Onyx Collective is a content brand owned and operated by

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, which primarily consists of projects from creators of color and other underrepresented groups. The brand was first launched on May 17, 2021, with several projects under development for

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, and

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. Onyx Collective is currently led by

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, who also served as the president of sister-network Freeform before shifting focus solely towards Onyx.

History

In April 2021, Walt Disney Television chairman

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first mentioned the existence of a new BIPOC-focused programming initiative at Disney's General Entertainment Content division and Hulu. Following the official launch of the brand on May 17, 2021, Onyx announced a number of upcoming projects produced by notable black creators including

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, and

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. Their first content acquisition, ''

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'', received a limited theatrical release in partnership with

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on June 25, 2021, to critical acclaim before being released on

the following weekend. In September 2021, Onyx Collective and Hulu greenlit the legal drama ''Reasonable Doubt'' for a series order, marking the first scripted series from the brand.

Programming

Comedy

Drama

Documentaries

Docuseries

Feature films

References

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