play_arrow Watch Now Amazon Videobuy, rentApple TVbuy, rentGoogle Play Moviesbuy, rentYouTubebuy, rentStarz Apple TV Channelflatratechevron_rightHistoryWarDrama7659676459 Play Trailer Play Trailer 7659676459play_arrow Watch Now Amazon Videobuy, rentApple TVbuy, rentGoogle Play Moviesbuy, rentYouTubebuy, rentStarz Apple TV Channelflatratechevron_rightHistoryWarDramathumb_upthumb_downEmperorAugust 18, 2020Directed byMark AminAn escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.US content warning Last Updated: November 7, 2025 Request Update CastDayo OkeniyiShields GreenBruce DernLevi CoffinJames CromwellJohn BrownKat GrahamDeloresBen RobsonLuke McCabeNaturi NaughtonSarah GreenPaul ScheerDuvane HendersonKeean JohnsonRufus KellyM.C. GaineyRandolph StevensMykelti WilliamsonTruesdaleHarry LennixFrederick DouglasNicholas LoganGunther BowmanBrad CarterGradyTrayce MalachiTommyDorothy SteelSlaveTrailerEMPEROR | Official Trailer | In Theatres March 20 Image Gallery RecommendedA Sister's SecretCloverPostcard from a JourneyA Long JourneySisterEmpire of the WolvesThe LegionThe RiflemanThe Legend of TomirisWakefieldBilbyFlight of the PhoenixRising HighGet a JobThe Secret Garden
