Scripted series · Apple TV
Truth Be Told
No disappearance is a coincidence.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Octavia Spencer
Poppy Scoville
28 eps
Lizzy Caplan
Lanie Buhrman / Josie Buhrman
8 eps
Mekhi Phifer
Markus Killebrew
28 eps
David Lyons
Billy Aames
20 eps
Kate Hudson
Micah Keith
10 eps
Christopher Backus
Holt Rollins
10 eps
Aaron Paul
Warren Cave
8 eps
Gabrielle Union
Eva Pierre
10 eps
Ron Cephas Jones
Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
28 eps
Merle Dandridge
Zarina Killebrew
20 eps
Katherine LaNasa
Noa Havilland
19 eps
Alona Tal
Ivy Abbott
10 eps
Mychala Lee
Trini Killebrew
20 eps
Tracie Thoms
Desiree Scoville
28 eps
Haneefah Wood
Cydie Scoville
28 eps
Elizabeth Perkins
Melanie Cave
8 eps
Tami Roman
Lillian Scoville
25 eps
Andre Royo
Demetrius Rouche
10 eps
Michael Beach
Ingram Rhoades
18 eps
Hunter Doohan
Teenage Warren
8 eps
Anthony Lee Medina
Ramon Tomas
4 eps
Hale Appleman
Lachlan Bray
4 eps
Irene Choi
Blaine
4 eps
Erica Tazel
Charise Spivey
7 eps
Billy Miller
Alex Dunn
10 eps
Laura Allen
Alana Cave
5 eps
Rico E. Anderson
Herbie
18 eps
Ayaamii Sledge
Young Poppy
4 eps
Presley Parker Chasson
Young Micah
4 eps
Cate Cohen
Susan Laura
9 eps
Michael Muhney
Martin Haywood
4 eps
Julie Craig
Shae
9 eps
Donald Dash
Aubrey Siddons
9 eps
Deborah Ayorinde
Rose Gil
6 eps
Michael Franklin
Young Shreve
5 eps
Brett Lapeyrouse
Drew Turney
5 eps
Tim DeZarn
Kuvney
4 eps
Ana Ayora
Alicia
4 eps
Peter Gallagher
Andrew Finney
5 eps
Xander Berkeley
Lee Hackman
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Truth Be Told actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Truth Be Told reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 28 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20198 episodes
6.4IMDbNew evidence compels podcaster Poppy Parnell to reopen the murder case that made her a media sensation.
Best episode · S01E03 Even Salt Looks Like Sugar
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202110 episodes
4.5IMDbInvestigative reporter turned true crime podcaster Poppy Parnell dives into a new case that deeply involves her childhood friend, media mogul Micah Keith. As developments unfold, their lifelong friendship is put to the ultimate test.
Best episode · S02E09 Brick by Brick It Also Falls
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202310 episodes
4.5IMDbPoppy, frustrated by the lack of media attention for several young missing Black girls, teams with an unorthodox principal to keep the victims' names in the public eye while chasing down leads to a suspected sex trafficking ring that may have ensnared them.
Best episode · S03E05 Freedom Is Never Given; It Is Won
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Even Salt Looks Like Sugar
Identifying a new suspect has unintended consequences in Poppy's personal life.
- Directed by Sarah Pia Anderson
- Written by Chitra Elizabeth Sampath
S01E07
Live Thru This
Poppy zeroes in on her new suspect, and Warren makes a fateful decision.
- Directed by Loni Peristere
- Written by Darla Lansu, Alexandra Salerno
S01E04
No Cross, No Crown
Poppy and Markus trace their prime suspect's movements on the night of the murder.
- Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard
- Written by Davita Scarlett
S01E05
Graveyard Love
Poppy continues building her new case, while Warren faces repercussions for his actions.
- Directed by Tucker Gates
- Written by Matt Johnson
S01E02
Black People in the Neighborhood
Markus drops a bombshell about a potential suspect's motive. Warren gets a visitor.
- Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez
- Written by Nichelle D. Tramble
S01E01
Monster
While reviewing an old case, Poppy comes face-to-face with the man she put away.
- Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
A Kiss Not Mine Alone
S03E09
Only Little Secrets
- Directed by Millicent Shelton
- Written by Michael Kastelein
S03E08
Darkness Declares the Glory of Light
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Janelle Malak, Rebecca Dameron
S03E07
The Luxury in Self-Reproach
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Madeleine Pron, Jamie Rosengard
S03E06
From My Hand the Poisoned Apple
- Directed by Alrick Riley
- Written by Lisa Michelle Payton
S03E05
Freedom Is Never Given; It Is Won
- Directed by Alrick Riley
- Written by Darla Lansu, Henry 'Hank' Jones
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Nichelle D. Tramble
Showrunner
Octavia Spencer
Executive producer
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Kristen Campo
Executive producer
Mikkel Nørgaard
Executive producer
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Brian Clisham
Executive producer
Peter Chernin
Executive producer
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Maisha Closson
Executive producer
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Lauren Neustadter
Executive producer
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Rebecca Dameron
Executive producer
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Jamie Rosengard
Executive producer
Reese Witherspoon
Executive producer
Jenno Topping
Executive producer
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Davita Scarlett
Writer
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Chitra Elizabeth Sampath
Writer
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Madeleine Pron
Writer
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Lisa Michelle Payton
Writer
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Matthew Montoya
Writer
Amanda Segel
Writer
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Jai Tiggett
Writer
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Milla Bell-Hart
Writer
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Janelle Malak
Writer
Matt Johnson
Writer
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Hilly Hicks Jr.
Writer
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Darla Lansu
Writer
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Alexandra Salerno
Writer
Michael Kastelein
Writer
Henry 'Hank' Jones
Writer
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Jeanine Daniels
Writer
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Leonard Dick
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Nichelle D. TrambleExecutive Producer
- Octavia SpencerExecutive Producer
- Lisa Michelle PaytonProducer
- Kristen CampoExecutive Producer
- Juan AlfonsoProducer
- Mikkel NørgaardExecutive Producer
Writing
- Nichelle D. TrambleWriter
- Davita ScarlettWriter
- Chitra Elizabeth SampathWriter
- Madeleine PronWriter
- Lisa Michelle PaytonWriter
- Matthew MontoyaWriter
Direction
- Rosemary RodriguezDirector
- Kat CandlerDirector
- Dawn WilkinsonDirector
- Mikkel NørgaardDirector
- Bille WoodruffDirector
- Alexis OstranderDirector
Cinematography
- Elie SmolkinDirector of Photography
- Doug EmmettDirector of Photography
- Itai NeemanDirector of Photography
- Brendan UegamaDirector of Photography
Music
- John PaesanoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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