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UPDATED WITH TRAILER: HBO has set an April 7th release date and revealed the first trailer for anticipated hybrid series, _Exterminate All the Brutes_. The four-parter from acclaimed
director Raoul Peck (_I Am Not Your Negro_) will dissect the processes by which history is created and concealed. Per HBO, it will specifically examine the “exploitative and genocidal
aspects of European colonialism,” asking viewers to think about the way in which it continues to affect society today. Based on works by three renowned authors and scholars—Sven Lindqvist
(_Exterminate All the Brutes_), Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (_An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States_) and Michel-Rolph Trouillot (_Silencing the Past__)—_the series represents a
groundbreaking and “personal voyage” through time, on the part of Peck. “As writers, creators, filmmakers we have no choice but to try and reflect our societies and give some sort of
analysis of them the best way we can,” says Peck. “And as artists, we need to break the limits of our art.” WATCH ON DEADLINE Interweaving documentary and archival footage with animation,
the genre-bending series also features “interpretive scripted scenes,” led by actor Josh Hartnett (_Die Hart_, _Penny Dreadful_). It’s produced by Velvet Films, with Peck and Rémi Grellety
serving as executive producers. Sara Rodriguez serves as senior producer for HBO, with Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham also on board as EPs. _Exterminate All the Brutes _will debut on
Wednesday the 7th at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with two back-to-back episodes. Its final two episodes will air back-to-back at the same time on Thursday, April 8. All four episodes will be made
available to stream on HBO Max on April 7. Take a look at the first trailer for the series above.