Netflix’s Octavia Spencer-led limited series “Madam C.J. Walker” has added a few more famous faces to its cast, including Tiffany Haddish, Blair Underwood, Garrett Morris, Carmen Ejogo and Kevin Carroll.
Created by Nicole Jefferson Asher, the four-part show “tells the untold, culturally important, and highly relevant story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Madam Cj Walker and how she overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and family challenges to become America’s first black, self-made female millionaire,” according to the streaming service.
Spencer stars as Sarah Breedlove a.k.a. Madam Cj Walker, and will executive produce the show, which is set to launch in 2020.
Also Read: Octavia Spencer to Star in Netflix Limited Series About First Self-Made Black, Female Millionaire
Here are the character descriptions for the new cast members, each in Netflix’s own words:
Haddish (“The Kitchen”) will play Lelia, the smart...
Created by Nicole Jefferson Asher, the four-part show “tells the untold, culturally important, and highly relevant story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Madam Cj Walker and how she overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and family challenges to become America’s first black, self-made female millionaire,” according to the streaming service.
Spencer stars as Sarah Breedlove a.k.a. Madam Cj Walker, and will executive produce the show, which is set to launch in 2020.
Also Read: Octavia Spencer to Star in Netflix Limited Series About First Self-Made Black, Female Millionaire
Here are the character descriptions for the new cast members, each in Netflix’s own words:
Haddish (“The Kitchen”) will play Lelia, the smart...
- 8/6/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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