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This six-episode series to be aired in three parts is based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley, who in 1955 risked her life to find justice after her son Emmett was brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett's murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie chose to bear her pain on the world's stage, emerging as an activist for justice and igniting the civil rights movement as we know it today. The limited series stars Adrienne Warren as Mamie Till-Mobley, Tonya Pinkins as Alma, Cedric Joe as Emmett Till, Ray Fisher as Gene Mobley, Glynn Turman as Mose Wright, Chris Coy as J.W. Milam, Carter Jenkins as Roy Bryant and Julia McDermott as Carolyn Bryant. "Women of the Movement" is produced by Kapital Entertainment and created by Marissa Jo Cerar, who also serves as executive producer and showrunner. Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., Dr. Marvel Parker, Ms. Ollie Gordon and Christopher Benson serve as consultants for the series. Executive producers are Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor and Michael Lohmann for Kapital Entertainment; Shawn Carter, Jay Brown and Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith for Roc Nation; Will Smith and James Lassiter for Westbrook; Rosanna Grace for Serendipity Group Inc.; Alex Foster and John Powers Middleton for Middleton Media Group; David Clark for Mazo Partners; and Gina Prince-Bythewood. The first episode is written by Marissa Jo Cerar and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Tina Mabry, Julie Dash and Kasi Lemmons also serve as directors on the limited series.
Original Release
01/06/2022 on ABC
US Release
01/06/2022
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Adrienne Warren | Mamie Till-Mobley |
Cedric Joe | Emmett Till |
Carter Jenkins | Roy Bryant |
Julia McDermott | Carolyn Bryant |
Chris Coy | J.W. Milam |
Miles Fowler | Simeon Booker |
Daniel Abeles | Chet Packton |
Gary Basaraba | Clarence Strider |
Chris Butler | Rayfield Mooty |
Sean Bridgers | Sidney Carlton |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Mother and Son | Thursday, 06 January 2022 |
2 | Only Skin | Thursday, 06 January 2022 |
3 | Let the People See | Thursday, 13 January 2022 |
4 | Manhunt | Thursday, 13 January 2022 |
5 | Mothers and Sons | Thursday, 20 January 2022 |
6 | The Last Word | Thursday, 20 January 2022 |
Directors
Tina Mabry, Julie Dash, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kasi Lemmons
Writers
Devery Anderson, Mamie Till Mobley, Christopher Benson, Marissa Jo Cerar, Cristian Martinez, Hayley Tyler, Sylvia Franklin, Erica L. Anderson
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adrienne Warren | Mamie Till-Mobley |
Cedric Joe | Emmett Till |
Carter Jenkins | Roy Bryant |
Julia McDermott | Carolyn Bryant |
Chris Coy | J.W. Milam |
Miles Fowler | Simeon Booker |
Daniel Abeles | Chet Packton |
Gary Basaraba | Clarence Strider |
Chris Butler | Rayfield Mooty |
Sean Bridgers | Sidney Carlton |
Tony Vaughn | John Carthan |
Tonya Pinkins | Alma Spearman / Alma |
Ray Fisher | Gene Mobley |
Glynn Turman | Mose Wright |
Vivian Fleming-Alvarez | Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Wright |
Dan Byrd | Dan Wakefield |
Gil Bellows | Gerald Chatham |
Timothy Hutton | Jesse J. Breland |
Alex Désert | Dr. Howard |
Leslie Silva | Ruby Hurley |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rosanna Grace | Executive Producer |
Michael Lohmann | Executive Producer |
Marissa Jo Cerar | Executive Producer |
Dana Honor | Executive Producer |
Alex Foster | Executive Producer |
Tyran Smith | Executive Producer |
David B. Clark | Executive Producer |
Jay Brown | Executive Producer |
Will Smith | Executive Producer |
Gina Prince-Bythewood | Executive Producer |
James Lassiter | Executive Producer |
Jay-Z | Executive Producer |
John Powers Middleton | Executive Producer |
Aaron Kaplan | Executive Producer |
Jessi Clark | Producer |
John McCoy | Producer |
Marshall Boone | Producer |