Jackie Robinson (miniseries)

Jackie Robinson is a 2016 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns. It debuted as a two-part series, the first half premiering on April 11, 2016, and the second half airing the following night. It concerns the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues of baseball in the modern era.

Jackie Robinson
Genre	Documentary
Written by	David McMahon Sarah Burns
Directed by	Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon
Starring	Jamie Foxx
Narrated by	Keith David
Theme music composer	Wynton Marsalis Doug Wamble
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producers	Sarah Burns David McMahon Ken Burns
Cinematography	Buddy Squires
Editors	Lewis Erskine, Ted Raviv
Running time	4 hours
Production company	Florentine Films
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	April 11 (2016-04-11) – April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12)

Actors and historians

The documentary series is narrated by Keith David, and features the voice of Jamie Foxx as Jackie Robinson. A large group of noted commentators give background information. They include:

• Harry Belafonte
• Howard Bryant
• Ed Charles
• Gerald Early
• Jonathan Eig
• Carl Erskine
• Willie Mays
• Barack Obama
• Michelle Obama
• David Robinson (Jackie's son)
• Rachel Robinson (Jackie's widow)
• Sharon Robinson (Jackie's daughter)
• John Thorn
• George Will
• Yohuru Williams

Episodes

1. "Jackie Robinson: Part I"
2. "Jackie Robinson: Part II"

See also

• List of baseball films