Shaft

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.

Discover

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Regina Hall

Maya Babanikos

Alexandra Shipp

Sasha Arias

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft, Sr.

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

Joey Mekyten

Young Karim

Luna Lauren Velez

Bennie Rodriguez

Robbie Jones

Sergeant Keith Williams

Aaron Dominguez

Staff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez

Adrienne C. Moore

Ms. Pepper

Ian Casselberry

Manuel "Manny" Orozco

Amato D'Apolito

Farik Bahar

Jalyn Hall

Harlem Kid

Sylvia Jefferies

Once Beautiful Woman

Whit Coleman

Butch Lesbian Girl

Philip Fornah

Jacked Dude

Laticia Lee

Cocktail Waitress

Ryan King Scales

Male Secretary

Tywayne Wheatt

Portly Doorman

Kenny Barr

Cop (Thomas)

Mike Dunston

News Anchor

Sawyer Schultz

Mike Mitchell

Esmeree Sterling

Cute Bartender

Jose Miguel Vasquez

FBI Employee

Keith Brooks

Drunk Disorderly Man

Michael Shikany

Older Man in Mosque

Lucia Scarano

Lady in Line

Greta Quispe

Employee

Charles Green

Hallway Man

Dorothi Fox

Old Lady Neighbor

Shakur Sozahdah

Worshiper

Milton Saul

New York Pedestrian (uncredited)

Timothy Carr

Police (uncredited)

Sean Baker

Assailant #3 (uncredited)

Art

Wynn Thomas

Production Design

Missy Parker

Set Decoration

Brittany Hites

Art Direction

Jeremy Woolsey

Art Direction

Susan Ogu

Set Decoration

Jason Sweers

Graphic Designer

Camera

Larry Blanford

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Olivia Miles

Costume Design

Shunika Terry

Hair Department Head

Crew

Riley Flanagan

Set Production Assistant

Aaron Vexler

Stunt Driver

Chick Bernhard

Stunt Driver

Heather Taylor

Visual Effects Editor

Brock Shekelton

Visual Effects Editor

Nitasha Bhambree

Stunt Driver

Caroline Vexler

Stunt Driver

Ruth Hasty

Post Production Supervisor

Sara Romilly

Post Production Supervisor

Joe Fugallo

Techno Crane Operator

Dara Taylor

Additional Music

Directing

Tim Story

Director

Philip Banks

Second Assistant Director

A.J. Bruno

Additional Second Assistant Director

Mathew Dunne

First Assistant Director

Greg Guzik

First Assistant Director

Larry D. Katz

Second Assistant Director

Josh Muzaffer

Second Assistant Director

Lance Resch-Anger

Second Second Assistant Director

Steven Ritzi

Second Unit Director

Bruce Roberts

Additional Second Assistant Director

Megan Schmidt

Second Assistant Director

David Stickler

Second Second Assistant Director

David Waters

First Assistant Director

Aimee Bell

Script Supervisor

Steve Gehrke

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Ira Napoliello

Executive Producer

John Davis

Producer

Richard Brener

Executive Producer

Kenya Barris

Executive Producer

Marc S. Fischer

Executive Producer

Josh Mack

Executive Producer

Tim Story

Executive Producer

JP Caldeira

Coordinating Producer

Antoine Jenkins

Associate Producer

Allison Furgal

Production Supervisor

Tara Feldstein Bennett

Casting Director

Sound

Chris Giles

Sound Mixer

Christopher Lennertz

Original Music Composer

Writing

Alex Barnow

Writer

Art

Wynn Thomas

Production Design

Missy Parker

Set Decoration

Brittany Hites

Art Direction

Jeremy Woolsey

Art Direction

Susan Ogu

Set Decoration

Jason Sweers

Graphic Designer

Camera

Larry Blanford

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Olivia Miles

Costume Design

Shunika Terry

Hair Department Head

Crew

Riley Flanagan

Set Production Assistant

Aaron Vexler

Stunt Driver

Chick Bernhard

Stunt Driver

Heather Taylor

Visual Effects Editor

Brock Shekelton

Visual Effects Editor

Nitasha Bhambree

Stunt Driver

Caroline Vexler

Stunt Driver

Ruth Hasty

Post Production Supervisor

Sara Romilly

Post Production Supervisor

Joe Fugallo

Techno Crane Operator

Dara Taylor

Additional Music

Directing

Tim Story

Director

Philip Banks

Second Assistant Director

A.J. Bruno

Additional Second Assistant Director

Mathew Dunne

First Assistant Director

Greg Guzik

First Assistant Director

Larry D. Katz

Second Assistant Director

Josh Muzaffer

Second Assistant Director

Lance Resch-Anger

Second Second Assistant Director

Steven Ritzi

Second Unit Director

Bruce Roberts

Additional Second Assistant Director

Megan Schmidt

Second Assistant Director

David Stickler

Second Second Assistant Director

David Waters

First Assistant Director

Aimee Bell

Script Supervisor

Steve Gehrke

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Ira Napoliello

Executive Producer

John Davis

Producer

Richard Brener

Executive Producer

Kenya Barris

Executive Producer

Marc S. Fischer

Executive Producer

Josh Mack

Executive Producer

Tim Story

Executive Producer

JP Caldeira

Coordinating Producer

Antoine Jenkins

Associate Producer

Allison Furgal

Production Supervisor

Tara Feldstein Bennett

Casting Director

Sound

Chris Giles

Sound Mixer

Christopher Lennertz

Original Music Composer

Writing

Alex Barnow

Writer