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"I don't think we have to abandon stories that are tied to the institution of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but we can highlight it in a different way," says the actor who stars in and produces the new Hulu series.
LONDON (AP) — “Washington Black” just seemed destined for a screen adaptation. The 2018 novel by Canadian writer Esi Edugyan caught actor Sterling K. Brown’s eye. As he put the wheels in motion, things just started to line up in a most un-Hollywood fashion — so much so that Brown started to believe strongly the project was meant to be.
Washington Black season 1 is a drama series created by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds that premiered on Hulu on July 23, 2025. It is inspired by Esi Edugyan's book of the same name released in 2018.
A Hulu mini-series adapts Esi Edugyan’s prizewinning novel about a young enslaved worker’s literal and symbolic flight to freedom and peace of mind.
Washington Black' star Ernest Kinglsey Jr. spoke talks working with Sterling K. Brown and the surprising stunt-work the series demanded.
Based on the novel by Esi Edugyan and starring Sterling K. Brown, a young boy finds freedom from a sugar plantation in Barbados.
Washington Black has been a hit with fans since it first aired, but will the show be returning for a second season?