Jharrel Jerome, MJ Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, and Wendell Pierce are just some of the actors taking part in the adaptation.

Jharrel Jerome (‘When They See Us’), Wendell Pierce (‘The Wire’, ‘Jack Ryan’), Yara Shahidi (‘Grown-ish’) and ‘Pose’ star MJ Rodriguez have joined the cast of HBO’s special ‘Between the World and Me.’ The special, which is set to air this autumn, will also feature Angela Bassett, Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Pauletta Washington, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Oprah Winfrey. It is based on a 2018 theatrical performance at Harlem’s Apollo Theater.