Netflix just announced the title and the premiere date for its Madam C.J. Walker limited series that will star Octavia Spencer. The project will be four parts and is set to debut on March 20th, 2020. According to Deadline, the show will be inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam
C. J. Walker, written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles, the Netflix original series brings the uplifting story of this cultural icon to the screen for the first time. Against all odds, Walker overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized Black haircare, as she simultaneously fought for social change.
The project is produced by LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment and Wonder Street in association with Warner Bros. Television. The co-showrunners are Elle Johnson and Janine Sherman Barrois. Nicole Jefferson Asher is the writer and co-executive producer. Kasi Lemmons and DeMane Davis direct the series. Barrois, Johnson, James, Maverick Carter, Spencer, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Lemmons and Jamal Henderson executive produce.
Self Made also stars Blair Underwood as her husband C.J. Walker, Tiffany Haddish as her daughter Lelia, Carmen Ejogo as Walker’s business rival Addie Munroe, Garrett Morris as Walker’s father-in-law, Kevin Carroll as her longtime lawyer Freeman Ransom and Bill Bellamy as Ransom’s cousin Sweetness.
The limited series is produced by SpringHill Entertainment and Wonder Street in association with Warner Bros. Television is helmed by co-showrunners Elle Johnson & Janine Sherman Barrois, along with writer and co-executive producer Nicole Jefferson Asher, directed by Kasi Lemmons and DeMane Davis, and executive produced by Janine Sherman Barrois, Elle Johnson, Maverick Carter, LeBron James, Octavia Spencer, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Kasi Lemmons, and Jamal Henderson.
Check out the first look images below:
I am super excited for this story! Will you be watching?
