Exclusive: Erika Alexander talks Wu-Tang: An American Saga S2
Now available on Hulu is the 1st three episodes of the second season of its acclaimed series, Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
Wu-Tang: An American Sags tells the story of the band starting in early 1990s. It looks at the group’s members, who grew up during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, and tracks the Clan’s formation — a vision of Bobby Diggs aka The RZA, who strives to unite a dozen young black men who are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.
Season 2 picks up six months after the close of Season 1, with the Wu-Tang Clan having to overcome even more obstacles, odds and past beefs as they come together to create the iconic album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Along the way, introducing more members of the Wu Clan.
The cast includes Ashton Sanders as BOBBY (RZA), Shameik Moore as SHA aka Raekwon, Siddiq Saunderson as DENNIS aka Ghostface Killa, Julian Elijah Martinez as DIVINE, Marcus Callender as POWER, Zolee Griggs as SHURRIE, TJ Atoms as ASON aka Ol' Dirty Bastard, Dave East as SHOTGUN aka Method Man, Johnell Young as GARY aka THE GZA, Erika Alexander as LINDA DIGGS, Uyoata Udi as REBEL aka Inspectah Deck, Damani Sease as U-GOD
Guest Cast include Jaqwan Kelly as JAMEL (MASTA KILLA), Gbenga Akinnagbe as MOOK, Ayanna Bria Bakari as MECCA, DeShawn White as TESIA, Andrew Manning as TESIA's EX, Jerry Clicquot as DELL, Curtiss Cook Jr. as MATHEMATICS, Jacob Ming Trent as CLIFTON, Mandela Van Peebles as SHANK, Lala Anthony as TRACEY WAPLES and Ebony Obsidian as NIA.
BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales caught up with Erika Alexander, who’s back reprising her role as Linda Diggs, and also working on Starz’s Run The World.