WATCH: The Piano Lesson Trailer – Essence

Today, ahead of the film’s premiere at next month’s Toronto Film Festival, Netflix revealed a trailer for the film starring John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler.

Adapted from August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the film explores the intergenerational dynamics of identity, resilience, and transcendence—revealing surprising truths about how the past is perceived and who gets to define one’s legacy. The Piano Lesson also marks the feature directorial debut of Malcolm Washington, the film’s director and brother, John David.

“Every family has a story, stories from the past that shape the present; an origin story. Ultimately, that story is so much bigger than me and my family—like the black American experience, it is an interconnected web of stories that span space and time,” Malcolm said in an announcement. “I hope that when viewers watch our film, they will see themselves on screen and hear the voices of their ancestors calling out to them, offering peace and protection.”

From Oscar-nominated producers Denzel Washington and Todd Black and an all-star solid that features Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu and Corey Hawkins, audiences will experience the Charles family story firsthand and learn the way the very thing that was meant to unite them may tear them apart.

hits select theaters November 8 and might be available on Netflix November 22. Watch the trailer below.