The biopic will chronicle Chisholms groundbreaking run for president of the United States.

Regina Kingis running for president in a biopic thats over 10 years in the making.

On Tuesday, Netflix dropped our first look of King in 70s garb as the political trailblazer.

Regina King as Shirley Chisholm in Shirley, Shirley Chisholm

Regina King as Shirley Chisholm in Shirley, Shirley Chisholm.Glen Wilson/Netflix; OHalloran/Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images

From there, she continued to earn the respect of her constituents and peers while climbing the political ladder.

What she did was so pioneering.

Now that the film has finally come together, King points out that theres no better timing forShirleythan 2024.

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Regina King as Shirley Chisholm.Glen Wilson/Netflix

But if you want to call it crazy, then crazy is a good thing.

Shirleyhits Netflix on March 22, 2024.

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Regina King as Shirley Chisholm.Glen Wilson/Netflix

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Regina King as Shirley Chisholm.Glen Wilson/Netflix