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‘Washington Black’ Review: Escaping Enslavement Becomes a Rip-Roaring Adventure
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, JUL 24 – Ernest Kingsley Jr. stars as Wash in Hulu’s adaptation of Washington Black, depicting a journey from slavery to scientific discovery across several continents.
- The Hulu series Washington Black premiered on July 23, 2025, portraying Wash, a Black boy who escapes slavery on a Barbados plantation and embarks on a global adventure.
- The adaptation follows Esi Edugyan's 2018 novel and depicts contrasting Black experiences under slavery in the US and abroad, rooted in Caribbean history.
- Ernest Kingsley Jr. stars as Wash, supported by Sterling K. Brown as mentor Medwin Harris and Billy Boyd as bounty hunter Willard, in a cast blending rising and veteran actors.
- Kingsley Jr. described his role as a mix of pressure and excitement, while Brown highlighted the story’s rare perspective of innocence amid slavery and its call to dream beyond limitations.
- The series, praised for emotional depth and cinematography, concludes with Wash finding peace returning to his mother’s village, marking a significant contribution to Black storytelling.
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How ‘Washington Black’ Leans Into Escapism With Its “Black Peter Pan Adventure”
Co-showrunners Selwyn Seyfu Hinds and Kimberly Ann Harrison share their intent with the Sterling K. Brown-starring Hulu series about a formerly enslaved Caribbean boy, and what they hope viewers are left thinking about in the end.
'Washington Black' Stars Sterling K. Brown And Ernest Kingsley Jr. Reflect On The Power Of Imagination In Hulu Series
Tales about Black people during the 1800s have long been rooted in the evils of slavery and struggle. Hulu’s latest book adaptation, Washington Black, gives viewers a peek inside the imagination that was still front and center amid those trying times. According to the series description: Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Washington Black follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy born on…
Sterling K. Brown And Ernest Kingsley Jr. Highlight The Power Of Possibility In ‘Washington Black’
By Okla Jones ·Updated July 24, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The journey of George Washington “Wash” Black begins on a Barbados sugar plantation and unfurls across icy tundras, desert coasts, and distant continents. But at its core, Washington Black—the Hulu limited series based on Esi Edugyan’s acclaimed novel—is a coming-of-age epic about defying circumstance and daring to dream. Released on July 23, the series invites viewers…
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