Cynthia Erivo Is Harriet Tubman in New 'HARRIET' Biopic

Tony winner Cynthia Erivo will portray American hero Harriet Tubman in a new biopic from director Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou) entitled HARRIET. The visuals above begin with Tubman's initial escape from a cruel slave owner (Joe Alwyn), which leads to her eventual rise as an abolitionist.Utilizing the river and North Star, she makes it out the South and runs into William Still (Leslie Odom Jr.), a Philadelphia-based freedom fighter who helps runaway slaves find sanctuary.As the two go back to the s...