Danielle Brooks, Mike Colter, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Okieriete Onaodowan & More Cast In Netflix’s Anthology Series ‘Social Distance’
Danielle Brooks, Mike Colter, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lovie Simone, Asante Blackk, Guillermo Diaz and Niles Fitch are among the cast of Netflix’s upcoming anthology series “Social Distance.”
From Hilary Weisman Graham, who serves as creator and showrunner and set in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, SOCIAL DISTANCE is an eight-part anthology series that showcases the power of the human spirit in the face of uncertainty and isolation.
Each standalone episode is told through a virtual lens and captures the unique emotional experience of being forced apart by circumstance and having no choice but to communicate remotely and rely on technology to maintain any sense of connection. Through these varied and deeply human stories, SOCIAL DISTANCE aims to provide some much-needed catharsis during a tumultuous time while also capturing a snapshot of this singular moment in history.
Brooks stars in an episode along with her real-life mother LaRita Brooks and her brother DJ Brooks. Also in that episode are Marsha Stephanie Blake and her real-life daughter Rocco Luna, Misha Brooks and Isabella Ferreira.Blackk stars alongside his real-life father Ayize Ma’at; Lovie Simone is also in that same episode.
Colter’s episode also stars Okieriete Onaodowan, real-life spouses Heather Burns and Ajay Naidu, as well as Shakira Barrera, Helena Howard, and Steven Weber with his real-life son Jack Hohnen-Weber.
“Many of these stories required casting actors who were quarantined with other actors,” said Graham. “That hurdle seriously hindered our options and so casting non-actors was sometimes essential. It was definitely a roll of the dice, but thankfully, we were thrilled to discover that talent really does breed talent. These family members may not have had aspirations to be in front of the camera when we first started, but they should all quit their day jobs immediately.” - creator Hilary Weisman Graham on the decision to cast actors' family members
SOCIAL DISTANCE is created and executive-produced by showrunner Hilary Weisman Graham and executive-produced by Tara Herrmann, Blake McCormick and Jenji Kohan.
SOCIAL DISTANCE premieres globally on Netflix this fall.
SOCIAL DISTANCE cast members include (in no particular episodic order):
Danielle Brooks (Orange Is the New Black) with real-life mother LaRita Brooks and brother DJ Brooks; Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us) with real-life daughter Rocco Luna; Misha Brooks; Isabella Ferreira (Love, Victor)
Oscar Nunez (The Office); Daphne Rubin-Vega (In the Heights) with real-life husband Tom Costanzo and son Luca Costanzo; Guillermo Diaz (Scandal); Miguel Sandoval (Station 19); Camila Perez (Gotham); Olli Haaskivi (Manifest); Giana Aragon
Mike Colter (Luke Cage); Okieriete Onaodowan (Hamilton); real-life spouses Heather Burns (Bored to Death) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space); Shakira Barrera (GLOW); Steven Weber (xx) with real-life son Jack Hohnen-Weber; Helena Howard (Don’t Look Back)
Asante Blackk (When They See Us) with real-life father Ayize Ma'at; Lovie Simone (The Craft)
Max Jenkins (Dead to Me); Brian Jordan Alvarez (Will & Grace); Peter Vack (Love Life); Rana Roy (Life Sentence)
Peter Scanavino (Law & Order: SVU) with real-life son Leo Bai-Scanavino (Peter's son); Ali Ahn (The Path); Tami Sagher (Orange Is the New Black); Barbara Rosenblat (Orange Is the New Black); Michael Mulheren (Rescue Me)
Real-life spouses Becky Ann Baker (Girls) and Dylan Baker (The Good Wife); Sunita Mani (GLOW); real-life spouses Raymond Anthony Thomas (The Hoop Life) and Marcia Debonis (Orange Is the New Black)
Kylie Liya Page; Lachlan Watson (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina); David Iacono (Grand Army); Will Meyers (The Village); Niles Fitch (This Is Us); Ava Demary (FBI)