Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
Full Cast of Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates is an American author and journalist. Coates gained a wide readership during his time as...
Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since...
Jharrel Jerome
Jharrel Jerome is an actor, known for Moonlight (2016), First Match (2018) and Monster (2017).
Joe Morton
Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope...
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Detective Bunk Moreland...
Phylicia Rashād
Phylicia Rashād (born Phylicia Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award winning actress and singer,...
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
The person Michaela Jaé Rodriguez was born on January 7, 1991 and is currently 34 years old.
Kendrick Sampson
Kendrick Sampson (born March 8, 1988) is an American actor and activist, best known for his roles on The Vampire...
Yara Shahidi
Yara Shahidi (born February 2000) is an American actress.
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Vance started his career on the Broadway stage in...
Susan Kelechi Watson
Susan Kelechi Watson is an actress.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey, born Orpah Gail Winfrey on January 29, 1954, is an American television host, actress, producer, and...
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter hailing from Anderson, South Carolina. He...
Mahershala Ali
Mahershalalhashbaz "Mahershala" Ali (born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore; February 16, 1974) is an American actor. Ali...
Alicia Garza
Crew of Between the World and Me
Full backstage crew list →- Released on November 21, 2020