Tyler Perry has set his subsequent function movie for Netflix in regards to the 6888th battalion, the one all-black, all-female battalion within the World Battle II effort.

Perry penned the venture, titled Six Triple Eight, which relies on an article by Kevin M. Hymel revealed in WWII Historical past Journal by Sovereign Media.

The synopsis of the venture reads: “These 855 girls joined the conflict effort with little information of what precisely they might be doing, however have been shortly given the mission of a lifetime: kind by and repair the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. A herculean job, that almost all considered unattainable, the ladies not solely succeeded however did it in half the time they got. Dealing with discrimination, unfamiliar land, and a war-torn nation, they persevered and sorted over 17 million items of mail, reconnecting American troopers with their households and family members again house. The motto that stored them going every day was one they created themselves: “No Mail, Low Morale.” The ladies of the 6888 weren’t simply delivering mail, they have been delivering hope.”

This March, President Joe Biden signed the invoice for the ladies of the 6888th battalion to obtain the Congressional Gold Medal.

Six Triple Eight marks Perry’s fourth movie with Netflix following A Fall From Grace, A Madea Homecoming, and most lately A Jazzman’s Blues. Perry will produce, together with Nicole Avant for Her Excellency Productions, Keri Selig for Instinct Productions, Carlota Espinosa, Angi Bones, and Tony Strickland for Tyler Perry Studios

Perry, WME and Johnson Shapiro, lately inked a four-picture take care of Amazon Studios.