Netflix has released the first trailer forWe the People, the upcoming short series that mixes music and animation to teach civics to a new generation. Featuring big names of the music industry, each of the 10 episodes ofWe the Peoplewill focus on a civil rights subject, with an original song and animated short to match.
The trailer presents the stars involved in the upcoming series, giving us a small tease of some of the songs we’ll be able to hear fully whenWe the Peoplegets released. The list of artists involved in the project includesH.E.R.,Janelle Monáe,Brandi Carlile,Lin-Manuel Miranda,Adam Lambert,Cordae,Bebe Rexha,KYLE,Andra Day, and poetAmanda Gorman. As for the themes of the songs, they range from the electoral system to taxes, with each episode aiming to give a straight and simple overview of basic U.S. civics.
We the People’s trailer also gives us the first look at the animation used in the series. From the diverse footage, we can see the directors had the creative freedom to make each episode unique, with its own animation style to reflect the variety of artists and subjects featured on the show. The list of directors forWe the PeopleincludesPeter Ramsey,Trisha Gum,Victoria Vincent,Benjy Brooke,Mabel Ye,Tim Rauch,Jorge R. Gutierrez,Daron Nefcy,Everett Downing, andKendra Ryan.
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Created byChris Nee(Laughing Wild),We the Peoplehas an impressive list of executive producers, with names such asBarackandMichelle Obama,Tonia Davis,Priya Swaminathan(Higher Ground), andKenya Barris(Khalabo Ink Society). Nee is also an executive producer, while the series is produced byAda Chiaghana,Erynn Sampson, andPeeDee Shindell.
We the Peoplewill be appropriately released on Netflix on July 4, Independence Day. Check out the first trailer and the first images of the series below:
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