Director Yoruba Richen To Helm Breonna Taylor Doc For FX, New York Times New Series

Written By Wilson Morales

THR is reporting that the Disney-owned cable network FX and the The New York Times are teaming up for a new series called The New York Times Presents, which is set to premiere July 10. FX has ordered 10 episodes of the show, which will replace the docuseries 'The Weekly' and air monthly and premiere simultaneously on FX and Hulu on Friday nights. 

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Among the subjects planned for the new series is a documentary about Breonna Taylor, the 27-year-old Black woman who was killed by police officers while she slept in her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Yoruba Richen (The New Black) and Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi will explore Taylor's life and investigate the circumstances of her death on March 13.

Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Mary Robertson, Jason Stallman, Sam Dolnick and Stephanie Preiss are the executive producers of the series, holding the same titles as they did on The Weekly.

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