Showbiz has currently kept the streaming world on speed dial, and every new day cues at a fresh streaming horizon. Tinseltown stars are caught in the red carpet frenzy with the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. Meanwhile, OTT platforms are pulling out all the stops to gather as much streaming intel as possible. Amidst the arrival and departure arc of streaming highlights, Sterling K. Brown’s Washington Black has quickly gained global attention.

So, for those curious about Washington Black, here is a rundown of everything you need to know about the upcoming new series.

Washington Black, the forthcoming Hulu series, has a star-studded ensemble attached. Sterling K. Brown will star as Medwin Harris in the series and executive produce the show. Besides Brown, Ernest Kingsley Jr. as George Washington, Rupert Graves as Mr. Goff, Iola Evans as Tanna Goff, Edward Bluemel as Billy McGee, Sharon Duncan Brewster as Miss Angie, Eddie Karanja as young George Washington, and Tom Ellis as Christopher Wilde make up the cast. 

Julian Rhind-Tutt as Erasmus Wilde, Billy Boyd as Willard, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Gaius, Shaunete Renee Wilson as Big Kit, Charles Dance as James Wilde, and Blainey Dorey as Porter round out the Washington Black cast. 20th Television, in collaboration with Indian Meadows Productions and The Gotham Group, is co-producing the Hulu series.

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While Hulu seems to be working overtime to keep its catalog filled to the brim at all times, when does Washington Black arrive on the streamer?

Hulu has recently set a date for Washington Black’s streaming debut, starring Sterling K. Brown. Washington Black is now slated for a July premiere, with all eight episodes launching on Wednesday, July 23. The Nova Scotia-filmed show will debut on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally. 

Washington Black previously received a straight series-to-series order. Selwyn Hinds, Kim Harrison, Brown, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wanuri Kahui, Mo Marable, Rob Seidenglanz, Jeremy Bell, Lindsay Williams, D.J. Goldberg, Jennifer Johnson, and Anthony Hemingway serve as executive producers. Hinds and Harrison are co-showrunners of Washington Black.

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That said, what is the story of Washington Black?

Washington Black, Hulu’s upcoming series, is based on Edi Edugyan’s best-selling novel of the same name. Edugyan is a co-producer on the show. Washington Black follows the 19th-century tale of Washington “Wash” Black, an eleven-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation. Despite his humble beginnings, his prodigious scientific genius sets him on an unexpected trail of destiny. 

After a harrowing incident pushes Wash to flee, he takes on a globe-trotting adventure that eventually shapes his understanding of family, freedom, and love. While Wash navigates uncharted territories and defies odds, he finds the emancipation to dream of a future beyond the confines of the contingency and circumstance he was born into. 

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