Between The World and Me

HBO’s BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Debuts November 21.

HBO’s BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, a gripping adaption of the New York Times #1 bestselling book
by Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Apollo stage performance of the same name, debuts SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater in 2018, this
urgent story of hope and resilience combines elements of that production, including powerful
readings from Coates’ book, and is directed by award-winning director and Apollo Theater Executive
Producer Kamilah Forbes.
BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max.
Coates’ book, which is now recognized as a classic of the Black Lives Matter era, has been reimagined
during a global pandemic against the backdrop of the killing of Breonna Taylor and global protests for
Black lives. Anchored by an ensemble performance, including Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Yara
Shahidi, Oprah Winfrey and others, this special embodies Coates’ letter to his 15-year-old son on
coming of age in Black America. From Jharrell Jerome delivering the pains of growing up in Baltimore’s
inner city, to Susan Kelechi Watson evoking the HBCU experience, to the musical collaboration of Tariq
“Black Thought” Trotter and Ledisi, BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME explores Coates’ vision of a race
built beneath white supremacy, and a people built despite it. The special is as breathtaking,
heartbreaking and layered as the Black experience in America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IIhCKCcYmo