Two men stand in a cemetery, surrounded by gravestones and greenery; one man in a burgundy suit gestures with open arms while the other, in casual clothing, holds a coffee cup and listens.

Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel lead the thrilling new series from the creator of Power.

Nemesis has its share of heroes and villains — but which side you fall on is up to you.

“One thing I’ve learned in years of making TV: you don’t have to like what a character does,” co-creator Courtney A. Kemp (Power) told Netflix. “You have to understand what they do, making sure that both sides, both choices feel understandable and inevitable.”

Led by Detective Isaiah Stiles (Matthew Law) and prolific thief Coltrane Wilder (Y’lan Noel), the opposing forces of Nemesis may be at odds, but in another world they might almost be friends.

“[They’re] basically two sides of the same coin,” co-creator Tani Marole told Netflix. “What they have in common is they’re both hyper-obsessive. They’ll both do anything for their families. But one’s so obsessed with the other that they essentially want to become each other’s downfall.”

And they’ll bring plenty of others down with them: fellow robbers, police colleagues, fathers, wives, children, and more. Finding the actors who would bring these roles to life was no easy feat. “There were a lot of tapes to weed through,” Kemp said. “We ended up with the best possible cast, these great people who are so engaged, dynamic, charismatic, and wonderful.”

You can meet the cast of Nemesis below and watch the series on Netflix now.

The Families

Serious man with a police badge around his neck stands indoors near plants, wearing a black hoodie, with soft light coming from the window.

Matthew Law

as Isaiah Stiles

About the Character
Stiles is a lieutenant in the LAPD’s robbery-homicide division with a commitment to the law that’s as strong as his jawline. As he begins to track down the high-level crew led by Coltrane Wilder, his carefully structured life starts to come apart at the seams.

“He detests anybody who is ‘bad,’ because he wants to be good so much,” Law told Netflix. “He very much lives in this world of binary black and white. I think that he’s so relatable because he’s really trying his best. He’s trying to catch the bad guy. He’s the doing the white hat thing, but not the white hat way.”

Stiles’s worldview is informed by a traumatic past. “He’s had a lot of loss and it’s made him very sharp,” Kemp said. “It’s made him very raw. It’s made him almost the personification of anger. And so, he doesn’t have a lot of self-control.”

Previously In
Abbott Elementary, The Oval, Ahsoka, The Paynes, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Man in a suit writing at a modern office desk, surrounded by shelves with books, art, and decor, with a colorful abstract painting on the wall behind him.

Y’lan Noel

as Coltrane Wilder

About the Character
If Stiles lives in a world of black and white, Coltrane Wilder lives in a world of gray. The upstanding businessman and reformed ex-convict conceals a shocking secret: he’s still running jobs with an elite crew on the side.

“He’s someone who wants to win at all costs,” Noel told Netflix. “Because of that, he’s always looking for a worthy opponent, and he finds that in Isaiah Stiles. They’re like soulmates, and they don’t even know it.”

Kemp and Marole don’t play favorites with their characters; Wilder may be outside the law, but they still find things to love about him. “There’s just something about someone who stands on business, who actually cares about their people, who has really great taste and just exemplifies class within a criminal genre,” Marole said. “It’s his intense loyalty to not only them, but his word to himself.”

Previously In
Insecure, The First Purge, The Photograph, The Weekend, Slice, The Hustle

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A couple stands close together in a warm, cozy dining room, smiling at each other. The table behind them is set for a meal, with plates, glasses, and silverware, and sunlight streams through sheer curtains on the window.

Gabrielle Dennis

as Dr. Candace Stiles

About the Character
Candace is Isaiah’s wife, a high-end therapist who’s beginning to chafe at a relationship where her husband’s career always seems to come first. As Isaiah closes in on Coltrane Wilder, Candace begins to wonder what her life would look like without her husband.

“His job is so high stakes,” Dennis told Netflix. “That kind of energy and the tension he brings to the household and family … she gets lost in how to fit in that. He’s got his own mission. He’s not focused on what’s going on at home as much as he would like to be.”

Candace chose Stiles, but now she has to justify that decision. “Candace is from a fancy background,” Kemp said. “She’s got parents who had a very specific idea of who she should marry and instead she married him. Their marriage already comes with this weird predisposition to fail from the outside pressure of him not being exactly the right pick.”

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One of Them Days, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Luke Cage, Insecure, S.W.A.T.,

Woman with curly hair stands confidently in a brightly lit, modern airplane hangar beside a sleek private jet, blue lighting reflecting off the glossy floor, giving a futuristic atmosphere.

Cleopatra Coleman

as Ebony Wilder

About the Character
Ebony is Coltrane’s wife and occasional criminal accomplice, who runs a luxury real estate business atop their covert criminal operation. But as her husband’s second life gets closer and closer to home, Ebony will have to decide whether their comfortable existence is worth the danger.

“I would describe her kind of like a Lady Macbeth in a way,” Coleman told Netflix. “She’s very, very aware of everything Coltrane is doing most of the time. She’s not just the pure girl or the sexy girl or the vulnerable girl or the powerful girl. She’s all of those things.”

That complicated nature was built from the page on up. “Ebony is not one thing,” Kemp said. “She is a legitimate, standup woman and she’s also a criminal. So she’s got this great dual life too, and she’s trying to navigate it while dealing with something that’s very real.”

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The Last Man on Earth, Clipped, Infinity Pool, Dopesick, White Famous, Neighbours

Young person eating a burger and fries in a cozy diner, sitting at a table with someone else, natural light coming through windows, casual and relaxed atmosphere.

Cedric Joe

as Noah Stiles

About the Character
Isaiah and Candace’s son, Noah, is a gifted student athlete, but he’s struggling to fit into the box his father is building for him. With Isaiah distracted by the case, Noah finds himself gravitating towards his grandfather Amos — a controversial Stiles family figure.

Previously In
Space Jam: A New Legacy, Women of the Movement, Good Trouble, S.W.A.T.

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A man sits on a brown leather couch in a living room, looking at papers and photographs on a coffee table. Sunlight filters through curtains, and the room appears cozy with a fan and various household items visible.

Moe Irvin

as Amos “Nightmare” Stiles

About the Character
Isaiah’s father, Amos “Nightmare” Stiles, is a legend among LA’s street gangs — and a pariah in his family. Haunted by the death of Isaiah’s older brother, Amos is the last person his son needs in his life right now, even if they’re more alike than they think.

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The Law

Two women in business suits stand facing each other in a modern office with desks, computers, and a seal emblem on the wall. One woman holds a phone, and an office worker is visible in the background handling files.

Ariana Guerra

as Yvette Cruz (left)

About the Character
Cruz is Stiles’s partner in the robbery-homicide division, a fiercely loyal officer who nonetheless finds herself questioning him when he zeroes in on Coltrane Wilder. Cruz is the only woman in a family of LA sheriffs, and her skills are only by her resolve.

Previously In
Helstrom, CSI: Vegas, Madres, Day 5, Five Feet Apart, Promised Land, 9-1-1, Tracker

Two women in business suits stand facing each other in a modern office with desks, computers, and a seal emblem on the wall. One woman holds a phone, and an office worker is visible in the background handling files.

Stephanie Sigman

as Nicolette Harper (right)

About the Character
Harper is another LAPD veteran who has a close bond with her longtime partner, Detective Viggiano.

Previously In
S.W.A.T., Annabelle: Creation, Miss Bala, War on Everyone, Follow

Serious-looking police officer with a mustache sitting inside a patrol car, looking out of the open window, wearing a uniform in a daylight urban environment.

Mike O’Malley

as Rick Viggiano

About the Character
Viggiano is Harper’s partner, a hard-nosed detective who’s seen the department through its roughest eras.

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Snowpiercer, Abbott Elementary, Sully, Glee, Eat Pray Love, Yes, Dear

 Domenick Lombardozzi

as Dave Cerullo

About the Character
Cerullo is a seasoned NYPD grand larceny veteran who’s just joined the LAPD. He brings an East Coast edge and 16 years of experience to the hunt for Wilder’s team.

Previously In
The Wire, The Family, Boardwalk Empire, Find Me Guilty, Tulsa King, Power, Ray Donovan, Rosewood

Michael Potts

as James Sealey

About the Character
The head of the robbery-homicide division, Sealey is nearing retirement and grooming Stiles to be his replacement — until he watches him spiral over his fixation with Wilder.

Previously In
True Detective, The Wire, Law & Order, Highest 2 Lowest, The First Lady, East New York, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

A man in business attire and a woman wrapped in a blanket sit closely on a sofa in a modern living room, having a serious conversation. On the coffee table are drinks, books, and a phone; the room is bright with natural light.

Jeff Pierre (left)

as Malik Jacobs

About the Character
Malik Jacobs is the newly minted assistant chief district attorney, and Stiles’s old rival for Candace’s heart. Her family always thought he was more suited for her, and now he’ll have a chance to prove it.

Previously In
Mercy, Walker, The Affair, Beyond, Shameless, War Dogs, The Rookie

Jay Reeves 

as Jamel Brinkley

About the Character
Brinkley is a new LAPD recruit who knows Stiles’s career like the back of his hand.

Previously In
The Tax Collector, Safety, All American

Siua Ikale’o

as Ika Manakani

About the Character
Manakani was Stiles’s partner when they both ran with the narcotics divison; now he’s a valuable source and a great cop in his own right.

Previously In
Chief of War, NCIS: Hawai’i

The Outlaws

Woman in a light coat sitting in the back seat of a car, talking on her phone, with a city street seen through the window. The interior is dimly lit, suggesting a serious or contemplative mood.

Sophina Brown

as Charlie

About the Character
Charlie has her hooks in the Wilder family; she’s Ebony’s half sister and Coltrane’s crime broker. As the one who brought the pair together, she’s the power behind the scenes making sure her sister is well cared for.

“Charlie is no-nonsense,” Brown told Netflix. “She handles her business first and foremost, but also she’s very much about family. There’s some biological family to her and there’s other family that she’s had to make and surround her herself with.”

Charlie is a character that’s close to Kemp’s heart. “I often talk about the burden of having a masculine set of responsibilities with a feminine temperament,” she said. “Charlie has to be responsible for her whole criminal organization and she feels responsible for her sister’s well-being.”

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Because I Said So, Numb3rs, Shark, Bosch: Legacy, Kindred, Twenties, Zoo

Two men stand facing each other in conversation outdoors, next to a metal fence and concrete curb, with a large building sign in the background reading “PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED DAMAGED” in bold letters.

Tre Hale

as Darren “Stro” Stroman (right)

About the Character
Stroman is a loyal member of Wilder’s team, a devoted father who’s exactly who you want by your side in a pinch.

Previously In
Love and Monsters, All American, Platonic

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Four men in a small, dimly lit room, three standing and one sitting at a table raising his hand; shelves and lockers in the background indicate a storage or meeting space.

Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park

as Chris Choi (right)

About the Character
Choi is the crew’s getaway driver, a born-and-raised Angeleno who knows the streets as well as he knows his way around a fight.

Previously In
Power, Raya and the Last Dragon, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Quiz Lady

Follow Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park

Four men in a small, dimly lit room, three standing and one sitting at a table raising his hand; shelves and lockers in the background indicate a storage or meeting space.

Quincy Isaiah

as Gideon “Deon” Davis (center)

About the Character
Davis is a former gangbanger and military munitions expert whose eye for explosives makes him an indispensable part of the team — even if his gambling addiction comes with considerable risk.

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Winning Time, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Grassland

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Khalilah Joi

as Ella Wilder

About the Character
Ella is Coltrane’s estranged sister, a recovering alcoholic who sees right through her brother’s newly created facade.

Previously In
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