Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2023)

Cast

LaKeith Stanfield as Apollo Kagwa
LaKeith Stanfield

as Apollo Kagwa

Clark Backo as Emma 'Emmy' Valentine
Clark Backo

as Emma 'Emmy' Valentine

Adina Porter as Lillian Kagwa
Adina Porter

as Lillian Kagwa

Jared Abrahamson as Brian West
Jared Abrahamson

as Brian West

Samuel T. Herring as William Wheeler
Samuel T. Herring

as William Wheeler

Alexis Louder as Young Lillian Kagwa
Alexis Louder

as Young Lillian Kagwa

Victor LaValle as Narrator (voice)
Victor LaValle

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes

First Comes Love poster

First Comes Love 6.6

September 7, 2023

A bookseller from Queens meets a librarian from Virginia. They fall in love, marry, have a baby—and trigger an unimagin…

Then Comes a Baby in a Baby Carriage poster

Then Comes a Baby in a Baby Carriage 6.8

September 7, 2023

The exhaustion of new parenthood is taking its toll on Emma and Apollo. To make matters worse, Emma starts getting stra…

* poster

* 6.6

September 7, 2023

Emma does the unthinkable. Apollo tries to find meaning in the aftermath—and finally decides what to do with his valuab…

The Wise Ones poster

The Wise Ones 6.8

September 14, 2023

Apollo and Patrice make a sale to William Wheeler, who later gives Apollo stunning news.

This Woman’s Work poster

This Woman’s Work 4.4

September 21, 2023

The mysterious washerwoman’s ominous words leave a lasting impression. Apollo comes face-to-face with his true enemy.

Aftermath poster

Aftermath 4.7

September 28, 2023

Emma finds Cal and the Wise Ones on North Brother Island, where she pieces together clues to locate a special place.

Stormy Weather poster

Stormy Weather 6.6

October 5, 2023

Lillian reckons with a dark night from her past and records a message for her son, Apollo.

Battle of the Island poster

Battle of the Island 4.6

October 12, 2023

Kinder Garten’s fury rips across the island, sending Cal, Apollo, and the others out into the darkness.