Six Triple Eight Movie Details:
Based on | “WAC Corporal Lena Derriecott and the 6888th Central Postal Battalion” by Kevin M. Hymel |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical, War, Drama |
Release date | 2024 (expected) |
Running time | TBA |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Kerry Washington Sam Waterston Susan Sarandon Oprah Winfrey |
Directed by | Tyler Perry |
Written by | Tyler Perry |
Produced by | Tyler Perry Nicole Avant Keri Selig Carlota Espinosa Angi Bones Tony Strickland |
Cinematography by | Michael Watson |
Edited by | Maysie Hoy |
Music by | Aaron Zigman |
Production Companies | Her Excellency Productions Intuition Productions Mandalay Pictures Tyler Perry Studios |
Distributor | Netflix |
Six Triple Eight Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams
- Sam Waterston
- Susan Sarandon
- Oprah Winfrey
- Ebony Obsidian
- Milauna Jackson
- Kylie Jefferson
- Shanice Shantay
- Sarah Jeffery
- Pepi Sonuga
- Jay Reeves
- Jeanté Godlock
- Moriah Brown
- Baadja-Lyne Odums
- Gregg Sulkin
- Dean Norris
Storyline:
855 women joined the war to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.
About Six Triple Eight Movie:
Six Triple Eight is an upcoming American historical war drama film, based on a 2019 WWII History magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel. It is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, and Oprah Winfrey.
In December 2022, it was announced that Tyler Perry would be writing and directing the film for Netflix. Filming began on January 17, 2023, in Atlanta. Production continued in Little Germany, Bradford, in February, and filming took place in Cedartown, Georgia, on March 28, 2023.
Six Triple Eight is expected to be released on Netflix in 2024.