The groundbreaking BET original franchise "Black + Iconic" celebrates Black cultural icons, pioneers, and activists and their impact, influence, and legacies in fashion, music, film, and dance. This new four-part, eight-hour documentary film series from Emmy Award©-winning Executive Producer Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films examines the momentous achievements of Black people across various fields while celebrating the power of Black cultural innovators. Executive producers Connie Orlando and Jason Samuels developed “Black + Iconic” for BET, along with senior supervising producer Steven Ramey.

Directed by Lynne Robinson, the inaugural film in the series “Black X Iconic: Style Gods” has signed on Emmy®, Tony®, and Grammy® Award-winning and Golden Globe®-nominated actor, singer, director, producer and activist Billy Porter to narrate, host, and serve as executive producer for the groundbreaking doc. Weaving dazzling archival footage and original interviews with legendary Black models, fashion designers, and style icons, “Black + Iconic: Style Gods” explores the myriad of ways Black people have overcome racism to ultimately blaze an undeniable trail from the streets through the most exclusive runways of high fashion.