Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
Amandla Stenberg Starr Carter
Regina Hall Lisa Carter
Russell Hornsby Maverick Carter
K.J. Apa Chris Bryant
Common Uncle Carlos
Anthony Mackie King
Algee Smith Khalil Harris
Lamar Johnson Seven Carter
Issa Rae April Ofrah
Sabrina Carpenter Hailey Grant
TJ Wright Sekani Carter
Dominique Fishback Kenya
Megan Lawless Maya Yang
Tony Vaughn Mr. Lewis
Karan Kendrick Iesha Robinson
Susan Santiago Detective Gomez
Rayven Symone Ferrell Denaisa Allen
Marcia Wright Tammy
Drew Starkey Brian MacIntosh
Dustin Lewis DA Monroe
Rhonda Johnson Dents Ms. Rosalie
Brian Lafontaine Wilkes
Al Mitchell Mr. Reuben
Iyana Halley Bianca
Tanya Christiansen Diane Carey
Andrene Ward-Hammond Brenda Harris
Heaven Hightower Natasha
Myles Alexander Evans Chance
Kai N. Ture Young Starr Carter
Hassan Welch Young Seven Carter
Maxwell Cardona Young Khalil Harris
Abby Glover White Girl
Milton Saul Nation of Islam / Church Goer (uncredited)
Shay Mack Waitress
Robert Tinsley Police Officer (uncredited)