We were really starting to settle into this before abruptly learning it was a 4-part miniseries. Spencer gives a solid portrayal of a principled, driven woman who wants to take life on her own terms, and finds the men in her life not looking good at all. Her business is a nascent empire built more on rousing speeches than quality of product, and one wonders if this sort of brand marketing’s always triumphed over product marketing.
This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.
Networks: Netflix
Production companies: Zero Gravity Management, SpringHill Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television
- Octavia Spencer
- Role: Madam C. J. Walker
- Tiffany Haddish
- Role: Lelia
- Garrett Morris
- Role: Cleophus Walker
- Kevin Carroll
- Role: Ransom
- J. Alphonse Nicholson
- Role: John Robinson
- Blair Underwood
- Role: Charles James Walker
- Octavia Spencer
- Executive Producer
- Kasi Lemmons
- Executive Producer
- LeBron James
- Executive Producer
- Kim Taylor-Coleman
- Casting
- Maverick Carter
- Executive Producer
- Elle Johnson
- Executive Producer
- Candice Carella
- Key Costumer
- Janine Sherman Barrois
- Executive Producer
- Britt Doughty
- Production Design
- Tyger Williams
- Staff Writer
- Kira Kelly
- Director of Photography
- Michael Block
- Assistant Editor
- Christine Holder
- Executive Producer
- Allan Wylie
- Digital Imaging Technician
- Mark Holder
- Executive Producer
- Season 1
- First aired: March 20, 2020
- 4 episodes
