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’ Review: Sterling K. Brown in a Hulu Drama That Tackles Heavy History With Disarming Lightness of Spirit Angie Han • hollywoodreporter.com Washington Black and the Sterling K. Brown Brand Paste Magazine • pastemagazine.com Washington Black Review: An Endearingly Refreshing Take On The Coming-Of-Age Drama - Looper Looper • looper.com ‘Washington Black’ has sky-high ambitions, but a steampunk setting and attention to character ground it - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com Bright adventure story gives layers to its history The Nightly • thenightly.com.au 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 There’s Never Been an Adventure Series Quite Like This The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’ Doesn’t Capture the Majesty of the Novel: TV Review Aramide Tinubu • variety.com Washington Black blunts a stunning novel's violence and depth AV Club • avclub.com ‘Washington Black’ Review: Sterling K. Brown’s Hulu Adaptation Is a Bumpy but Affable Adventure Ben Travers • indiewire.com

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Reviews

‘Washington Black’ Review: Sterling K. Brown in a Hulu Drama That Tackles Heavy History With Disarming Lightness of Spirit Angie Han • hollywoodreporter.com
Washington Black and the Sterling K. Brown Brand Paste Magazine • pastemagazine.com
Washington Black Review: An Endearingly Refreshing Take On The Coming-Of-Age Drama - Looper Looper • looper.com
‘Washington Black’ has sky-high ambitions, but a steampunk setting and attention to character ground it - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com
Bright adventure story gives layers to its history The Nightly • thenightly.com.au
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
There’s Never Been an Adventure Series Quite Like This The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com
Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’ Doesn’t Capture the Majesty of the Novel: TV Review Aramide Tinubu • variety.com
Washington Black blunts a stunning novel's violence and depth AV Club • avclub.com
‘Washington Black’ Review: Sterling K. Brown’s Hulu Adaptation Is a Bumpy but Affable Adventure Ben Travers • indiewire.com