Netflix's 2024 miniseries The trailer for The Madness teases a tense and exciting adventure centered around a layered conspiracy with several players just waiting to be unraveled.

Oscar-worthy performance in Sing Sing. However, he alone can't hold up such a sprawling series. The Madness features many capable actors who help breathe life into the world that seems to crumble around Domingo's character in the story, making for a heart-pounding thriller that demands to be seen.

The Madness Cast & Character Breakdown

Actor

Role

Colman Domingo

Muncie Daniels

Marsha Stephanie Black

Elena Daniels

John Ortiz

Franco Quinones

Gabrielle Graham

Kallie

Tamsin Topolski

Lucie Snipes

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Demetrius

Actor Colman Domingo as Muncie Daniels

Date of Birth: November 28, 1969

Actor: Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Domingo started off as a Broadway actor before transitioning into film and television. After starring in movies like Lincoln, 42, Selma, and The Butler, Domingo gave his breakout performance as Victor Strand in Fear the Walking Dead. He has also had memorable roles in HBO's Euphoria, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, 2023's The Color Purple, and A24's Zola. More recently, Domingo received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the Netflix film Rustin.

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Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Movie/Show

Role

Timepiece

Khris

True Crime

Wally Cartwright

The Big Gay Sketch Show

Various

Miracle at St. Anna

West Indian Postal Customer

Red Hook Summer

Blessing Rowe

Lincoln

Private Harold Green

42

Lawson Bowman

The Butler

Freddie Fallows

Selma

Ralph Abernathy

Fear the Walking Dead

Victor Strand

Lucifer

Father Frank Lawrence

Assassination Nation

Principal Turrell

Euphoria

Ali

The Twilight Zone

Carl

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Cutler

Zola

Z

The Color Purple

Albert "Mister" Johnson

Sing Sing

John "Divine G" Whitfield

Character: In The Madness, Domingo plays protagonist Muncie Daniels. According to Radio Times, Munice is a withdrawn media expert who ventures into the Poconos to work on his new book. However, when he stumbles upon the dead body of white supremacist Mark Simon, he is accused of his murder and is forced to reconnect with his loved ones as he tries to protect them and clear his name.

Actor Marsha Stephanie Blake as Elena Daniels

Date of Birth: May 3, 1974

Actor: Born in Jamaica, Marsha Stephanie Blake has had roles in several popular shows such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Elementary, Girls, and The Good Wife. She rose to prominence as a TV actor with her award-winning performance as Berdie Rogers in Orange Is the New Black. She has since had roles in Ava DuVernay's When They See Us, The Blacklist, How to Get Away with Murder, and This Is Us.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Movie/Show

Role

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Maria

Law & Order

Clinic Doctor

Elementary

Melanie Cullen

Girls

Publisher

Orange Is the New Black

Berdie Rogers

The Good Wife

Maia Sachs

The Blacklist

Janet MacNamara

Quantico

Leslie Thomas

When They See Us

Linda McCray

How to Get Away with Murder

Vivian Maddox

This Is Us

Kelly Hodges

Brother

Ruth

Character: The Madness features Blake as Elena Daniels, Muncie's estranged wife whom he is in the middle of divorcing. Though Muncie has grown apart from Elena, after he is framed for murder, he finds himself coming back to her as he tries to protect his family from harm's way.

Actor John Ortiz as Franco Quinones

Date of Birth: May 23, 1986

Actor: John Ortiz was born and raised in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He made his stellar film debut portraying cousin Guajiro in Brian De Palma's 1993 film Carlito's Way. Since then, Ortiz has starred in several popular movies and TV shows, including American Fiction, Ad Astra, The Handmaid's Tale, Bumblebee, Silver Linings Playbook, Law & Order, Steve Jobs, and Kong: Skull Island. He is best known for playing drug lord Arturo Braga in Fast & Furious and Javier J. Rivera in Ridley Scott's American Gangster.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Movie/Show

Role

Carlito's Way

Guajiro

Ransom

Roberto

Amistad

Montes

Miami Vice

Jose Yero

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Sheriff Eddie Morales

American Gangster

Javier J. Rivera

Fast & Furious

Ramon Campos/Arturo Braga

Silver Linings Playbook

Ronnie

Steve Jobs

Joel Pforzheimer

The Handmaid's Tale

Principal Jim

Kong: Skull Island

Victor Nieves

Ad Astra

Lieutenant Rivas

American Fiction

Arthur

Bad Monkey

Rogelio

Character: Ortiz portrays FBI agent Franco Quinones in The Madness. In an article by Deadline, Quinones is described as a longtime agent with "strong convictions and a relentless approach to his work." Such a work ethic makes him a massive threat to the white supremacist group that Muncie finds himself entangled with after Simon's murder.

The Madness ing Cast & Characters

Colman Domingo as Muncie going for a run in The Madness

Gabrielle Graham as Kallie: Having starred in The Expanse, 21 Thunder, Possessor, On the Basis of Sex, and In the Shadow of the Moon, Graham portrays Muncie's estranged adult daughter, Kallie, in The Madness.

Tamsin Topolski as Lucie Snipes: Tamsin Topolski, who has had roles in Penny Dreadful, Horizon Zero Dawn, Into the Badlands, Elden Ring, Atlanta, and Slow Horses, portrays Lucie Snipes, Mark Simon's ex-wife, in The Madness.

Thaddeus J. Mixson as Demetrius: Thaddeus J. Mixson, who portrayed a young Adonis Creed in Creed III, will appear in The Madness as Demetrius, Muncie and Elena's teenage son. Mixson has also starred in Candy Cane Lane, South of Heaven, and 2022's The Wonder Years remake.

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The Madness
TV-MA
Drama
Release Date
2024 - 2024-00-00
Network
Netflix
Directors
Clement Virgo

WHERE TO WATCH

Streaming

Producers
Jenno Topping, Stephen Belber, Peter Chernin, VJ Boyd