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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker - Season 1
According to the true story of Madam C.J. Walker, a yearning African American lady, who endeavors to set up her own life and dispose of the abusive life she has, as she sets up her own business in black hair caring to be the main African American in setting up business and wealth.
3 December 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 November 1980, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1 February 1937, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
27 July 1955, Berkeley, California, USA
7 March 1963
March 18, 2020
Self Made will introduce a new generation to this remarkable woman which is the advantage of this series; however, the disadvantage is that the audience will only get a glimpse into Madam C.J Walker instead of a full vibrant picture.
March 19, 2020
A compelling if clunky drama about an important figure.
March 20, 2020
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.
March 18, 2020
As a piece of scholastic infotainment, the series has tons of merit. But as a piece of prestige television, it falls short.
March 13, 2020
A smart, genuine portrayal of a venerable figure.
March 20, 2020
A solid but unspectacular effort, more interesting finally for its subject matter than its execution. Walker's life is, clearly, a story worth telling, and as basically a longish movie split into four chapters, it's a reasonably concise package.
March 20, 2020
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.
March 18, 2020
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.
March 20, 2020
Standout performances by Spencer, Ejogo and more make Self Made a pleasurable watch.
March 20, 2020
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.
March 20, 2020
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker is uplifting, fun, and relevant.
March 20, 2020
Too often, Self-Made feels like a portrait of an insurrectionist standing in a white void.
