Women of the Movement | |
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Created by | Marissa Jo Cerar |
Based on | Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement by Devery S. Anderson |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Running time | 43–54 minutes |
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Budget | $39.5 million [1] |
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Network | ABC |
Release | January 6 – January 20, 2022 |
Women of the Movement is an American historical drama miniseries that premiered on ABC on January 6, 2022. Created by Marissa Jo Cerar, the series centers on Mamie Till-Mobley, played by Adrienne Warren, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her murdered son Emmett, played by Cedric Joe. Tonya Pinkins also co-stars as Alma Carthan, Emmett's grandmother.
The series is based on the book Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement by Devery S. Anderson. In August 2021 during post-production, the book Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America by Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson, was also added to the project.
In 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley's son Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. Her fight to get justice for him and to make sure he would not be forgotten would ultimately help to spawn the civil rights movement.
No. | Title [2] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [2] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Mother and Son" | Gina Prince-Bythewood | Marissa Jo Cerar | January 6, 2022 | 3.12 [3] |
2 | "Only Skin" | Tina Mabry | Marissa Jo Cerar | January 6, 2022 | 3.12 [3] |
3 | "Let the People See" | Tina Mabry | Erica L. Anderson | January 13, 2022 | 3.08 [4] |
4 | "Manhunt" | Julie Dash | Teleplay by : Cristian Martinez Story by : Cristian Martinez & Sylvia Franklin | January 13, 2022 | 3.08 [4] |
5 | "Mothers and Sons" | Julie Dash | Hayley Tyler | January 20, 2022 | 2.95 [5] |
6 | "The Last Word" | Kasi Lemmons | Marissa Jo Cerar | January 20, 2022 | 2.95 [5] |
Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan of Roc Nation, Overbrook Entertainment and Kapital Entertainment first tried to produce an untitled miniseries based on the life of Emmett Till at HBO in 2016. [6] While at HBO, the group merged with Rosanna Grace and Nicole Tabs of Serendipity Group Inc, John P. Middleton and Alex Foster of The Middleton Media Group, and David Clark of Mazo Partners. When the project left HBO it was reconceived to focus on women during the civil rights movement. The series, now titled Women of the Movement, began development in April 2020. [7]
On August 28, 2020, on the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till's murder, ABC gave the official green light to the series, with Marissa Jo Cerar coming on board as the writer and Gina Prince-Bythewood confirmed to direct the first episode of the series. [8]
On October 16, 2020, Adrienne Warren was cast in a leading role of Mamie Till-Mobley. [9] [10] [11] On November 13, 2020, Niecy Nash joined the series as Alma Carthan, Emmett Till's grandmother. [12] On December 3, 2020, Cedric Joe joined the series as Emmett Till. [13] On December 9, 2020, Glynn Turman joined the series as Mose Wright, Emmett Till's great uncle. [14] On December 17, 2020, Ray Fisher joined the series as Gene Mobley, Mamie's husband. [15] On January 6, 2021, it was announced that Tonya Pinkins had replaced Nash in the role of Alma Carthan. [16] On January 11, 2021, Chris Coy, Julia McDermott and Carter Jenkins joined the series as J. W. Milam, Carolyn Bryant and Roy Bryant, respectively. [17] On March 10, 2021, Joshua Caleb Johnson was cast in a recurring role. [18] On April 13, 2021, Leslie Silva, Chris Butler, Alex Désert, Miles Fowler, Tongayi Chirisa, Jason Turner, and Daniel Abeles joined the cast in recurring roles. [19] In June 2021, Gary Basaraba joined the cast. [20] In August 2021, Timothy Hutton was cast in a recurring role. [21]
On October 21, 2021, ABC released a teaser trailer for the miniseries. [22] The first two episodes premiered on January 6, 2022. [23]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 19 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Women of the Movement enlivens the tragedy of Emmett Till with solid storytelling and a deeply moving pair of performances by Adrienne Warren and Cedric Joe." [24] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [25]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1–2 | "Mother and Son" / "Only Skin" | January 6, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.12 [3] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
3–4 | "Let the People See" / "Manhunt" | January 13, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.08 [4] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
5–6 | "Mothers and Sons" / "The Last Word" | January 20, 2022 | 0.4 | 2.95 [5] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Golden Trailer Awards | October 6, 2022 | Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series (Under 2 minutes) | ABC for “Mobley Tribute” | Nominated | [26] |
Black Reel Awards | February 28, 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series | Glynn Turman | Won | [27] |
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series | Gina Prince-Bythewood | Nominated | |||
NAACP Image Awards | February 25, 2023 | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Women of the Movement | Nominated | [28] |
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Kasi Lemmons for "The Last Word" | Nominated | |||
Gina Prince-Bythewood for "Mother and Son" | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series | Marissa Jo Cerar for "Mother and Son" | Won | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special | Glynn Turman | Nominated |
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