Explained - Season 1 (2018) (season)
USA,
2018, 16 min
Creators:
Joe PosnerCinematography:
Doug CamberisCast:
Samira Wiley (narrator), James Baldwin (a.f.), Bill Clinton (a.f.), Stephen Colbert (a.f.), Jesse Jackson (a.f.), Jay-Z, Lyndon B. Johnson (a.f.), Martin Luther King (a.f.), Malcolm X (a.f.) (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Cory Booker and others discuss how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded to create a racial wealth gap. (Netflix)
Cast
![Samira Wiley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806331_59788e.jpg)
Samira Wiley (narrator)
USA
Best series:
Orange Is the New Black (2013) (series)
Love, Death & Robots (2019) (series)
The Handmaid's Tale (2017) (series)
James Baldwin (a.f.)
USA
![Bill Clinton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273483_3577e8.jpg)
Bill Clinton (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series) - a.f.
The X-Files (1993) (series) - a.f.
For All Mankind (2019) (series) - a.f.
![Stephen Colbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274288_2d261a.jpg)
Stephen Colbert (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Rick and Morty (2013) (series)
House of Cards (2013) (series)
![Jesse Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949957_c11d64.jpg)
Jesse Jackson (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) (series)
![Jay-Z](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/524/166524453_0c177d.jpg)
Jay-Z
USA
![Lyndon B. Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949952_a20eef.jpg)
Lyndon B. Johnson (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (series)
Mad Men (2007) (series) - a.f.
The X-Files (1993) (series) - a.f.
![Martin Luther King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/950/157950050_035c14.jpg)
Martin Luther King (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (series)
The Wonder Years (1988) (series) - a.f.
The X-Files (1993) (series) - a.f.
![Malcolm X](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/945/164945262_8e811e.jpg)
Malcolm X (a.f.)
USA
![Hattie McDaniel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/337/164337539_a0cb36.jpg)
Hattie McDaniel (a.f.)
USA
![Barack Obama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279302_008247.jpg)
Barack Obama (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
The Newsroom (2012) (series) - a.f.
Treme (2010) (series) - a.f.
Mr. Robot (2015) (series) - a.f.
![Michelle Obama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/474/160474475_e9471f.jpg)
Michelle Obama (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
Parks and Recreation (2009) (series)
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003) (series)
The Night Shift (2014) (series)
![Franklin D. Roosevelt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/950/157950086_6c35de.jpg)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series) - a.f.
Wonder Woman (1975) (series) - a.f.
The Kennedys (2011) (series) - a.f.
Colin Powell (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
Unsolved (2018) (series) - a.f.
Madam Secretary (2014) (series)
JAG (1995) (series)
George Stephanopoulos (a.f.)
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
House of Cards (2013) (series)
Spin City (1996) (series)
Jesse Owens (a.f.)
USA