Kevin Costner doubles down on Westerns after Horizon flop and Yellowstone drama
Despite the box office struggles of his self-funded Western film project Horizon and his high-profile exit from Yellowstone, the actor, 70, is doubling down on the genre by producing the upcoming Civil War spy epic, The Gray House.The Oscar winner produced the eight-part series, set to be released on February 26, with Morgan Freeman. Based on a true story, the show centers on unsung women in Confederate territory who establish an underground spy network.Directed by Roland Joffe, it stars Mary-Louise Parker, Daisy Head, Amethyst Davis and Ben Vereen. The group is comprised of ‘a Virginia socialite, her mother, a formerly enslaved sister-in-arms, and the city’s most notorious courtesan.’
Kevin Costner, 70, is returning to the Western genre once again, this time as a producer; He is pictured in 2025The first trailer for the show was shared by Deadline on Wednesday. The clip starts with one of the woman asking, ‘If we leave evil alone, are we responsible for it growing?’Other parts of the trailer show political intrigue, masked plotters, and epic Civil War battles.The show was written by Leslie Greif, Darrell Fetty and John Sayles.Costner, Freeman and Greif executive produce alongside Lori McCreary, Rod Lake and Howard Kaplan.All eight episodes of The Gray House will premiere simultaneously on Prime Video. Costner’s latest project comes following his 2024 box office bomb Horizon: An American Saga, which was was originally planned as a four-movie series.The epic chronicles the expansion of the American West during the mid-19th century. After the first film crashed at the box office, its sequel was pulled from its August 2024 release date and has still not hit theaters or streaming services.
