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Cast
Justice Smith (Ezekiel 'Books' Figuero)Shameik Moore (Shaolin Fantastic)Herizen F. Guardiola (Mylene Cruz)Skylan Brooks (Ra-Ra Kipling)Tremaine Brown Jr. (Boo-Boo Kipling)Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Cadillac)Jimmy Smits (Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz)Jaden Smith (Marcus 'Dizzee' Kipling)Stefanée Martin (Yolanda Kipling)Shyrley Rodriguez (Regina)Zabryna Guevara (Mrs. Cruz)Daveed Diggs (Adult Books)Giancarlo Esposito (Pastor Ramon Cruz)Kevin Corrigan (Jackie Moreno)Judy Marte (Wanda)Lillias White (Fat Annie)Mamoudou Athie (Grandmaster Flash)Brandon J. Dirden (Leon)
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Creators
Stephen Adly Guirgis, Nelson George, Baz Luhrmann, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Sinead Daly, Jacqui Rivera, T Cooper, Sam Bromell, Allison Glock-Cooper
Synopsis
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s.
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