Season two of Homecoming, which will be released May 22, marks her first leading role in a streaming series.
Stephan James plays Walter Cruz in “Homecoming” (Photo courtesy of Amazon)
Her co-star Stephan James, who starred in Barry Jenkins‘ acclaimed drama film If Beale Street Could Talk, reprises his role in Homecoming as military veteran Walter Cruz.
After working alongside Roberts, he says the new season has a different feel but that Monae picked up the mantle seamlessly.
Homecoming is co-produced by Amazon Studios and UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, and executive produced in part by Roberts through her production company Red Om Films.
Watch an exclusive interview with Janelle Monae and Stephan James about Homecoming, coping with the pandemic, and the loss of rock n’ roll pioneer Little Richard.
