The Piano Lesson Trailer Previews Netflix Movie With Samuel L. Jackson & John David Washington

The first The Piano Lesson trailer has been released for the new Netflix movie based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1987 play of the same name. The forthcoming film stars Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, and more.

Check out The Piano Lesson trailer below (watch more trailers and clips):

What is The Piano Lesson about?

“A battle is brewing in the Charles Household,” the official synopsis for the movie reads. “At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past. Adapted from August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork, The Piano Lesson explores the intergenerational dynamics of identity, resilience, and transcendence – revealing startling truths about how we perceive the past and who gets to define our legacy.”

The cast of the movie also includes Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, and Corey Hawkins. Washington, Jackson, Fisher, and Potts, all reprise their roles from the 2022 Broadway revival of the play.

Denzel Washington — who previously starred in 2016’s Fences and produced 2020’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, both of which were adaptations of Wilson’s plays — produces the movie alongside Todd Black.

Malcolm Washington, meanwhile, is making his feature film directorial debut with The Piano Lesson. He co-wrote the script with Virgil Williams, while Jennifer Roth, Constanza Romero Wilson, and Katia Washington serve as executive producers.

The Piano Lesson will be released in select theaters in the United States on November 8, 2024. It will then be available for streaming on Netflix on November 22, 2024.

Brandon Schreur

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