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Women of the Movement 2022

TV series · 54 min · January 6, 2022

Black

Created by Marissa Jo Cerar

Starring Adrienne Warren, Tonya Pinkins, Cedric Joe, Glynn Turman, Ray Fisher

Women of the Movement is an American historical drama miniseries that aired on ABC starting January 6, 2022. The show was created by Marissa Jo Cerar and focuses on Mamie Till-Mobley, portrayed by Adrienne Warren. Warren's character dedicated her life to pursuing justice for her son Emmett, who was played by Cedric Joe. Tonya Pinkins appears as Alma Carthan, Emmett's grandmother. The series adapts the book Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement by Devery S. Anderson. During post-production in August 2021, the project incorporated Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America, written by Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson.

Cast

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  Adrienne WarrenMamie Till-Mobley
• 
  Tonya PinkinsAlma Carthan
• CJ
  Cedric JoeEmmett Louis "Bobo" Till
• GT
  Glynn TurmanRev
• 
  Ray FisherGene Mobley
• CC
  Chris CoyJ
• 
  Julia McDermottCarolyn Bryant
• 
  Carter JenkinsRoy Bryant
• 
  Gary BasarabaSheriff Clarence Strider
• JV
  Jamir VegaSimeon Wright
• TV
  Tony VaughnJohn Carthan
• JC
  Joshua Caleb JohnsonWheeler Parker Jr.
• LS
  Leslie SilvaRuby Hurley
• CB
  Chris ButlerRayfield Mooty
• AD
  Alex DésertDr. Theodore Roosevelt Howard
• SP
  Schelle PurcellAdeline Loggins
• MF
  Miles FowlerSimeon Booker
• SP
  Sharon PerryClotye Murdock Larsson
• TC
  Tongayi ChirisaMedgar Evers
• JT
  Jason Turner[[James L
• DA
  Daniel AbelesChet Packton
• 
  Timothy HuttonJesse J
• 
  Gil BellowsGerald Chatham
• VF
  Vivian Fleming-AlvarezElizabeth "Lizzie" Wright
• 
  Dan ByrdDan Wakefield
• KC
  Kevin CuttsSheriff Smith
• JG
  Jason GainesJohnny Whitten
• JH
  Jason HorganJ.W
• TW
  Ted WelchHarvey Henderson
• CL
  Chip LaneJudge Curtis Swango
• DD
  Deja DeeWillie Mae
• LH
  Luke HardemanMaurice Wright
• HH
  Hudson HurleyRoy Bryant Jr.
• TB
  Todd BarnettRobert Smith
• CH
  Charlotte Haynes HazzardMandy Bradley

Crew

Creator

Marissa Jo Cerar

Executive producer

Marissa Jo Cerar, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Jay-Z, Jay Brown, Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith, Will Smith, Kapital Entertainment, James Lassiter, Dana Honor, Rosanna Grace, Alex Foster, John P. Middleton

Details

Production

Kapital Entertainment, Roc Nation, Two Drifters, Westbrook Studios

Network

ABC

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