Overview

• Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù will portray Titus Crown, the first Black sheriff in Virginia’s Charon County, as he investigates a string of faith-driven murders targeting his community.
• Joe Robert Cole, celebrated for his work on Black Panther and American Crime Story, is adapting all nine episodes and directing key installments while overseeing the series as showrunner.
• Netflix officially greenlit the limited series at its May 2025 Upfront presentation in New York, and the project has now entered pre-production.
• Higher Ground Productions, Amblin Television and author S.A. Cosby are attached as executive producers, extending Netflix’s ongoing partnership with the Obamas’ production company.
• Based on Cosby’s award-nominated southern noir novel, the thriller examines racial, religious and historical tensions in a small Bible Belt county.