Oprah Winfrey will be in the cast

of Tyler Perry's

Six Triple Eight .

She'll star opposite Kerry Washington in this Netflix-produced World War II historical drama.



The film tells the true story of the 6888th Postal Directory Battalion, a unique all-black, all-female battalion, as

Variety

reports .

Tyler Perry also wrote the screenplay based on an article by U.S. Army historian Kevin M. Hymel that was published in

WWII History Magazine

, a World War II history magazine.

Six Triple Eight

will evoke the true story of the 855 black women who made up this battalion.

Their mission was to “reconnect soldiers with their loved ones” by sending their recipients three years of undelivered mail.

The return

For this return to fiction, Oprah Winfrey will be well surrounded.

Except Kerry Washington, she will face Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Jay Reeves, Jeanté Godlock, Moriah Brown, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Gregg Sulkin, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston and Susan Sarandon.

The last major role of the popess of the American small screen dates back to 2018 in the film

A Shortcut in Time

, the year in which she also lent her voice to

The Scarlet Handmaid

.

Since then, the name of Oprah Winfrey has mainly been associated with what made her famous, namely the interviews as exclusive as they are shocking.

Let us quote the return of Adele on stage or the very first recriminations of prince Harry and Meghan Markle towards Buckingham Palace.

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