Harlem Trilogy
Harlem Trilogy is a series that is in development with Pastel, Special Interests and Apple TV+ attached. Graham Yost (executive producer), Aric Avelino (executive producer) and Adele Romanski (executive producer) are attached. It is filming in New York, NY. Production List last updated this listing on August 3, 2026.
Project Summary
Apple TV+ is developing a series based on Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy, which includes the novels Harlem Shuffle, Crook Manifesto, and Cool Machine. Graham Yost, the showrunner behind Silo, is adapting the project alongside Aric Avelino, with both serving as executive producers. The producing team includes Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins, who previously collaborated with Whitehead on The Underground Railroad for Amazon, along with Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak from Pastel, Melissa Bernstein from Special Interests, and Whitehead himself. Set in New York across three decades, the crime series follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman drawn into Harlem's criminal underworld. The project is in early development, with no production timeline yet announced.
Production Contacts— Members Only
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Cast & Crew
Writing
| Writer | Graham Yost |
| Writer | Aric Avelino |
Production
| Executive Producer | Graham Yost |
| Executive Producer | Aric Avelino |
| Executive Producer | Adele Romanski |
| Executive Producer | Melissa Bernstein |
| Executive Producer | Colson Whitehead |
| Executive Producer | Barry Jenkins |
| Executive Producer | Mark Ceryak |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Harlem Trilogy
Harlem Trilogy is in development. Crew hiring starts once it enters pre-production, usually a few weeks before the shoot date. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/harlem-trilogy (last updated Aug 3, 2026).