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A look at the Kerry Washington lead SIX TRIPLE EIGHT - the story of the only Women’s Army Corp unit of color to be stationed overseas during World War II; the 6888th Battalion.

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From Kerry Washington: Its the final day on set so we’re closing out Women’s History Month AND this movie with a group of women who define #BlackHERstory. So grateful to be able to tell this story of the Six Triple Eight.

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Tyler Perry’s Six Triple Eight Cast

Kerry Washington will star and exec produce the film. Alongside her we’ll see Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Jay Reeves, Jeanté Godlock, Moriah Brown, Baadja-Lyne Odums, and Oprah Winfrey. Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, Gregg Sulkin and Dean Norris are also a part of the cast.

The WWII epic will tell the true story of The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion aka the Six Triple Eight.

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Kerry Washington will exec produce and star in Six Triple Eight — the WWII drama that Tyler Perry is writing, directing and producing for Netflix, which has now entered production. The historical epic will tell the true story of The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion aka the Six Triple Eight.

Washington is joined in the ensemble by Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Jay Reeves, Jeanté Godlock, Moriah Brown, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Gregg Sulkin and Dean Norris. Others set include  Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey.

The film based on an article by Kevin M. Hymel, published in WWII History Magazine by Sovereign Media, tells the true story of the only all-Black, all-female World War II Battalion. These 855 women joined the war effort with little knowledge of what exactly they would be doing, but were quickly given the mission of a lifetime: sorting through and fixing a three-year backlog of undelivered mail.