Kerry Washington visits the Today Show to promote her new Hulu series UnPrisoned with Delroy Lindo
Kerry Washington visits the Today Show to promote her new Hulu series UnPrisoned with co-star Delroy Lindo
Kerry Washington took to Instagram on Friday to promote her upcoming appearance on the Today Show.
The 47-year-old actress used the app’s Stories feature to tease photos from a segment with co-star Delroy Lindo.
Kerry posed for a close-up selfie with the actor and wrote, ‘Catch us on @today show,’ and tagged Lindo.
The Save The Last Dance actress was clad in a silk, lavender blouse and a small mic was hooked up to her collar.
Lindo stood behind her, looking sharp in a navy blue suit with white pinstripes as she flashed a smile.
Coming soon: Kerry Washington took to Instagram on Friday to promote her upcoming appearance on the Today Show
In a second image she she showed her full outfit, which included a fashionable red maxi skirt.
Joining in the picture were Today Show hosts Jenna B. Hager and Hoda Kotb, who matched her with their bright looks.
Hoda wore loose-fitting hot pink slacks with a white short-sleeved top while Jenna sported a black shift dress covered in flowers.
Kerry wrote to her 7 million followers, ‘@unprisonedhulu on @todayshow! Thanks for having us @jennabhager and @hodakotb.’
Delroy, who stars opposite Washington in the dramatic comedy, was dapper as he teamed his suit with a white shirt and a lavender tie.
The bald actor looked handsome with a pair of round, thin-rimmed eyeglasses and a graying goatee.
Also on Friday, Kerry took a moment to record a brief snippet of herself in a backwards baseball cap as she promoted her show.
She stated, ‘Today’s March 10, which means that UnPrisoned is available today on Hulu and I’m really excited for you guys to see it.’
The Bronx-bred entertainer continued, ‘I’m really proud of this show. I think it’s really funny and really important and I’m really proud of my work and I’m blown away by the rest of the cast.’
Teaser: The 47-year-old actress used the app’s Stories feature to tease photos from a segment with costar Delroy Lindo
‘I’m just excited for you to jump on Hulu and watch starting today. They’re all available, all the episodes, so let me know what you think.’
She also advised viewers to ‘watch it with people you love, watch it with people you’re struggling with. Just watch it.’
In the series she stars as the daughter of a man who has been released from prison following his latest 17-year sentence (Lindo).
In the program, Kerry plays a therapist trying to unpack and heal from her childhood traumas caused by her father’s many stints in prison.
While chatting with Savannah Guthrie on an earlier episode of Today, Kerry noted that ‘we do a lot of shows about going into prison,’ as well as plenty about ‘being in prison,’ but she thought there was a lack of shows dealing with how formerly incarcerated people readjust to life on the outside.
She added that the story could speak to many Americans, as 80 million Americans have criminal records and most have family members adjusting to their freedom as well.
Recent post: Kerry showed herself getting ready for a press appearance in a recent Instagram post
Kerry also recently opened up about sharing her life stories in a new memoir.
Kerry said she first considered writing the book after her hit series Scandal came to an end, leaving her with a desire to look back on the biggest moments of her life.
She described it cryptically as being about ‘new information’ she learned about herself and her family while researching.
Savannah also unveiled a few of the photos that Kerry had posted to her Instagram in February to celebrate Black History Month.
She had replicated photos of famous Black women, including the Civil Rights Movement icon Rosa Parks and Jackie Brown star Pam Grier.
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