| The Gray House | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Darrell Fetty John Sayles Leslie Greif |
| Directed by | Roland Joffé |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Cinematography | Jan Moeskops |
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| Network | Prime Video |
| Release | February 26, 2026 |
The Gray House is an American historical drama television miniseries. Executive produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman, the ensemble cast is led by Mary-Louise Parker, Amethyst Davis, Daisy Head and Ben Vereen.
The series began streaming all 8 episodes on February 26, 2026 on Prime Video. [2]
Based on a true story, the series is about a Union-aligned woman-led network of spies led by Elizabeth Van Lew in Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. [3] [4] [5]
In order of credits:
| No. | Title | Directed by [2] | Written by [6] | Original release date [2] |
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| 1 | "Nothin' Like the Fourth of July" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
| 2 | "Never Secede" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
| 3 | "First Blood" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
| 4 | "Spy Ring" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
| 5 | "Treasons Ends on the Gallows" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
| 6 | "Alien Enemies" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
| 7 | "Babcock" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
| 8 | "The Firestorm" | Roland Joffé | Leslie Greif & Darrell Fetty and John Sayles | February 26, 2026 |
The eight-part limited series has Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary as producers through Revelations Entertainment alongside Kevin Costner via Territory Pictures and Big Dreams Entertainment from Republic Pictures. The project was first reported in September 2022. [7] Rod Lake, Howard Kaplan and Leslie Greif are also executive producers. [8] Directed by Roland Joffé, filming took place in Romania in June 2023 with a cast including Mary Louise Parker, Ben Vereen, Paul Anderson, Amethyst Davis, Daisy Head and Robert Knepper. [9]
The soundtrack for the series includes an original song performed by Willie Nelson, which closes the series as well as songs by Scott Stapp, Shania Twain, Killer Mike and Yolanda Adams and a Jon Bon Jovi co-written song performed by Adrienne Warren. [10] [11] [12]
The series was shown at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 14, 2024. [13] In September 2025, Amazon Prime Video acquired U.S. rights to the series, planning to release it sometime in early 2026. [14] The series was released all episodes on February 26, 2026. [2]
Maggie Lovitt for Collider gave it a 7/10,, overall liking it. Lovitt did not care for the violence particularly towards Black people and women, finding it gratuitous, and did not like the historical embellishments, but complimented the general adherence to the spirit of the subject matter, the ensemble cast, particularly Paul Anderson's Stokely Reeves as the main villain. [15]
Aramide Tinubu for Variety had a critical review stating, "Though sprawling and highly detailed, “The Gray House” becomes so clunky and overrun with extraneous characters and narratives that the women at its center nearly get lost in the chaos." [16]
