“Hidden Figures” Is Being Made Into A TV Series

The film “Hidden Figures” has inspired a TV series currently in development by Nat Geo, Variety reports.

The movie, with leads Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer & Janelle Monáe, which grossed $235 million, told the story of 3 black women instrumental to the rise of the US Space Program.

The movie, based on a book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, was nominated for 3 Oscars.

The series is reportedly already in development, and will share the same executive producers as the movie – Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping.