Kerry Washington and filmmaker Tyler Perry join for "The Six Triple Eight" to highlight WWII's only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit overseas.

Perry, who directed Washington (and Winfrey) in Netflix’s new historical drama The Six Triple Eight also opened up about first meeting his friend while they worked on the 2010 movie For Colored Girls.

Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington team up for a new World War II film, "Six Triple Eight," shedding light on the 6888th Postal Battalion.

Written and directed by Perry, The Six Triple Eight is based on a 2019 WWII History magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel. It details the true story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, aka an all-Black, all-female battalion that was tasked with delivering mail to soldiers during World War II.

Writer/director/producer Tyler Perry has often been criticized for his films and TV series feeling narratively repetitive. Viewers claim that he’s just using the same stories over and over. Many fans and critics who think media mogul’s lack of reliance on a traditional writers room is the reason for his creative storytelling.