Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey Join Tyler Perry's Six Triple Eight

Last month Tyler Perry announced his next film would be about an all Black female battalion in World War II [click here if you missed that]. 

Oprah and Kerry Washington have joined the project...

From Variety 

Tyler Perry’s upcoming Netflix film “Six Triple Eight” has lined up an all-star cast, led by Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey.

Washington will also executive produce the film, which tells the inspiring true story of the only all-Black, all-female World War II battalion.

Starring alongside Washington and Winfrey is an impressive ensemble cast, including Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Jay Reeves, Jeanté Godlock, Moriah Brown, Baadja-Lyne Odums and Gregg Sulkin, along with Dean Norris, Sam Waterston and Susan Sarandon.

In addition to directing and producing the film, Perry also wrote the screenplay, based on an article by Kevin M. Hymel published in WWII History Magazine by Sovereign Media about the 6888th Postal Directory Battalion, made up of 855 Black women.