Barack and Michelle Obama Tease New Animated Netflix Series ‘We The People’
Barack and Michelle Obama tease their latest project, We The People, a Netflix original animated series teaching kids about government. Over the course of 10 episodes, guest stars will perform three-minute musical history lessons similar to the classic Schoolhouse Rock! videos.
What are the rights of citizens in the modern world? The Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions will use We the People to explore everything from voting rights to taxes to citizenship.
“The show combines music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people,” a description for the show reads.
I can’t wait for you all to see We The People! This Higher Ground project is filled with the songs and the heart of so many of our favorite artists—but even more, it’s a rallying cry for a rising generation that’s ready to take on the world. Watch it on @Netflix on July 4! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/c8N7nb01n8
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 2, 2021
Audiences will learn about government through original musical numbers. Artists involved include Janelle Monáe, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bebe Rexha, Brandi Carlile, Adam Lambert, H.E.R., and Cordae. National Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman will speak on civic duty, just as she did on Inauguration Day. Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Daveed Diggs, and Brittany Howard are all featured musicians in the series.
This Netflix show ‘We The People’ looks amazing. Very powerful, with very inclusive demographics. I can’t wait to hear Adam’s song ‘These Are Your Rights’ – plus the entire show. The artists are great, the Obama’s are incredible. These messages need to be heard. pic.twitter.com/uYBCHXES36
— blakkrrox (@blakkrrox) June 2, 2021
We the People will combine music, with experimental animation techniques to make learning civic duty that much more exciting. Each episode of the series centers around a different issue, with a new artist lyrically narrating a modern political matter.
“Can I make a difference if I don’t even know how?” H.E.R sings in the song “Changes” for the trailer.
Listen to H.E.R.’s new song ‘Change’, lifted from Netflix’s new animated series ‘We The People’ https://t.co/46JducVye8
— HipHop-N-More (@FreeHHNM) June 3, 2021
We the People’s tracklist includes songs like “American Citizen,” “Taxes,” and “Speak Your Mind,” performed by individual artists for each episode. In one final anthem, everyone comes together for the title song, “We the People.”
I’m BEYOND EXCITED for this! Something that is so needed and many of my favorite talents!
— Susie Fierce (@SusieFierce) June 2, 2021
The talent-packed series produced by Barack and Michelle Obama was created by Chris Nee (Doc McStuffins). This may be a kid’s show, but who doesn’t need a little reminder of their rights from their favorite singers, poets, and politicians? We the People will be streaming on Netflix this Independence Day, July 4.
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