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Octavia Spencer is playing first black beauty mogul, Madame CJ Walker in the upcoming Netlfix limited series.
The streaming service made the announcement on Sunday afternoon.
The show is being executive produced in part by Spencer and LeBron James, and based on the book On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles.
No word yet on when the series will premiere.
