Kerry Washington and Ebony Obsidian star in the First Look at Tyler Perry’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ as real life members of the 688th Cental Posal directory Battalion, the only predominately Black U.S. Women’s Army Corps until they were sent overseas during WWll.

Nicole Avant and Kerry Washington are also producers with Tyler Perry on The Six Triple Eight. Washington will be seen as Major Charity Adams, the battalion’s commanding officer. Obsidian, 30, plays officer Lena King. Mr Perry told PEOPLE Magazine that it was meeting King that inspired him to do this film. “After meeting with her for a one -few hour session with her I had a whole script in my head.” Tyler Perry is the writer and director of this film.

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