Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda, also known as 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda, is a documentary TV special created to promote the upcoming release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The special was hosted by Robin Roberts and Whoopi Goldberg. It was produced by ABC News Studios and Rock'n Robin Productions and aired on ABC and Hulu on November 4, 2022.
Synopsis[]
ABC News Studios partners with Rock'n Robin Productions for 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda, the one-hour program hosted by Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts exploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the world fell in love with in 2018. Roberts sits down with director Ryan Coogler to discuss the highly anticipated sequel to the Marvel Studios’ phenomenon, Black Panther, and how the film honors the legacy of Chadwick Boseman. EGOT winner and moderator of The View, Whoopi Goldberg, exclusively interviews Boseman’s widow, Simone Ledward Boseman. In homage to King T'Challa and one week in advance of the film’s premiere, the program features an exclusive sneak peek of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.[1]
Interviewees[]
- Letitia Wright
- Lupita Nyong'o
- Frederick Joseph
- Danai Gurira
- Ryan Coogler
- Nnedi Okorafor
- Jamil Smith
- Don McGregor
- Nate Moore
- Angela Bassett
- Tenoch Huerta
- Mabel Cadena
- Kelley L. Carter
- Hannah Beachler
- Mike Muse
- Ingrid Lafleur
- Ruth E. Carter
- Reynaldo Anderson
- David Alabo
- Michelle Ang'awa
- Paballo Majela
- Tanisha C. Ford
- Ludwig Göransson
- Baaba Maal
- Kevin Feige
- Simone Ledward Boseman
- Janee' Ferguson
- Sarah Long
- Shawn Smith