First Trailer for Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’ Starring Ernest Kingsley Jr.
by Alex Billington
June 23, 2025
Source: YouTube
“This just ain’t his story. It’s our story.” Hulu has revealed the first official trailer for a worldwide adventure series called Washington Black, arriving to watch starting in July this summer. “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.” Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Hulu’s Washington Black follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-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. The series stars Ernest Kingsley Jr. as Washington Black, Rupert Graves as Mr. Goff, Iola Evans as Tanna Goff, Edward Bluemel as William McGee, Sharon Duncan Brewster as Miss Angie, Eddie Karanja as Young Washington Black, Tom Ellis as Titch, featuring Sterling K. Brown as Medwin. This reminds me of the other Captain Nemo series, it looks quite similar with adventures underwater & all over the place.
Here’s the first official trailer for Hulu’s series Washington Black, direct from Hulu’s YouTube:
Follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When an incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges & 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 society. Washington Black is a series created by Guyanese-American journalist / writer Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, a writer on “The Twilight Zone” series previously. With more writing by Blaize Ali-Watkins, Ann Cherkis, Michael Cobian, Shernold Edwards, Jennifer Johnson, Marco Ramirez. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Esi Edugyan. With episodes directed by Maurice Marable, Wanuri Kahiu, Rob Seidenglanz. Made by 20th Television in association with Indian Meadows Productions & The Gotham Group. Executive produced by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Kimberly Ann Harrison, Sterling K. Brown, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wanuri Kahiu, Mo Marable, Rob Seidenglanz, Jeremy Bell, Lindsay Williams, D.J. Goldberg, Jennifer Johnson, & Anthony Hemingway. Hulu debuts the Washington Black series streaming on Hulu starting July 23rd, 2025 coming soon. Interested?