Hulu has released the first trailer for Washington Black, the upcoming limited series based on Esi Edugyan’s bestselling 2018 novel, Deadline reported. Starring and executive produced by Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction, This Is Us, Paradise), the series also stars Ernest Kingsley Jr., Rupert Graves, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Eddie Karanja, and Tom Ellis. It premieres July 23 on Hulu.
Washington Black is produced by 20th Television Production in association with Indian Meadows Productions and the Gotham Group. It is executive produced by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Kimberly Ann Harrison, Brown, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wanuri Kahiu, Mo Marable, Rob Seidenglanz, Jeremy Bell, Lindsay Williams, D.J. Goldberg, Jennifer Johnson, and Anthony Hemingway. Hinds and Harrison are also showrunners for the series. Esi Edugyan is co-producer.