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.

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.

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.

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

Perry's new drama is based on the incredible true story of the first predominantly Black battalion of women sent overseas during World War II.

Director, producer and writer Tyler Perry joins Morning Joe to discuss 'The Six Triple Eight,' which will be available to stream starting December 26 and is in select theaters now. The film follows the first and only Women's Army Corps unit of color to be stationed in Europe during WWII.