Netflix has released the teaser for Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight.

In the film, written, directed and produced by Perry, Kerry Washington plays Major Charity Adams, the first black woman commissioned as an officer in the Women’s Army Corps. “Soldiers, you must be perfect,” advises the commanding officer of her all-female unit. “You don’t have the luxury of being good; you have the burden of being better.”

“Be alert, ladies!” Major Adams tells her soldiers as they complete grueling training. “I need women who have had to fight to survive.”

“I’ll give you my best and you’ll give me yours,” she adds. “A lot of people don’t want us to succeed. We have the most to prove ourselves. Welcome to the Women’s Army Corps.”

In a tweet sharing the teaser, Perry wrote, “You have no idea what it means to me to be given the grace and blessing to tell THIS story! Every detail is dedicated to the memory of the 855 Black women and women of color of the Six Triple Eight. When America needed hope, they delivered!”

The Six Triple Eight based on Kevin M. Hymel’s article “Fighting A Two-Front War”, published in WWII History Magazine. The synopsis states that the film is “inspired by the first and only colored unit of the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas in World War II. Despite racism and sexism – and grueling working conditions – they were determined to serve their country with honor and distinction. Given an extraordinary mission and united in their determination, these unsung heroes brought hope and broke barriers.”

In addition to Washington, the cast includes Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Moriah Brown, Jeanté Godlock, Jay Reeves, Jeffery Johnson, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Donna Biscoe, Gregg Sulkin, Scott Daniel Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston and Oprah Winfrey.

Nicole Avant, Angi Bones, Tony L. Strickland, Keri Selig and Carlota Espinosa serve as producers, while Peter Guber and Washington serve as co-executive producers.

The Six Triple Eight will be in select theaters on December 6th and will be available to stream on Netflix on December 20th.