ABC's Limited Series "Women of the Movement" Premieres January 6th

ABC’s highly anticipated limited series Women of the Movement about Mamie Till-Mobley will premiere this January.

(ABC/Matt Sayles)

What’s Happening:

ABC has announced that their upcoming limited series, Women of the Movement will air in three parts. The six-episode series starts on Thursday, January 6th at (8:00-10:00 pm EST) and will continue for three consecutive weeks.
Following the ABC premiere, new episodes will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
The series is inspired by the book Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement by Devery S. Anderson.
It was created by Marissa Jo Cerar (The Handmaid’s Tale, 13 Reasons Why, Shots Fired), who also serves as a writer and showrunner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxP2Kl2e658

Synopsis:

“Women of the Movement 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 Series Stars:

Creative Team:

Produced by Kapital Entertainment
Created by Marissa Jo Cerar
Consultants for the series:
- Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr.
- Dr. Marvel Parker
- Ms. Ollie Gordon
- Christopher Benson
Executive produced by:
- Aaron Kaplan
- Dana Honor
- Michael Lohmann
- Shawn Carter
- Jay Brown
- Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith
- Will Smith
- James Lassiter
- Rosanna Grace
- Alex Foster
- John Powers Middleton
- David Clark
- 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.