ABC to debut ‘Black Panther’ ad-free, special on Chadwick Boseman’s life
Marvel Studios, ABC Entertainment and ABC News will present a special Sunday evening to remember the late Chadwick Boseman, including the network premiere of “Black Panther”
ABC will be debut “Black Panther” from 8 to 10:20 p.m. EDT commercial-free followed by the ABC News special “Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King” from 10:20 to 11 p.m. EDT.
Boseman, 43, died Aug. 28 after a four-year battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016, and it progressed to stage four.
“Black Panther” stars Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Oscar winners Lupita Nyong’o and Forest Whitaker, Danai Gurira, Oscar nominees Daniel Kaluuya and Angela Bassett.
The ABC News special will celebrate Boseman’s storied life, legacy and career, and the cultural imprint he made on- and off-screen. It will feature tributes that have poured in from celebrities, political figures and fans across the world, special words from those who starred alongside him and knew Boseman best, and shine a light on the medical condition he privately battled.
Boseman has played several historical figures, such as Jackie Robinson in “42” (2013), James Brown in “Get on Up” (2014), and Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall” (2017).
