From Emmy-winning comedian and filmmaker W. Kamau Bell comes We Need to Talk About Cosby, a provocative and deeply personal four-part documentary that explores the complex legacy of Bill Cosby—one of the most iconic, influential, and ultimately disgraced figures in American entertainment.
Through candid interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists, and survivors, Bell traces Cosby’s evolution from groundbreaking trailblazer to alleged sexual predator. The series critically examines how someone so revered for uplifting Black culture and reshaping television could also be accused by more than 60 women of horrific abuse. Blending cultural analysis with a reckoning on power, fame, and accountability, this acclaimed Showtime docuseries doesn’t shy away from difficult truths.
Part 1 - January 29, 2022 – 58 min
In the 1960s Bill Cosby is collecting accolades for his comedy, breaking barriers for Black stunt performers and participating in the nation's sexual liberation and civil rights movement. He also allegedly begins exploiting his power.
Part 2 - February 5, 2022 - 58min
It's the 1970s and Bill Cosby is becoming an on-screen educator and moral authority, whether he's telling kids to say "no" to drugs or allegedly offering pills to young women. He reaches new levels of acclaim with his stand-up special "Himself".
Part 3 - February 12, 2022 - 60min
Cosby strikes gold with "The Cosby Show" and leverages his growing power inside the entertainment industry to allegedly commit and conceal a multitude of sins. As the sitcom ends, Cosby's turns from America's Dad into America's Angry Grandpa.
Part 4 - February 19, 2022 - 60min
Cosby falls down to Earth. Hannibal Buress tells a joke; survivors speak out and a culture begins to listen. There are trials, incarceration and an overturned verdict. The debate begins about the larger problems his story reveals.