"Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida."
Ethan Herisse
as Elwood
Brandon Wilson
as Turner
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Hattie
Hamish Linklater
as Spencer
Gralen Bryant Banks
as Blakeley
Fred Hechinger
as Harper
Jimmie Fails
as Mr. Hill
Luke Tennie
as Griff
Bryan Gael Guzman
as Jaime
Ethan Cole Sharp
as Young Elwood
Sam Malone
as Percy
Najah Bradley
as Evelyn
Jase Stidwell
as Boy at Playground
Legacy Jones
as Girl at Playground
Ky'druis Follins
as Lincoln High School
Gabrielle Simone Johnson
as Elwood's Girlfriend
Peter Gabb
as Mr. Marconi
Bill Martin Williams
as Old Man with Cane
Ellison Booker
as Older Guy (Protest)
Taraja Ramsess
as Rodney
Zachary Van Zandt
as White Boy
Zach Primo
Sean Papajohn
Sean Tyrik
as Corey
Bryant Tardy
as Desmond
Trey Perkins
as Chickie Pete
Robert Aberdeen
as Mr. Goodall
Escalante Lundy
as Earl
Noah Craig
as Young Boy at Dining Hall
Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson
as Black Mike
Mike Harkins
as Butcher
Nicholas Stevens
as Citrus Grove Stilt Boss
Daveed Diggs
as Adult Elwood
Rachel Whitman Groves
as Nurse Scarlet
Billy Slaughter
as Dr. Cooke
Lucy Faust
as Mrs. Hardee
Tanyell Waivers
as Denise
Craig Tate
as Adult Chickie Pete
Sara Osi Scott
as Millie
LeBaron Foster Thornton
as Larry (uncredited)
RaMell Ross
Director
Screenplay
Joslyn Barnes
Producer
Colson Whitehead
Executive Producer
Jomo Fray
Director of Photography
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
David Levine
Nora Mendis
Production Design
Elizabeth Herberg
Art Direction
Monique Champagne
Set Decoration
Brittany Loar
Costume Design
Nicholas Monsour
Editor
Scott Alario
Original Music Composer
Alex Somers
Kenneth Yu
Emily Wolfe
Gabby Shepard
Chadwick Prichard
Brad Pitt
Chelsea Krant
Co-Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Shandrea Williams
Hair Department Head
Ignacia Soto-Aguilar
Makeup Department Head
Allison LaCour
Key Makeup Artist
Damita Jones
Key Hair Stylist
Hailey Authement
Makeup Artist
Production Supervisor
Unit Production Manager
James Roque Jr.
First Assistant Director
Jonathan M. Warren
Second Assistant Director
Roya Ritchson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Zachery Scherer
Trenton Mynatt
Second Assistant Camera
Dan McKee
First Assistant "B" Camera
Gary Kelso
Key Grip
Fernando Albano
Grip
Joshua Anderson
Rigging Gaffer
Christa Beth Watkins
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Camera Operator
Lindsey Brady
Extras Casting
Meagan Lewis
Location Casting
Jennifer Yoo
Casting Associate
Chelsea Caldwell
Costumer
Molly Cootes
Casey Dave
Anthony Rivera Jr.
Set Costumer
Felicia Yao
Billy Ray McKenna
Costume Supervisor
Alex Bickel
Colorist
Nancy Galvan
Assistant Editor
Tayler Haynes
Post Production Coordinator
Alek Rost
Digital Intermediate Producer
Batou Chandler
Location Manager
Evan Eastham
Location Scout
Albert Quaid
Assistant Location Manager
Gwendalane Ramos
Location Coordinator
Joe Stange
Location Assistant
Henry van Roden
Music Coordinator
Nick DiRosa
Script Supervisor
Book
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
Myeisha Wade
Hairstylist
Sherianne Butron
Thalia Skaleris
Second Second Assistant Director
Bob Bates
Chief Lighting Technician
Michael Chateauneuf
Best Boy Electric
Sam Ellison
"A" Camera Operator
Zachary Greenwood
Epk Camera Operator
L. Kasimu Harris
Still Photographer
Colette 'Coco' Hill
Lighting Technician
Michael D. Kennedy
Underwater Camera
Moses Mott
Key Rigging Grip
John Mudge
Paul Rahfield
Digital Imaging Technician
Connor Sullivan
Best Boy Grip
Theresa Hernandez
Albert Finnbogason
Score Engineer
Gabe Hilfer
Music Supervisor
Lesley Langs
Music Editor
Mandy Mamlet
Executive Music Producer
Katherine Gordon Miller
Joel Shearer
Jalen Thompson
Joshua Baker
Production Assistant
Eric Behnke
Assistant Accountant
William J Blythe
Eamon Buehning
Payroll Accountant
Thurman Martin III
Visual Effects Producer
Madison Aucoin
Props
Christy C. Beshears
Set Decorating Coordinator
Timotheus Davis
Assistant Art Director
Laura Groesbeck
Construction Buyer
Zach Hamlin
Set Dresser
Charlotte Jones
Scotty Morris
Leadman
James Oberlies
Set Painter
Jesse Michael Owen
Storyboard Artist
Stephanie Parker
Set Designer
Maria Senger
Set Decoration Buyer
Erik van Haaren
Construction Coordinator
Zelda Vyssotsky
Graphic Designer
Melissa Waltrip
Assistant Property Master
Douglas Ware
Property Master
Hunter Berk
ADR Editor
Leslie Bloome
Foley Artist
Shaun Brennan
Ryan Collison
Foley Mixer
David Corwin
ADR Mixer
Greg Crawford
Chaim Goodman
Mix Technician
Curtis Henderson
Mark LeBlanc
Production Sound Mixer
Connor Nagy
Mike Odmark
Dialogue Editor
Michael Odmark
Jamey Osborne
Utility Sound
Kelly Rodriguez
Assistant Sound Editor
Joel Scheuneman
Sound Engineer
Daniel Timmons
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Supervising Sound Editor
Tony Volante
Santanna Dean
Special Effects Technician
Elias Duhe Jr.
Derek A. James
Vico Sharabani
Visual Effects Supervisor
Hannah Sinagra
Visual Effects Coordinator
Yuval Levy
Samantha Diaz
VFX Artist
Aarif Attarwala
Tim Bell
Stunt Coordinator
Silas Borelly
Stunt Driver
Joe Dryden
Andy Dylan
Carolina Sapina
Jonathan Schwartz
Jeffrey Penman
Eric Stratemeier
Tyler Galpin
Stunts
Kenny Bartram
Devin Stovall
Stephon Rodgers
Matt Cipro
Madania Graves
Jeff Brockton
Jeff Chase
Jessica Taylor
Suzy Laney
Steve Acheson
Steadicam Operator
Alex Cotant
Keenan Torrence
Deborah Sullivan