Synopsis
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.
Cast

Jeffrey Wright
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison

John Ortiz
Arthur

Erika Alexander
Coraline

Leslie Uggams
Agnes Ellison

Sterling K. Brown
Clifford Ellison

Skyler Wright
Brittany

John Ales
Leo

Patrick Fischler
Mandel

Carmen Cusack
Gilda
Joseph Marrella
Matthew Wilson
Stephen Burrell
Jordan Phillips

Issa Rae
Sintara Golden
Nicole Kempskie
Sintara's Moderator

Becki Dennis
Clinic Receptionist

Tracee Ellis Ross
Lisa Ellison

Myra Lucretia Taylor
Lorraine
Ryan Richard Doyle
Ned

Kate Avallone
Woman on Patio

Dustin Tucker
Phillip

Michael Jibrin
Jelani

Michele Proude
Bulger's Nurse

David De Beck
Dr. Bulger

Okieriete Onaodowan
Van Go Jenkins

Keith David
Willy the Wonker
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