Janelle Monáe to star as iconic entertainer and WWII spy Josephine Baker in A24's De La Resistance
The forthcoming show will focus on Baker's role as a spy for the French Resistance during WWII

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Janelle Monáe may have gone to the future on hit album Dirty Computer, but they are heading back in time for their next project. The Antebellum actor-singer will be embodying legendary entertainer and French Resistance agent Josephine Baker in the series De La Resistance, Deadline reports.
Produced by Monáe under their company Wondaland, the TV series will center “on Baker’s role as a spy for the Allies during the French resistance helping defeat the Nazis, and on her experience as one of the world’s most iconic, talented and glamorous entertainers.”