WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT

ABC • Drama, History • 60 minutes

Season 1 (6 Episodes)

Premiere: January 6, 2022

The series is based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley, who in 1955 risked her life to find justice after her son Emmett was brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett’s murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie chose to ...

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Cast

Adrienne Warren
as Mamie Till-Mobley

Tonya Pinkins
as Alma

Cedric Joe
as Emmett Till

Ray Fisher
as Gene Mobley

Glynn Turman
as Mose Wright

Chris Coy
as J.W. Milam

Carter Jenkins
as Roy Bryant

Julia McDermott
as Carolyn Bryant

Executive Producers

Gina Prince-Bythewood, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Michael Lohmann, Jay-Z, Jay Brown, Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith, Will Smith, James Lassiter, Rosanna Grace, Alex Foster, John Powers Middleton, and David Clark