Elon Musk Expose Documentary From the New York Times Announced

On the same day that billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion, FX and the New York Times have announced a television documentary focused on the man.

According to Variety, the documentary about Musk will be premiering this May. The documentary is called Elon Musk’s Crash Course, and it will be an expose on Musk’s car company, Tesla, which is at the forefront of self-driving car technology with its Autopilot program. But adoption of the tech has been anything but smooth.

New York Times reporters Cade Metz and Neal Boudette previously reported on several deaths caused by Tesla’s Autopilot. Tesla’s lack of public acknowledgment of these incidents and Musk’s attempts to shutter the government’s investigations into them will be the backbone of the documentary.

Several former Telsa employees will be featured in the documentary, offering their perspectives on the incidents and Musk’s hand in the Autopilot program. The documentary will be directed by Emma Schwartz.

This is the latest documentary collaboration between the New York Times and FX. The overall series, The New York Times Presents, is meant to highlight reporting and in-depth stories about important figures and events.

The first season of the series covered a variety of stories, including doctors and nurses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City; the conservatorship of Britney Spears; the 2020 Australian wildfires; and the controversy behind Juul e-cigarettes.

Elon Musk’s Crash Course is produced by Schwartz, with Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Mary Robertson, Jason Stallman, Sam Dolnick, Stephanie Preiss, and The New York Times Presents showrunner Esther Dere all credited as executive producers. The show itself is produced by The New York Times and Left/Right Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company.

The episode will premiere on FX and Hulu on May 20. You can also find the entire first season of the documentary series on Hulu right now.

Mike Williams is a Freelance Writer for IGN.

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Author: Matt Kim. [Source Link (*), IGN All]

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