EXCLUSIVE: Ray Fisher is set co-star in ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan.The six-episode series, set to premiere in 2021, centers on Mamie Till-Mobley (Adrienne Warren), who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till (Cedric Joe), following his brutal killing in the Jim Crow South.Fisher will play Gene Mobley, the man who would have been Emmett Till’s stepfather, if not for his murder.
A devoted partner to Emmett’s mother, Mamie, Gene was considered the love of her life. They later married.Gina Prince-Bythewood is set to direct the first episode of the limited series, which is assembling a team of directors
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