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 Tara Duncan, who prior also served as the president of sister channel Freeform before shifting focus solely towards Onyx.

History

In April 2021, Dana Walden first mentioned the existence of a new BIPOC-focused programming initiative at

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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 Prentice Penny. Their first content acquisition, '' Summer of Soul'', 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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