‘The Piano Lesson’: Netflix Announces Cast Headlined by Samuel L Jackson and John David Washington

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‘The Piano Lesson’: Netflix Announces Cast Headlined by Samuel L Jackson and John David Washington


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Cast for Netflix’s The Piano Lesson

Netflix has introduced the primary main forged members which can characteristic in its forthcoming adaptation of the award-winning Broadway play, The Piano Lesson.

First introduced in March 2021, The Piano Lesson is an upcoming characteristic movie from director Malcolm Washington (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), adapting the play by August Wilson, which performed its last displaying in late January 2023.

Per an up to date synopsis, right here’s what you possibly can count on from the forthcoming characteristic movie:

“Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom. This family piano is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor.”

Today, Netflix introduced the primary batch of actors and actresses who will star in The Piano Lesson, and what number of featured within the play will reprise their roles within the film? Let’s have a look.

  • Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Avengers) as Doaker Charles
  • John David Washington (BlacKKKlansman, Tenet) as Boy Willie
  • Ray Fisher (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Rebel Moon) as Lymon
  • Danielle Deadwyler (Till, The Harder They Fall)
  • Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Rustin) as Winning Boy
  • Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, The Tragedy of Macbeth)
the piano lesson cast grid netflix

Cast grid for Netflix’s The Piano Lesson – Pictures courtesy of Netflix

You can already see a number of returning faces from the play right here, Samuel L. Jackson, Washington, Fisher, and Potts all featured within the play, however Deadwyler and Hawkins didn’t.

Also notably excluded from right this moment’s record is Danielle Brooks, who performed Berniece within the play, Trai Byers as Avery, and April Matthis as Grace.

Filming will reportedly start on the brand new characteristic movie subsequent week (April seventeenth).


We’ll quickly be updating our important preview for Netflix’s The Piano Lesson, which accommodates a deeper dive into the story and manufacturing of the forthcoming Netflix film, plus additionally has some unique details about a number of the further roles Netflix has been casting for.

As a further word, given the kind of web sites featured within the embargo e-mail from Netflix on this information, Netflix already suspects this can be a sizzling contender for upcoming awards seasons.

Will you be testing The Piano Lesson when it lands on Netflix? Let us know within the feedback down beneath.

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