JAŸ-Z

as Self

Beyoncé

as Self

Blue Ivy Carter

as Self

Susan Kelechi Watson

as Blue Ivy Carter (adult)

Michael B. Jordan

as 2444 Descendant

Thandiwe Newton

as Joan

Trevante Rhodes

as Joan's lover

Irene Bedard

as Madam President

Omari Hardwick

as Mr. President

Ava DuVernay

Director