The Gray House, a historical American limited series about women operating an espionage network during the Civil War, will be released on Prime Video in the United States on 26th February. The series made its world premiere as the opening programme at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 2024.

The Republic Pictures production brings together a cast led by Mary-Louise Parker, alongside Daisy Head, Amethyst Davis, Ben Vereen, Paul Anderson, Ian Duff, Hannah James, Robert Knepper, Christopher McDonald, Colin Morgan, Rob Morrow, Colin O’Donoghue, and Sam Trammell.

The story behind the series

The eight-episode series follows the true story of four women who operated at the heart of Confederate power during the American Civil War. The group, consisting of a Virginia socialite, her mother, a formerly enslaved ally, and a Richmond courtesan, transformed their Underground Railroad operation into an espionage network supporting the Union cause.

The series is executive produced by Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary, Rod Lake, Howard Kaplan and Leslie Greif. It is produced by Territory Pictures, Revelations Entertainment and Big Dreams Entertainment, with distribution by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Monte-Carlo world premiere

The world premiere screening took place at the Grimaldi Forum during the Festival’s Opening Ceremony in June 2024, following the traditional Blue Carpet procession. The event was held in the presence of Prince Albert II of Monaco and attended by international industry figures.

Executive producers McCreary, Greif and Freeman attended the Monaco premiere. Freeman received the Crystal Nymph at the 63rd Festival edition, one of the Festival’s most recognised honours for contributions to the audiovisual industry.

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Photo source: Monte-Carlo Television Festival