Regina King will star as Shirley Chisholm — the first Black congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the U.S. — in Netflix’s new thought-provoking biopic movie, Shirley. It is written and directed by John Ridley (12 Years A Slave). Back in December 2021, Deadline revealed that the streamer had landed the rights to the feature-length film after a mad 10-month bidding war.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming movie below!
Does Regina King’s Shirley have a release date?
Nope! As of this moment, Netflix hasn’t set an official release date for the movie, but considering they entered post-production in April 2022, we could potentially expect a late 2022 or an early 2023 release for the movie.
Netflix’s Shirley cast
As mentioned, Oscar-winning actress Regina King will be stepping into the shoes of the first Black congresswoman and woman to run for President in the U.S., Shirley Chisholm. She has an incredibly talented cast lending her a hand throughout the movie. According to IMDb, the cast includes:
- Lance Reddick
- Terrence Howard
- Lucas Hedges
- W. Earl Brown as George Wallace
- Toshi Calderón as Labor Rally Protestor
- Amirah Vann
- Mellanie Hubert as Margot
- André Holland
- Dorian Missick
- Micaela Wittman as Maggie
- Christina Jackson
- Marcellus Bassman Shepard as M.C.
- Maria Arroyo as Labor protestor
- Alex Barone as Keith
- Joseph Moreland as Actor
- Aqeel Ash-Shakoor as James Farmer
- David Vegh as Officer Bryant
Netflix’s Shirley synopsis
We know that the biopic movie will follow Shirley Chisholm, and IMDb shares the following synopsis:
The intimate portrayal of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm, the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the U.S, and the cost of accomplishment for Shirley herself. This film will tell the story of Chisholm’s boundary-breaking and historic presidential campaign, based on exclusive and extensive conversations with family, friends and those who knew her best.
Is there a trailer for Shirley?
Unfortunately, given where production is at this stage, there isn’t an official trailer that you can take a look at, during this time. However, we’re sure that once we get closer to its release date, a trailer for the movie will also be released.
Stay tuned for more updates!
