Women of the Movement

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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...read more
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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

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# Title Air Date
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

Marissa Jo Cerar

Cast

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