"So wide-ranging": When Morgan Freeman explained why his upcoming drama The Gray House won't just be about Black history

The Gray House, executive produced by Morgan Freeman, is a limited series that opens the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival, distributed by Paramount Global Content. The plot is centred on four southern women during the American Civil War who become spies for the Union. This group includes a mother-daughter duo, along with a formerly enslaved black woman and a prostitute, therefore promising a diverse cast and unique storytelling.

While speaking with Variety in June 2024, Freeman commented on how the show comes with several diverse characters and their stories to explore, saying:

"It’s so wide-ranging. There are so many people in the series, because we are acknowledging they were there. If you can do that, if you are given space to do that, bravo. It didn’t just happen to one group of people.”

Read on to know what more the producer of The Gray House revealed about the show.

Morgan Freeman said his upcoming drama, The Gray House, won't just be about Black history

As mentioned, Morgan Freeman commented while speaking with Variety about the diverse cast members and characters featured in the show and how their stories unfold against the backdrop of the American Civil War.

Freeman also expressed discomfort with the idea of celebrating a month to "Black History". He argued that the story of Black Americans is embedded in the foundation of American History as a whole, stating:

“I detest it. The mere idea of it. You are going to give me the shortest month in a year? And you are going to celebrate ‘my’ history?! This whole idea makes my teeth itch. It’s not right. My history is American history. It’s the one thing in this world I am interested in, beyond making money, having a good time and getting enough sleep.”

This suggests that the show will offer a broader perspective and attempt to decode black history as being foundational to the American one. Alongside Freeman, The Gray House is also executive-produced by Kevin Costner, who recently premiered Horizon: An American Saga at Cannes.

What else do we know about The Gray House?

As Freeman suggested that the cast includes diverse faces, including Mary-Louise Parker, Daisy Head, Amethyst Davis, and Hannah James as the four primary characters, among others. The four women will be seen transforming their Underground Railroad into a more dangerous spy Network with some intelligent action-packed scenes, making the show an entertaining watch as well.

Last year, at the Monte Carlo festival, Morgan Freeman received the Crystal Nymph award in recognition of his outstanding television career, and Simone Ashley received the International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent.

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