Season 2 • Episode 10
LatestA 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.
Writing
McCraney's stage roots bleed into lyrical, theatrical dialogue
Acting
Akili McDowell carries impossible weight with terrifying stillness
Direction
Fantastical elements blur reality without cheapening the pain
Creator
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
McCraney drew from his own Miami housing project childhood; the 'haint' figure comes from Gullah Geechee tradition.
Oprah's first scripted series greenlight—she called it 'The Wire meets Moonlight,' which oversells the crime and undersells the magic.
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