Jermaine Dupri Releases Trailer Of ‘Magic City’ Docuseries At ABFF

At the 2025 American Black Film Festival in Atlanta, Jermaine Dupri teased his forthcoming docuseries, Magic City: An American Fantasy.

At the panel discussion, Dupri was joined by Cole Brown, who also executive-produced the series, and they spoke about the highly anticipated project with journalist Jemele Hill.

According to the synopsis of the docuseries, Magic City: An American Fantasy is a five-part docuseries “that delves into the storied history of Magic City, a legendary strip club in Atlanta, and its immense influence on hip-hop culture, sports, and Black culture over nearly 40 years.”

2 Chainz, Nelly, Shaquille O’Neal, Quavo, Killer Mike and Big Boi share their firsthand Magic City in the series.

“Magic City: An American Fantasy is a riveting behind-the-curtain look at one of the most unique places in Black culture,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz said in a statement. “The docuseries’ unprecedented insider access and history unveiled from those who built its empire is a perfect complement to Starz’s slate of adult, culture-driving shows.”

During the Red Carpet of the BET Awards, Dupre shared how the project came to be.

“It started as a soundtrack, and then as I started making the records, I’m like yo, this really a Jermaine Dupri album with a whole bunch of artists that I’ve never worked with, and I also started saying Im going to put artists from Atlanta on this,” Dupri said “So, it’s me making records with artists I never worked with, that’s from the same city that I’m from. That’s exciting to me.”

“People keep saying bridge the gap, I’m just trynna put my city on. We gon rock out. It’s an Atlanta summer,” he continued.

Magic City: An American Fantasy premieres on Starz on August 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S., following the season finale of BMF.