Gugu Mbatha-Raw was all smiles on the red carpet for the premiere of his brand new Surface series.
The 39-year-old Oxford, England native walked the red carpet at the event, which was held at the Morgan Library in New York on Monday night.
She was also spotted chatting and posing with executive producer Reese Witherspoon and co-star Oliver Jackson-Cohen on the red carpet.
All smiles: Gugu Mbatha-Raw was all smiles on the red carpet for the premiere of his brand new Surface series
Pose: She was also seen chatting and posing with executive producer Reese Witherspoon and co-star Oliver Jackson-Cohen on the red carpet
The actress stepped out in an off-the-shoulder, ankle-length chartreuse gown for the red carpet event.
She also accessorized with elegant emerald earrings, with her hair pulled back in pigtails and an emerald bracelet.
The actress completed her look with a pair of silver pointy toe heels for the Big Apple premiere.
Gugu look: The actress stepped out in an off-the-shoulder chartreuse dress that fell to her ankles for the red carpet event
Stepping out: The actress completed her look with a pair of silver pointy-toe heels for the Big Apple premiere
Mbatha-Raw also produces Surface and plays lead character Sophie, “a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury that caused her extreme memory loss, believed to be the result of a suicide attempt.”
“As Sophie embarks on a quest to piece together the pieces of her life with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to wonder if the truth being told to her is actually the truth she has lived. “, we read in the official. description of the series.
The show is described as a “sexy elevated thriller” which is a “story of self-discovery that contemplates whether we are preprogrammed to become who we are, or whether we choose our own identities”.
Lead: Mbatha-Raw also produces Surface and plays lead character Sophie, “a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her with extreme memory loss, believed to be the result of a suicide attempt”
Quest: “As Sophie embarks on a quest to piece together the pieces of her life with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to wonder if the truth being told to her is actually the truth she is being told. lived,” reads the official description for the series.
The series also stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James, Ari Graynor, Oscar nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Francois Arnaud and Millie Brady.
Veronica West created and wrote the original series, and also serves as executive producer and showrunner.
Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are producing for Hello Sunshine, with Sam Miller (I May Destroy You) directing four episodes of the series including the pilot and serving as executive producers, while Kevin Sullivan, Jennifer Morrison and Tucker Gates also have directed episodes.
Co-stars: The series also stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen (right-back), Stephan James, Ari Graynor (third from right), Oscar-nominated Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Francois Arnaud (second from right) and Millie Brady ( far right )
Mbatha-Raw is coming out of the 2021 miniseries The Girl Before and she will next star in the biopic Seacole, playing Mary Seacole, a Scottish-Jamaican nurse and heroine during the Crimean War.
She is also currently filming director F. Gary Gray’s Elevator, alongside Kevin Hart, Vincent D’Onofrio and Sam Worthington.
The actress also has Nobody’s Heart in pre-production, where she stars alongside Edgar Ramirez.
New role: Mbatha-Raw is coming out of the 2021 miniseries The Girl Before and she will next star in the Seacole biopic, playing Mary Seacole, a Scottish-Jamaican nurse and heroine during the Crimean War
New roles: She is also currently filming director F. Gary Gray’s Lift, alongside Kevin Hart, Vincent D’Onofrio and Sam Worthington
More roles: The actress also has Nobody’s Heart in pre-production, where she stars alongside Edgar Ramirez.
Ready for the premiere: Gugu-Mbatha Raw gears up for its Surface premiere
