Also in 2019, Nyong'o narrated the Discovery Channel documentary series "Serengeti", about wildlife in the Serengeti ecosystem. Nyong'o spoke on the lack of African women narrating nature documentaries and how the "Serengeti" team encouraged her to use her native Kenyan accent on the series. She earned her first Emmy Award nomination for her narration as an Outstanding Narrator at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, making her the third black woman to be nominated in the category. She was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Character Voice-Over Performance. She hosted the Channel 4's documentary "Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o", in which she undertook a journey across Benin, West Africa to search for the Dahomey Amazons. Nyong'o reprised her role as Maz Kanata for the third time in "", which marked the final installment of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy. She appeared on the Global Citizen organised television event, "Together at Home" and joined the radio play presentation of "Richard II" from The Public Theater and WNYC as The Narrator. Nyong'o was featured in Beyoncé's musical film "Black Is King", which premiered on Disney+ in July 2020.