VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for HBO's FAHRENHEIT 451 Starring Michael B. Jordan & Michael Shannon

Check out the trailer for Fahrenheit 451 starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, premiering May 19 at 8pm on HBO.

Fahrenheit 451 is an upcoming 2018 dystopian television film written and directed by Ramin Bahrani, based on the book of the same name by Ray Bradbury. In the distant future, books are banned and ordered burned and firemen are charged with this responsibility. Guy Montag is one of them: he goes about his work without questioning motives, believing he is helping out with the end of seeking knowledge. All this changes when he meets another person who makes him challenge his actions and convictions.

HBO is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned and operated by Home Box Office, Inc., a division of Time Warner. Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with made-for-cable movies and documentaries, boxing matches, and occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials. HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service (basic or premium) in the United States, having been in operation since November 8, 1972. The network provides seven 24-hour multiplex channels, including HBO Comedy, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, and HBO Family. It launched the streaming service HBO Now in April 2015 and has over 2 million subscribers in the United States as of February 2017.

Watch the thrilling trailer below!