''Rebel'' is an American police drama television series created by Amani Walker, starring

Danielle Moné Truitt Danielle Moné Truitt (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in BET's television series ''Rebel'' and Fox's television series '' Deputy''. She currently stars as NYPD Sergeant Ayanna Bell on NBC's crime drama ' ...

. The series premiered on

BET Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los ...

on March 28, 2017. The series follows

Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay ...

police officer Rebecca "Rebel" Knight, who after her brother was killed by police, began working as private investigator. In November 2017, BET cancelled the series after one season. ''Rebel'' was picked up to series with eight episode order and a two-hour pilot on April 20, 2016, by BET. John Singleton is executive producer, writer and director. On June 9, 2016, stage actress Danielle Moné Truitt was cast as lead character, while Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson, Method Man, and Brandon Quinn also were cast as series regulars. On November 28, 2017, the series was cancelled after one season.

Cast

Main cast

as Rebecca "Rebel" Knight. Truitt also plays her character's mother Bernadette in flashbacks. *

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half o ...

as Terrance "TJ" Jenkins *

Brandon Quinn Brandon Quinn (born Brandon Quinn Swierenga, October 7, 1977) is an American television and film actor. He started his career in 1998 as Charles Murphy in the film '' Express: Aisle to Glory''. He has acted in other TV series and films such as ' ...

as Thompson "Mack" McIntyre * Angela Ko as Cheena * Mykelti Williamson as Rene Knight *

Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'', from 2009 to 2011, and in its prequel series ''Better C ...

as Charles Gold

Recurring characters

* Derek Ray as Jimmy McIntyre * Michael Masini as Vaughn Bryant * Jerry Kernion as Captain Frank Hart * Mandy June Turpin as April Sommerdale * West Liang as Bryan Markey * Mikelen Walker as Malik Knight * Malcolm M. Mays as Brim * Anthony L. Fernandez as Texas, Diego Perreira * Adrian Anchondo as Hector * Anthony Corrales as Eddie Porzo * Patrick Labyorteaux as Dr. Adam Loyton *

Rebecca Wisocky Rebecca Wisocky (born November 12, 1971) is an American actress. Best known for her role as Evelyn Powell in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'' (2013–16), as of 2021 she is starring as Hetty Woodstone on the CBS sitcom ''Ghosts'' ...

as Elsa Folster * Travis Johns as Sam Halderton * Bree Williamson as Dolores * Angel Parker as Stella Parker * Juan Alfonso as Jorge Polanco Jr. * Julia Cho as Dr. Sara Chan * Karole Foreman as Claudine Dudley * Marcuis Harris as Pastor Durod * Katie A. Keane as Dr. Jennifer Delge * Tamala Jones as Jackie * Lauren London as Kim * Adam Karst as Ahmad Zirnoff * Tre Hall as Two Man

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* {{BET 2017 American television series debuts 2017 American television series endings 2010s American drama television series English-language television shows BET original programming Television shows set in Oakland, California 2010s American black television series American black television series