Netflix has unveiled the official title of the C.J. Walker project starring Octavia Spencer as Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, and actor Blair Underwood has released the first photos from the film,
According to Deadline, in the series, Oscar-winning actress Spencer stars as Sarah Breedlove, known as Madam C.J. Walker, the black hair care pioneer and mogul who overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and family challenges to become America’s first black, female self-made millionaire.
Blair Underwood is playing the role of Madam C.J. Walker’s husband.
The film will also star 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 four-part limited series will debut on Netflix March 20.
Should be a good one.
