Based on a true story, The Gray House (click to view trailer) is a new series about a Union-aligned woman-led network of spies led by Elizabeth Van Lew in Richmond, Virginia. The series began streaming the eight episodes on Amazon Prime Video on February 26, 2026.

The historical drama follows women like Van Lew, her mother Eliza, and Mary Bowser as they run a spy network from the Gray House in Confederate Richmond. The real Gray House was Van Lew's gray-painted home, which contrasted with the nearby White House of the Confederacy and served as a base for smuggling information, aiding escapes, and sending coded messages to Union generals like Ulysses S. Grant.

Van Lew, a Quaker abolitionist, freed her family's enslaved people and recruited Mary Bowser, who infiltrated Confederate offices. The house was demolished in 1911, but markers commemorate its role today.

Amethyst Davis stars as Mary Jane Richards, a key figure in the spy ring and the Underground Railroad. Ben Vereen plays Isham Worthy, a freed Black man coordinating Underground Railroad efforts. Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner are executive producers.

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