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New Drama 'Truth' Explores Life of D.C.'s First Black Chief Medical Examiner

12/2/2025

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NBC is developing the drama series 'Truth' about Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr., D.C.’s youngest and first Black chief medical examiner.
The show follows Xavier 'Truth' Hall as he uses medical expertise to solve death-related mysteries and help families find closure.
Dallas Jackson and David Marshall Grant will executive produce, with Malcolm D. Lee directing.
Mitchell Jr. is a board-certified forensic pathologist and former President of Howard University Hospital.

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NBC is developing the drama series 'Truth' about Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr., D.C.’s youngest and first Black chief medical examiner.
The show follows Xavier 'Truth' Hall as he uses medical expertise to solve death-related mysteries and help families find closure.
Dallas Jackson and David Marshall Grant will executive produce, with Malcolm D. Lee directing.
Mitchell Jr. is a board-certified forensic pathologist and former President of Howard University Hospital.