Netflix has dropped another trailer for its upcoming biopic, The Six Triple Eight. Written and directed by Tyler Perry, the film tells the story of the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas during World War II.
Kerry Washington stars as Major Charity Adams, the real-life commanding officer who led the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Her military group faced racism, sexism and grueling working conditions but still served their country with honor and distinction in a seemingly impossible mission.
In 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to award the women of the 6888th the Congressional Gold Medal for their service, which had gone largely unheralded since they had served more than 60 years before. In February 1945, 855 enlisted in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which consisted of Black women and women of Caribbean and Mexican descent, deployed overseas to England and France. They were tasked with sorting a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn’t been delivered to soldiers on the front lines or their families back home.
Based on Kevin M. Hymel’s article “Fighting A Two-Front War” (published in WWII History Magazine), Perry wrote, produced and directed the film. Washington is an executive producer.
The Six Triple Eight is in select theaters on December 6 and on Netflix beginning December 20.
