Washington Black

Show • 2025 • Adventure, Drama, History

11-year-old George Washington "Wash" Black embarks on a globe-trotting journey of identity after fleeing a Barbados sugar plantation aboard a flying machine in the company of his master’s eccentric inventor brother.

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Cast & Crew

Selwyn Seyfu HindsCreator
Esi EdugyanNovel
Blaize Ali-WatkinsStaff Writer
Ernest Kingsley JuniorGeorge Washington 'Wash' Black
Sterling K. BrownMedwin Harris
Iola EvansTanna Goff
Edward BluemelWilliam 'Billy' McGee
Sharon Duncan-BrewsterMiss Angie
Eddie KaranjaYoung George Washington 'Wash' Black
Tom EllisChristopher 'Titch' Wilde
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Details

Status	Ended
Release	July 23, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Adventure Drama History
Tags	based on novel or book miniseries period drama steampunk

Ratings by episode

AVG
7.08

Best Episode 7.4/10

Season 1 - Episode 2

Worst Episode 6.8/10

Season 1 - Episode 8

Episode ratings over time

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Reviews	Washington Black blunts a stunning novel's violence and depth AV Club • avclub.com Review: 'Washington Black' amplifies the action and adventure from the prizewinning novel Los Angeles Times • latimes.com Sterling K. Brown’s Upstanding Archetype Vinson Cunningham • newyorker.com Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’ Doesn’t Capture the Majesty of the Novel: TV Review Aramide Tinubu • variety.com ‘Washington Black’ Review: Hulu Drama Blends Magic and Historical Cruelty to Bumpy Results Diedre Johnson • thewrap.com ‘Washington Black’ Review: Sterling K. Brown’s Hulu Adaptation Is a Bumpy but Affable Adventure Ben Travers • indiewire.com ‘Washington Black’ Review: Sterling K. Brown in a Hulu Drama That Tackles Heavy History With Disarming Lightness of Spirit Angie Han • hollywoodreporter.com There’s Never Been an Adventure Series Quite Like This The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Washington Black’ on Hulu, where an enslaved child with a scientific mind takes a world-spanning journey from Barbados to Halifax Decider • decider.com Bright adventure story gives layers to its history The Nightly • thenightly.com.au

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Reviews

Washington Black blunts a stunning novel's violence and depth AV Club • avclub.com
Review: 'Washington Black' amplifies the action and adventure from the prizewinning novel Los Angeles Times • latimes.com
Sterling K. Brown’s Upstanding Archetype Vinson Cunningham • newyorker.com
Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’ Doesn’t Capture the Majesty of the Novel: TV Review Aramide Tinubu • variety.com
‘Washington Black’ Review: Hulu Drama Blends Magic and Historical Cruelty to Bumpy Results Diedre Johnson • thewrap.com
‘Washington Black’ Review: Sterling K. Brown’s Hulu Adaptation Is a Bumpy but Affable Adventure Ben Travers • indiewire.com
‘Washington Black’ Review: Sterling K. Brown in a Hulu Drama That Tackles Heavy History With Disarming Lightness of Spirit Angie Han • hollywoodreporter.com
There’s Never Been an Adventure Series Quite Like This The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Washington Black’ on Hulu, where an enslaved child with a scientific mind takes a world-spanning journey from Barbados to Halifax Decider • decider.com
Bright adventure story gives layers to its history The Nightly • thenightly.com.au