Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker.
The four-part limited series stars Academy Award winner Olivia Spencer as America’s first black female self-made millionaire.
Check out the official description: “Inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam CJ Walker, written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles, the Netflix four-part limited 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.”
Self Made also stars Tiffany Haddish as Walker’s 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 series launches March 20.
