EPISODE 1.1
The Fight of the Century
Aspiring to be more than a washerwoman, Sarah grows determined
... More to sell Addie's hair product. But when she's cruelly rebuffed, the gloves come off.Less
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker - Season 1
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is Madam CJ Walker in Netflix's biographical mini-series detailing how she grew a haircare empire and became the first African American self-made millionaire. Co-stars Emmy winner Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Carmen Ejogo (True Detective).
2020USANetflix
DramaTrue Story & Biography
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker - Season 1 | Reviews
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Variety
Its reverence towards Walker isn't matched by stodgy storytelling; it finds in moments a briskness and charge that might elude a more straightforwardly told period drama.
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The New York Times
What it doesn't do, across four episodes and 190 minutes, is give a very strong idea of who Walker was or how she accomplished what she did.
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Los Angeles Times
Spencer's performance is dazzling. The role of pioneer comes naturally to her, and her character shows the scars of what it means to be a successful woman in a community and era where there were few.
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The Guardian
It's ultimately, thankfully, Spencer's show and she's in supreme command, selling every second of Walker's story as well as convincing us, and hopefully any director that's watching, that she deserves more time in the spotlight.
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Salon
It is decidedly an old-school, good-time miniseries dropped into a world that will measure it by upper-crusty limited series standards.
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IndieWire
It's been long past time for Madam C.J. Walker to get her due on the small or big screen, but this series is sadly a disservice to her.
Full reviewSelf Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker - Season 1 | Release Details
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker - Season 1 is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix.