Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson' Is A Haunting Adaptation

With ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Danielle Deadwyler Goes Even Deeper
After breaking through with “Till,” the actress delivers another formidable performance. Still, when it comes to Hollywood, she’d rather keep some distance.
Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson' Is A Haunting Adaptation — And Not In A Good Way
The latest adaptation of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” premiered Friday on Netflix. “The Piano Lesson” is set in 1939 and centers Boy Willie (John David Washington), who travels from Mississippi to Pittsburgh with his friend Lymon (Ray Fisher) to sell watermelons and convince his sister Berniece (Danielle Deadwyler) to sell their family heirloom,
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Malcolm Washington puts a horror-movie spin on August Wilson with Netflix's "The Piano Lesson," a family drama that doubles as ghost story.
How does ‘The Piano Lesson’ end? Stars John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler break it down
Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson,” starring John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler, is based on August Wilson’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.
I Just Saw ‘The Piano Lesson’ & I Did *Not* Expect It to Hit This Close to Home
When I started to watch The Piano Lesson, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I had only read a vague synopsis of the plot—a tale about a Black family's relationship with a special heirloom during the aftermath of the Great Depression.
Netflix debuts ‘The Piano Lesson’ with star-studded family cast and legacy
The latest adaptation of August Wilson's acclaimed play, "The Piano Lesson," premiered on Netflix , brings the powerful narrative to a new audience.
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Piano Lesson’ on Netflix, a Rousing Adaptation of the Classic August Wilson Play
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Ghosts in the Instrument
This film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play falters in some specifics, but is still vital viewing.

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‘The Piano Lesson’ Strikes A Chord
Having been released at select theaters on Nov. 8, and now on Netflix as of Nov. 22, “The Piano Lesson” serves up an acting clinic with an impressive essentially all-Black cast in an adaptation of ...
‘The Piano Lesson’ Makes Netflix Top 10 but Below Other Originals, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ Leads iTunes
Netflix originals continue their hot hand, with five of the top six positions on their U.S. movie chart Monday. “The Piano ...
How ‘The Piano Lesson' Builds on Denzel and Pauletta Washington's Family Legacy With Malcolm, John David and Katia Washington Taking the Lead
It's been a big weekend for the Washington family. While patriarch Denzel Washington chewed the scenery on multiplex screens ...
‘Sings The Song Of A People’: As The Piano Lesson Hits Netflix, Critics Weigh In On The ‘Potent’ Family Drama
D enzel Washington produces what is very much a family affair in The Piano Lesson, which hit the Netflix schedule November 22 ...