A teaser trailer for Will’s upcoming project The Underground Railroad was released this week!

Written and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, and based on Colton Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, the story follows a young woman named Cora who makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south. Will plays a character named Sam who, according to the book, is a station agent and ally to Cora who owns a saloon in South Carolina.

The Underground Railroad premieres Friday, May 14 on Amazon Prime. Watch the teaser trailer below!