A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
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Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
John Ortiz as Arthur
Erika Alexander as Coraline
Leslie Uggams as Agnes Ellison
Sterling K. Brown as Clifford Ellison
Skyler Wright as Brittany
John Ales as Leo
Patrick Fischler as Mandel
Carmen Cusack as Gilda
Joseph Marrella as Matthew Wilson
Stephen Burrell as Jordan Phillips
Issa Rae as Sintara Golden
Nicole Kempskie as Sintara's Moderator
Becki Dennis as Clinic Receptionist
Tracee Ellis Ross as Lisa Ellison
Myra Lucretia Taylor as Lorraine
Ryan Richard Doyle as Ned
Kate Avallone as Woman on Patio
Dustin Tucker as Phillip
Michael Jibrin as Jelani
Michele Proude as Bulger's Nurse
David De Beck as Dr. Bulger
Okieriete Onaodowan as Van Go Jenkins
Keith David as Willy the Wonker
Miriam Shor as Paula Baderman
Raymond Anthony Thomas as Maynard
Greta Quispe as Luz Borquez
J.C. MacKenzie as Carl Brunt
Elle Sciore as Layne
Adam Brody as Wiley Valdespino
Justin Andrew Phillips as Arthur's Intern
Neal Lerner as Wilson Harnet
Jenn Harris as Ailene Hoover
Bates Wilder as Jon Daniel Sigmarsen
Jason Armani Martinez as Nursing Home Orderly
Michael Cyril Creighton as John Bosco
Celeste Oliva as Dr. Tiefel
Megan Robinson as Kenya Dunston
Christopher Barrow as Burt
Alexander Pobutsky as Kenny
Tokunbo Joshua Olumide as Alvin
Chhoyang Cheshatsang as Wiley's Assistant
Michael Malvesti as Plainclothes Cop
Samantha Gordon as Gaby (uncredited)
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Ram Bergman Executive Producer
Michael Bowes Executive Producer
Percival Everett Executive Producer
Rian Johnson Executive Producer
Hannah Offer Associate Producer
Lenny Payan Co-Producer
Laura Karpman Original Music Composer
Cristina Dunlap Director of Photography
Hilda Rasula Editor
Jennifer Euston Casting
Jonathan Guggenheim Production Design
Maddy Young Art Direction
Kyra Friedman Curcio Set Decoration
Rudy Mance Costume Design
Michele Lewis Makeup Department Head
Emily Baeza Second Assistant Director
Michael A. Myles Set Dresser
Alexandra Fehrman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Santino Tartaglia Utility Sound
Richard Weingart Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mandell Winter Supervising Sound Editor
Tommy Carroll Special Effects Technician
Melissa Morris Casting Associate
S.J. Allocco Casting Associate
Tina Ulee Costume Supervisor
Wesley Cannon Grip
Xavier Thompson "A" Camera Operator
Monique Peoples Graham Key Hair Stylist
Daniel Hourihan Rigging Gaffer
Cord Jefferson Director
Cord Jefferson Writer
Ben LeClair Producer
Nikos Karamigios Producer
Jermaine Johnson Producer
Cord Jefferson Producer
John Vincent Mason Stunt Coordinator
Giles Harding Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Hartman Location Manager
Julie Glaze Houlihan Music Supervisor
Alex Levy Music Editor
Chris Analoro Set Dresser
Shadya H. Ballug Set Dresser
Jamie Joseph Set Dresser
Kayla Mitchell Set Dresser
Kendall Pestana Set Dresser
Hashim Strange Set Dresser
Julia Liu "B" Camera Operator
Katherine Castro "B" Camera Operator
Mattie Hamer Digital Imaging Technician
Claire Folger Still Photographer
Frankie Ferrari Script Supervisor
Alec Roy Gaffer
Gianna Sparacino Hair Department Head
Felicia Leatherwood Makeup Artist
Adam Bellao Special Effects Coordinator
Sang Kim Supervising Sound Editor
Matt Yocum Supervising Sound Editor
Igor Yashin Foley Editor
Pavel Nivevskiy Foley Mixer
Ian Yeromenko Foley Artist
Mehrnaz Mohabati ADR Mixer
Taylor Armstrong Main Title Designer
Brett Duffy Extras Casting
Jill Sacco Production Supervisor
Jill Tufts First Assistant "A" Camera
Audrey L. Stevens Second Assistant "A" Camera
Chris Hebert First Assistant "B" Camera
Felix Giuffrida First Assistant "B" Camera
Clint Porte Second Assistant "B" Camera
Anthony Farenwald Grip
Zachary Heyman Grip
Walter Argo Dolly Grip
Tony Ventura Key Grip
Jeff Dionne Assistant Location Manager
Sydney Sherrell Assistant Location Manager
David Becker Location Coordinator
Andie Turner Location Scout
Tyler Kinney Assistant Costume Designer
Ian Davis Location Assistant
Candace Masterson Key Costumer
Alana Frutkoff Set Costumer
Emily Conner Tailor
Corine Shannon Costume Assistant
Lily Raih Property Master
Diz Dizio Assistant Property Master
John Burke Set Dresser
Finley Doyle Graphic Designer
Augustus Augustus Art Department Production Assistant