Washington Black Adaptation to Premiere in July

Washington Black, an adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name starring and executive produced by Sterling K. Brown, is slated to debut on Hulu on July 23 in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.

The series follows the 19th-century journey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation who has a prodigious scientific mind. When a distressing incident forces him to flee, he embarks on a globe-spanning adventure.

In addition to Brown, the cast includes Ernest Kingsley Jr., Rupert Graves, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Eddie Karanja and Tom Ellis.

Washington Black is produced by 20th Television in association with Indian Meadows Productions and The Gotham Group. Executive producers are Selwyn Hinds, Kim 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.