Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the first image of Tom Hiddleston as country music legend Hank Williams in the biopic "I Saw the Light."

Written and directed by Mark Abraham, the films follows Williams, whose quick climb to fame led to his untimely death at age 29. Here's the official synopsis:

I SAW THE LIGHT, the story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Opening Nov. 27, "I Saw the Light" also stars Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson and Wren Schmidt.