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Barbara Walters to Be Subject of Doc Set at Hulu From ABC News Studios, Imagine Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE)


Jackie Jesko will direct a doc about Barbara Walters, from ABC News Studios and Imagine Documentaries, set to run on Hulu in 2025.

ABC News Studios is teaming up with Imagine Documentaries to tell the story of Barbara Walters, the legendary broadcast journalist, anchor and host who died in 2022. “Imagine Documentaries is thrilled and honored to be working with award-winning filmmaker Jackie Jesko, Oscar nominee Betsy West and the entire team at ABC News Studios on this project to share her inspirational life and career with a new generation.” Recent ABC News Studios productions include “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” “Sound of the Police,” “The Lady Bird Diaries,” “Aftershock” and Andrew McCarthy’s “Brats.” Among recent Imagine Documentaries are Apple TV+’s “The Super Models,” Prime Video’s “Judy Blume Forever,” Disney+’s “We Feed People” and currently, Disney+’s “Jim Henson Idea Man,” directed by Ron Howard.

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