Oscar nominee Sterling K. Brown will star in and executive producers the new limited Hulu series Washington Black, based on Esi Edugyan’s bestselling novel.

Hulu has released the first trailer for Washington Black, which follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an eleven-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When a harrowing incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding of family, freedom and love.As he navigates uncharted lands and impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society he was born into.

In the series, young Washington is played by Eddie Karanja and adult Washington – also known as “Wash” – is portrayed by Ernest Kingsley Jr. Tom Ellis portrays Christopher “Titch” Wilde, an explorer and ambitious engineer who first takes Washington under his wing and helps him escape.

All eight episodes will premiere on July 23 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally’ see the trailer for Washington Black: HERE.

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