According to Deadline, ABC Signature is currently in the process of developing a new limited series about American-born French performer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with Oscar nominee Ruth Negga attached for the leading role.
On top of starring, Negga will also be serving as an executive producer.
She will next be seen in Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut film Passing starring alongside Tessa Thompson.
The limited series is being described as a a raw and unflinching look at the force of nature that was Josephine Baker, the biggest Black female artist of her time.