24-06-2025
‘Washington Black' Trailer: Sterling K. Brown and Ernest Kingsley Jr. Travel the World in Coming-of-Age Story (TV News Roundup)
Hulu has released the official trailer for its latest limited series, 'Washington Black,' starring Ernest Kingsley Jr. ('The Sandman,' 'War of the Worlds') and Sterling K. Brown ('American Fiction,' 'This Is Us.') The eight-episode series is set to release on July 23 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
The series, based on Esi Edugyan's best selling novel of the same name follows 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 in the 19th century. After an accident forces him to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding of family, freedom and love. As Wash begins to navigate his journey into uncharted lands and impossible odds, he finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society he was born into.
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Additional cast members for 'Washington Black' include Tom Ellis, Rupert Graves, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Charles Dance, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Eddie Karanja, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Blaine Dorey, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, and Billy Boyd.
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds and Kimberly Ann Harrison will serve as showrunners for the series, with Esi Edugyan as a co-producer. 'Washington Black' will be executive produced by Brown, Hinds, Harrison, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wanuri Kahiu, Mo Marable, Rob Seidenglanz, Jeremy Bell, Lindsay Williams, D.J. Goldberg, Jennifer Johnson, and Anthony Hemingway. The series is produced by 20th Television Production in association with Indian Meadows Productions and The Gotham Group.
Watch the trailer for 'Washington Black' below.
CJ ENM America has announced Courteney Tarantin as the company's new Vice President of Scripted TV. Tarantin will be have a key role in the production and development of original scripted series for audiences, while working behind the scenes in adapting IP from CJ ENM's content library.
Tarantin will also serve as a creative lead for various scripted projects from CJ ENM, working between the company's international production partners and studios around the United States.
Before joining CJ ENM, Tarantin was Vice President at Rideback, where she contributed to the sales of scripted series to Amazon, Paramount+, Hulu, Showtime, CBS, The CW, ABC, and NBC. Tarantin worked on projects such as 'Walker' and its prequel series, 'Walker: Independence.' Before working at Rideback, Tarantin previously worked at Sony Pictures Television's TriStar TV, contributing to projects such as 'Shut Eye,' 'Good Girls Revolt,' and 'The Last Tycoon.'
'Courteney brings an exceptional blend of creative instincts, strategic thinking, and deep industry experience to CJ ENM America at a pivotal time in our scripted expansion,' says Elsie Choi, the Executive Vice President of Head of Scripted TV at CJ ENM America. 'Her track record of championing distinctive voices and delivering compelling series across platforms aligns perfectly with our mission to build global stories that resonate. I'm thrilled to welcome her to the team.'
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