First Look at Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson

Before anyone got a look at The Piano Lesson it topped the charts at Gold Derby and in other pundit circles. This, based on subject matter, the names involved and the powerhouse that is Netflix.

From Netflix, in theaters in November first.

A family clash over an heirloom piano explodes. The battle between brother (John David Washington) and sister (Danielle Deadwyler) — one hopes to sell it, the other refuses to give it up — unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived and who defines a family legacy.

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, Danielle Deadwyler, and Corey Hawkins star in Malcolm Washington’s directorial debut based on the Pulitzer-prize winning August Wilson play. Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81267043