Based on Esi Edugyan's Giller Prize-winning book, the adventure series Washington Black explores the awesome power of imagination. CBC Arts spoke with the author, Brown and rising star Ernest Kingsley Jr.

LONDON (AP) — “Washington Black” just seemed destined for a screen adaptation. The 2018 novel by Canadian writer Esi Edugyan caught actor Sterling K. Brown’s eye. As he put the wheels in motion, things just started to line up in a most un-Hollywood fashion — so much so that Brown started to believe strongly the project was meant to be.

Hulu just dropped all eight episodes of new drama "Washington Black", and it has debuted with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sterling K. Brown knows how to wear his vulnerability like armor. From “This Is Us” to “American Fiction,” the Emmy-winning actor has made a career of portraying emotionally complex men whose strength lies not in stoicism,

The U.K.-based actor spoke with IndieWire about his first major TV lead, working with Sterling K. Brown, and his fair share of "Tom Cruise moments" on the show.

Actor and executive producer of upcoming series "Washington Black," Sterling K. Brown, says he's hopeful that his children will finally relent and watch his TV series about a boy who refuses to dream small.

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"Xavier knows that there is life out there, but he doesn't have any clue as to how much life there is or isn't," Brown says.