Dan Ewen Creator, Executive Producer Laverne Cox Desiree Actor, Executive Producer George Wallace Harry Actor Telma Hopkins Ella Actor Jay Wilkison Mack Actor D.K. Uzoukwu Louis Actor Norah Murphy Opal Actor Phillip Garcia Miguel Actor Pat Yeary Fern Stuckey Actor Keith Arthur Bolden Pastor Hughes Actor Teresa L. Graves Pearl Phipps Actor Jazzmun Betty Rage Actor Brent Miller Executive Producer Simran Baidwan Executive Producer Shantira Jackson Producer Pierre Charles Music Sandra Valde-Hansen Cinematographer Hallie Faben Comfort Film Editor Sandra Montiel Film Editor