Emperor (2020)
Releasing at August 18, 2020 on digital
Drama
Emperor is inspired by the legend of Shields “Emperor” Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South.

Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper’s Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.

Director: Mark Amin
Writers: Mark Amin, Pat Charles
Stars: Bruce Dern, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, Keean Johnson, Paul Scheer
Bruce Dern | … | Levi Coffin |
James Cromwell | … | John Brown |
Kat Graham | … | Delores |
Keean Johnson | … | Rufus Little |
Paul Scheer | … | Duvane Henderson |
Mykelti Williamson | … | Truesdale |
Ben Robson | … | Luke McCabe |
Naturi Naughton | … | Sarah Green |
M.C. Gainey | … | Randolph Stevens |
Harry Lennix | … | Frederick Douglass |
Dayo Okeniyi | … | Shields Green |
Nicholas Logan | … | Gunther Bowman |
Kevin Wayne | … | Field Overseer |
Brad Carter | … | Grady |
Mark Ashworth | … | Reverend |
Brian F. Durkin | … | Erbert Jenkins |
Sharon Blackwood | … | Adel Acklen |
Erin Boswell | … | Abigail Henderson |
James William Ballard | … | Soldier |
Tony Demil | … | Overseer |
John Crosby | … | Sheriff |
David Kallaway | … | Sam Bowmine |
Chip Carriere | … | Tom Affleck |
Sasha Morfaw | … | Shields’ Mother |
Shiquita James | … | Slave |
Ben Aycrigg | … | Watson Brown |
David Andrew Nash | … | Raider #2 |
Zach Ball | … | Overseer |
Trayce Malachi | … | Tommy |
Dakota James Alden Lane | … | Slave catcher #3 |
Patrick Roper | … | Hank Beaumont |
Kraig Dane | … | Shooting Overseer |
Kevin Holloway-Harris | … | Gilroy |
Anthony Paderewski | … | Scared Man |
Samuel Lee Fudge | … | Henry |
Robert Forte Shannon III | … | Dangerfield Newby |
Connor Hammond | … | Oliver Brown |
Sammy Nagi Njuguna | … | John Browns Raider |
David Michael-Smith | … | Militia / Street Vendor |
Elgin Lee | … | John browns men |
Lil Buck | … | Meshach |
Maxwell Highsmith | … | Slave |
Jimmie Cummings | … | Slave Jimmy |
Luis Sanchez | … | Chain Gang Slave |
Anthony Bryant | … | Slave |
Lynn Lageman | … | Nanny |
John R. Brennan | … | Jeb Stewart |
James Ballard | … | Soldier (as James W. Ballard) |
Victoria Fraunberger | … | Server Girl |
Nick Morbitt | … | Soldier |
John Posner | … | Soldier |
Abir Gordon | … | Slave |
Martell Slater | … | Slave |
Kareem McMichael | … | Town Person / Slave |
Lowrey Brown | … | Publisher |
Edward Steven Harris II | … | Lionel |
Jessi Phillips | … | Towns Folk |
John Charles Harnett | … | Town Folk |
Lorn Burkhammer | … | Soldier / final battle |
Juan C. Lopez-Campillo | … | Farmer |
Grant Henley | … | John Brown’s Raider |
Bryson Lima | … | Soldier / Farmer |
James Burns | … | Railroad Inspector |
Daniel Grantham Jr. | … | Overseer |
Evan G. Schmidt | … | Soldier |
Antonio D Kanonu | … | Chain Gang |
Jessica Phillips | … | Towns Folk |
Jacob P. Harrison | … | Farmer |
Frank Chappell | … | Deputy |
Bradley Stull | … | Soldier |
Samuel Chappell | … | Soldier |
Cleotis Graham | … | Chain Gang Slave |
Luke Dingess | … | Union soldier |
Michael Hughes | … | Chain Gang |
Joshua Bevin Scott | … | Gambler |
Buddy Watkins | … | US Marine |