It has been announced that Questlove and Mick Jagger are producing a four-part docuseries about the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. The series is being produced for A&E and is set for a 2023 release. 

The cable network has ordered James Brown: Say It Loud, directed by The Legacy of Black Wall Street helmer Deborah Riley Draper.

The upcoming film is the latest doc on James Brown after Alex Gibney directed Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown for HBO in 2014. Jagger was also a producer on that project.

James Brown: Say It Loud is set for a 2023 release, marking what would have been Brown’s 90th birthday. It will explore the musician's legacy with interviews with friends, family, collaborators, and proteges as well as his beloved music catalog and never-been-seen-before archival footage of the rockstar. 

It will trace his life from a seventh-grade dropout arrested for armed robbery in the Jim Crow-era South to an entertainment legend.

It is produced by Inaudible Films, which also produced Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown and is working on docs about Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Lee Lewis, in association with Polygram Entertainment.

“I am thrilled to be producing the four-part documentary series with A&E delving into the fascinating life of James Brown,” said Jagger. “He was a brilliant performer who inspired me from the beginning and was deeply committed to the Civil Rights movement. I have always admired James and learned so much from him. I look forward to bringing the series to life.”

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