtime Documentary Films Boardwalk Pictures WKB Industries
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	January 30 (2022-01-30) – February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)

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)^[a]	0.184^[5]
3	"Part 3"	W. Kamau Bell	February 13, 2022 (2022-02-13)^[b]	0.126^[6]
4	"Part 4"	W. Kamau Bell	February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)^[c]	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 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's 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	We Need to Talk About Cosby	Nominated	^[17]^[18]
	Cinema Eye Honours	Outstanding Broadcast Editing	Meg Ramsay	Won	^[17]^[18]
	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	W. Kamau Bell (for "Part 1")	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

^ Part 2 was released on Showtime's on-demand and streaming platforms on January 30, 2022, ahead of its weekly premiere.^[4]
^ Part 3 was released on Showtime's on-demand and streaming platforms on January 30, 2022, ahead of its weekly premiere.^[4]
^ Part 4 was released on Showtime's on-demand and streaming platforms on January 30, 2022, ahead of its weekly premiere.^[4]

References

^ Grobar, Matt (January 19, 2022). "Showtime Unveils New 'We Need To Talk About Cosby' Trailer Ahead Of W. Kamau Bell Docuseries' Sundance Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 1, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 1.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "We Need to Talk About Cosby". Showtime. 30 January 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 8, 2022). "Showbuzz Daily's Sunday 2.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 15, 2022). "Showbuzz Daily's Sunday 2.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 23, 2022). "Showbuzz Daily's Sunday 2.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Lang, Brent (December 9, 2021). "Sundance Unveils 2022 Feature Lineup, Including Films From Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Netflix's Kanye West Doc". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Yuma, Jennifer (December 20, 2021). "Showtime Documentary Films Announces 'We Need To Talk About Cosby' Premiere Date (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ "We Need to Talk About Cosby: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ Legaspi, Althea (January 26, 2022). "Bill Cosby Responds to 'PR Hack' W. Kamau Bell on Damning New Series". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Towers, Andrea (January 26, 2022). "Bill Cosby responds to accusations in We Need to Talk About Cosby docuseries, rep calls director a 'PR hack'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Voyles, Blake (September 6, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Winners". Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Tinoco, Armando (August 15, 2022). "Black Reel TV Awards: Quinta Brunson & 'Abbott Elementary' Lead Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ Carey, Matthew (October 20, 2022). "Cinema Eye Honors: 'Four Hours At The Capitol,' 'The Beatles: Get Back' Lead First Round Of Nominations For Documentary Awards Show". Deadline. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ MacCary, Julia; Shafer, Ellise (January 12, 2023). "'All That Breathes,' 'Fire of Love' Lead Cinema Eye Honors". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ Davis, Clayton (October 17, 2022). "'Fire of Love' and 'Good Night Oppy' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
^ Shanfield, Ethan (October 25, 2022). "'Tár' Leads Gotham Awards Nominations: Full List". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (2022-07-07). "'This Is Us,' 'Succession,' 'Severance' Lead 2022 HCA TV Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
^ Moreau, Jordan (July 12, 2022). "Emmys 2022: Complete Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ Cordero, Rosy (June 16, 2022). "'Abbott Elementary' Scores Most TCA Award Nods; 'Squid Game' & 'Only Murders In The Building' Also Among Honorees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ Hailu, Selome (August 6, 2022). "'Abbott Elementary' Tops 2022 TCA Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

External links

v t e Bill Cosby
Filmography Discography In advertising List of awards List of honorary degrees
Comedy albums	Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963) I Started Out as a Child (1964) Why Is There Air? (1965) Wonderfulness (1966) Revenge (1967) To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968) 200 M.P.H. (1968) It's True! It's True! (1969) 8:15 12:15 (1969) Sports (1969) Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970) When I Was a Kid (1971) For Adults Only (1971) Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972) Fat Albert (1973) My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977) Bill's Best Friend (1978) Bill Cosby: Himself (1982) Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand (1986) Oh, Baby! (1991)
Music albums	Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968) Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971) Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971) Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1972) At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (1974) Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976) Disco Bill (1977) State of Emergency (2009)
Compilations	The Best of Bill Cosby (1969) More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970) Bill (1973) Down Under (1975)
Singles	"Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)" (1967)
Television	The Bill Cosby Show (1969–71) The New Bill Cosby Show (1972–73) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–85) Cos (1976) The Cosby Show (1984–92) A Different World (1987–93) The Cosby Mysteries (1994–95) Cosby (1996–2000) Little Bill (1999–2004) Fatherhood (2004–05)
Stand-up comedy films and specials	Himself (1983) Bill Cosby 77 (unreleased)
Family	Camille Cosby Ennis Cosby Erika Cosby
Sexual assault cases	Andrea Constand lawsuit Trial of Bill Cosby We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
Related articles	Fatherhood (1986) Pound Cake speech (2004) Tetragrammaton Records Collection of African-American art

Awards for We Need to Talk About Cosby

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