Kevin Costner Returns to Westerns in First Trailer for Prime Video’s ‘1883’ Replacement
Kevin Costner’s next western is about to ride onto streaming, though he won’t be on-screen for this effort. Ahead of its February 26 release on Prime Video, Deadline exclusively shared the first trailer for the eight-part Civil War epic, The Gray House, which the two-time Oscar winner produced alongside Morgan Freeman. The ambitious series, directed by The Killing Fields helmerRoland Joffé and based on a true story, puts the spotlight on the unsung women of history who risked life and limb deep in Confederate territory to establish an underground spy network that would be indispensable to the war effort. This group consists of “a Virginia socialite, her mother, a formerly enslaved sister-in-arms, and the city’s most notorious courtesan,” who are determined to stop the spread of evil.
The trailer opens with the four very different women brought together by the troubling development of the Confederacy’s rise. Looking for a way to fight for what they believe is right, they are tasked with turning from runaways to spy aficionados, transforming an underground railroad into a network that can position loyal patriots anywhere the Union needs them in the South. From Confederate headquarters to camps and brothels, they get eyes and ears everywhere, though not without risk of being caught, tried for treason under martial law, and publicly lynchedTheir clandestine efforts get underway against the backdrop of large-scale battles between the North and South and violence in the streets that underscore why they strive for change, starting with the titular Gray House.Leading the charge in the cast of The Gray House is The West Wing star Mary-Louise Parker, alongside Daisy Head, Amethyst Davis, and Ben Vereen. They’re at the center of what looks to be a very different look at the Civil War, not only telling an oft-untold story, but showing the more secretive side of the conflict beyond the massive clashes between the Union and the Confederacy. Joining them is a deep supporting group that includes Paul Anderson, Ian Duff, Hannah James, Robert Knepper, Christopher McDonald, Colin Morgan, Rob Morrow, Colin O’Donoghue, Sam Trammell, and Keith David.
