NEW YORK, March 8 (UPI) -- Scandal actress Kerry Washington and The Good Fight actor Delroy Lindo say they hope their new Hulu comedy series, Unprisoned, gets people thinking about and opening their hearts toward the formerly incarcerated.
Set to premiere Friday and based on the life experiences of Mad Men writer Tracy McMillan, the show casts Washington as Paige, a family therapist and single mom whose life is turned upside-down when her father, Edwin (Lindo), drops back into her life after 17 years behind bars for dealing drugs.
Jordyn McIntosh plays Paige's inner child and Faly Rakotohavana plays her teen son, Finn.
"There is so much about this story that feels important," Washington told UPI in a recent Zoom interview.
"I wanted to be part of this project because I am a huge Tracy McMillan fan," Washington said. "I love her story -- the idea of being able to excavate and create a show about a formerly incarcerated person and their journey when they are a returning citizen -- and what it is like to love a returning citizen."