Sterling K. Brown's Washington Black: Watch First Trailer For Hulu Adventure Event Series

What do an octopus, a dirigible, the Underground Railroad and an Emmy-winning This Is Us alum have in common? They all show up in the first trailer for Hulu's forthcoming Washington Black.

The sneak peek, which you can watch below, tees up the 19th-century adventure event series based on Esi Edugyan's bestselling novel.

The trailer introduces us to George Washington "Wash" Black, an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose natural talent for understanding scientific concepts "sets him on a path of unexpected destiny," per the series' official logline. "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."

Ernest Kingsley Jr. (The Sandman) and Eddie Karanja (The Sandman) play Wash at different periods of his life. Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us, Paradise), who also is an executive producer, plays Medwin Harris, a convivial refugee who is very popular in/deeply protective of the Black community in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The cast also includes Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Rupert Graves (Sherlock), Iola Evans (The 100), Edward Bluemel (Sex Education), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Sex Education).

Hulu will release all eight episodes of Washington Black on Wednesday, July 23. Scroll down to see the poster, then hit the comments: Are you planning to watch?