[Trailer] ‘Self Made’ Stars Octavia Spencer As Madam C.J. Walker
Academy Award-winner Octavia Spencer stars in Netflix’s Self Made as Madam C.J. Walker, the trailblazing African-American haircare entrepreneur who was America’s first female self-made millionaire. Inspired by the book, “On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker”, written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles, the Netflix four-part limited series, Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker 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.
The four-part limited series also stars Blair Underwood as her husband C.J. Walker, 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. Look for it on Netflix on March 20th and take a look at the trailer below!
Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker produced by SpringHill Entertainment and Wonder Street in association with Warner Bros. Television is helmed by co-showrunners Elle Johnson & Janine Sherman Barrois, along with writer and co-executive producer Nicole Jefferson Asher, directed by Kasi Lemmons and DeMane Davis, and executive produced by Sherman Barrois, Johnson, Maverick Carter, LeBron James, Spencer, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Lemmons, and Jamal Henderson.
Highlights of Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Images via Netflix):
