Netflix has picked up a new limited series, Madam C.J. Walker, starring Octavia Spencer, and co-executive produced by Spencer and LeBron James.
As announced at Netflix’s TCA panel, Spencer will star as black hair care pioneer and mogul C.J. Walker, and tell the story of “how she overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and some trifling family to become America’s first black, self-made female millionaire.”
The eight-episode series is based on the book on Her Own Ground by A’Lelia Bundles.
In more TCA news, Netflix announced a release date for its spooky Sabrina series, and the premiere date for the Emma Stone and Jonah hill series Maniac.
Source: IGN.com Netflix Picks Up Madam C.J. Walker Series from Octavia Spencer and LeBron James