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[05/30/25 - 11:03 AM]
Hulu Originals & Exclusives Summer 2025 Programming Slate
Newly announced premieres include "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on August 20.
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[05/20/25 - 11:17 AM]
Premiere Date Announcement: Hulu's Limited Series "Washington Black" Starring and Executive Produced by Sterling K. Brown
The series is set to premiere with eight episodes on Wednesday, July 23 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
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[05/17/22 - 11:43 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 17
Updates include: Vanity Fair gives state of the union on "Star Wars" TV series; CBS's "Blood & Treasure" to finally return, on Paramount+; and Netflix scraps "Antiracist Baby," "Wing of Fire" animated projects.
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[02/25/22 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 25
Updates include: Starz eyes "Outlander" prequel series; Lyric Ross cast in "Ironheart" at Disney+; and Charles Dance tapped for Hulu's "Washington Black."
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[02/10/22 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 10
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[02/02/22 - 11:09 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 2
Updates include: Tom Ellis joins the cast of Hulu's "Washington Black"; Donald Faison to visit "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"; and Arielle Kebbel to recur on FOX's "9-1-1."
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[01/26/22 - 11:36 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, January 26
Updates include: Claire Danes signs onto FX's "Fleishman Is in Trouble"; Nick Stahl joins the cast of Showtime's "Let the Right One In"; and Netflix orders Debora Cahn's "The Diplomat" to series.
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[11/23/21 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 23
Updates include: Hugh Dancy joins NBC's "Law & Order" revival; Ernest Kingsley, Jr. books title role in Hulu's "Washington Black"; and Amazon eyes TV series based on "Mass Effect" video games.
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[10/04/21 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Monday, October 4
Updates include: Hulu orders Sterling K. Brown's "Washington Black" to series; Netflix's "Painkiller" fills out cast; and Damian Lewis confirms his departure from Showtime's "Billions."
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[02/06/20 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 6
Updates include: Benjamin Bratt cast in HBO Max's "DMZ" TV series; Barry Keoghan bows out of FX's "Y" series; and HBO Max closes in on "Friends" unscripted reunion special.
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[09/11/19 - 11:36 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, September 11
Updates include: Liv Tyler to star in FOX's "9-1-1" spin-off; John McEnroe to lend his voice to Netflix's "Never Have I Ever"; and Craig T. Nelson to recur on CBS's "Young Sheldon."
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WASHINGTON BLACK (HULU)
Premieres Wednesday, July 23
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
7/23/25
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STATUS:
new this summer (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
wednesdays from 12:01 AM-1:00 AM EST |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Hulu's press release, May 2025) Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, "Washington Black" follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington "Wash" Black, an eleven-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. As he navigates uncharted lands and impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society he was born into. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Eddie Karanja as Young Wash
· Edward Bluemel as William "Billy" McGee
· Ernest Kingsley, Jr. as George Washington "Wash" Black
· Iola Evans as Tanna Goff
· Rupert Graves as Mr. Goff
· Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Miss Angie
· Sterling K. Brown as Medwin Harris
· Tom Ellis as Christopher "Titch" Wilde
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Anthony Hemingway as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· D.J. Goldberg as EP
· Ellen Goldsmith-Vein as EP
· Esi Edugyan as BOOK/CO-PROD
· Jennifer Johnson as EP
· Jeremy Bell as EP
· Kim Harrison as EP
· Lindsay Williams as EP
· Mo Marable as EP
· Rob Seidenglanz as EP
· Selwyn Seyfu Hinds as CRTR/EP
· Sterling K. Brown as EP
· Wanuri Kahiu as EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Television
· Anthony Hemingway Productions
· Gotham Group, The
· Indian Meadows Productions
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