Overview

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Jessie T. Usher

JJ Shaft

Regina Hall

Maya Babanikos

Alexandra Shipp

Sasha Arias

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft, Sr.

Jordan Preston Carter

Young JJ

Nyah Marie Johnson

Young Sasha

Matt Lauria

Major Gary Cutworth

Titus Welliver

Special Agent Vietti

Method Man

Freddie P.

Isaach de Bankolé

Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera

Avan Jogia

Karim Hassan