Hulu today revealed the official trailer for the upcoming drama series Black Cake, based on The New York Times-bestselling book by Charmaine Wilkerson. The series is described as “a family drama wrapped in a murder mystery with a diverse cast of characters and a global setting.” The series premieres with three episodes on November 1st and new episodes will stream Wednesdays on Hulu. Marissa Jo Cerar (Women of the Movement) serves as showrunner and executive producer. Black Cake is also executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, Aaron Kaplan, Carla Gardini, Brian Morewitz, Charmaine Wilkerson, and Michael Lohmann.
The series stars Mia Isaac (Not Okay), Adrienne Warren (Women of the Movement), Chipo Chung (Into the Badlands), Ashley Thomas (Them), Lashay Anderson (Rebel Cheer Squad – A Get Even Series), Faith Alabi (We Are Who We Are), and Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), as well as recurring guest stars Ahmed Eljah (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself), Simon Wan (Through the Bone), and Sonita Henry (The Chelsea Detective).
Black Cake Synopsis
The story takes place in Jamaica, Italy, Scotland, England and Southern California. In the late 1960s, a runaway bride named Covey disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica and is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder. In present day California, a widow named Eleanor Bennett, loses her battle with cancer, leaving her two estranged children, Byron and Benny, a flash drive that holds previously untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America. These stories, narrated by Eleanor, shock her children and challenge everything they thought they knew about their family’s origin.