#FIRSTLOOK: AVA DUVERNAY’S “14TH” COMING LATE 2026 TO NETFLIX

About 14th: Written in the wreckage of the Civil War, the 14th amendment was meant to close the door on the hierarchy of human worth. Instead, it has become a permanent argument. Ava DuVernay’s 14th pulls this constitutional fight out of the footnotes and into the present, chronicling the vicious battle over the amendment that has raged for over 150 years. Threading deep archival scholarship with piercing headlines of today, 14th brings together legal minds, politicians, historians and cultural voices in direct conversation with a question America still hasn’t settled: Who gets to belong?

14th calls on an array of historians, lawyers, scholars, curators, cultural workers and politicians – from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) and Anna Paulina Luna (R) to former Senator Jeff Flake (R) and current Senator Alex Padilla (D), from legal minds Sherrilyn Ifill, Robert Chang and Stacey Abrams to social commentators like conservative author Donald T. Critchlow and cultural critic Hasan Piker. Pulitzer Prize winners Eric Foner and David Blight round out more than 50 expert interviews conducted by DuVernay for the film.

Credits: From ARRAY, 14th is directed by Ava DuVernay and produced by Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Tammy Garnes and Paul Garnes.

Quote from Director Ava DuVernay: “If 13th asked who gets caged, then 14th asks who gets counted. This is not a film about the past tense of freedom. I’m not interested in asking you to look back. The film asks what kind of country is being written beneath our feet now… while we’re busy believing the stories we’ve all been told.” Headshot HERE (photo credit: Atsushi ‘Jima’ Nishijima)

Quote from Adam Del Deo, Vice President of Documentary Film and Series at Netflix: “Ava’s remarkable ability to bring history into conversation with the present made her last documentary, the seminal BAFTA-winning and Academy Award®-nominated 13th, a cultural touchstone of the last quarter century. With 14th, she delivers another ambitious and thought-provoking documentary with the depth, artistry, and humanity that have come to define her work. We’re proud to continue our creative partnership with Ava and bring this powerful film to audiences around the world.”

About Director Ava DuVernay: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is an Academy Award®- nominee and winner of Emmy, BAFTA, Sundance, Image and Peabody Awards. Her films include Selma, 13th, Middle of Nowhere, A Wrinkle in Time and Origin. She has created seven television series, including the acclaimed When They See Us and history-making Queen Sugar. Founder of the narrative change collective ARRAY, DuVernay holds honorary doctorates from Yale University and Morehouse College, along with the Great Americans Medal from the Smithsonian Institution. Following multiple terms on the boards of the Sundance Institute and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she currently serves on the American Film Institute Advisory Board in her third term.

About ARRAY Filmworks: Founded in 2010, ARRAY Filmworks develops films, television, documentary, brand and installation projects that explore history, identity and the human condition through distinctive cinematic storytelling. The company’s work has earned Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy and Peabody recognition. ARRAY Filmworks has produced seven feature films, including the Oscar-nominated documentary 13th and the most recent feature film Origin. The company has produced ten television series, including the Emmy Award-winning When They See Us and the acclaimed drama Queen Sugar. In addition, ARRAY Filmworks creates commissioned films and special projects for leading cultural institutions and global brands, from Prada to The Smithsonian.