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Thomas Schlamme is currently directing Netflix’s upcoming limited series A Man in Full and recently directed the finale of FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven. Other recent credits include The Plot Against America for HBO and A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote for HBO Max, the latter of which earned him the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award and two Emmy® Award nominations. Through his company, Shoe Money Productions, he’s executive produced series such as Manhattan, Pan Am and currently Snowfall for FX, created by the late John Singleton. He has won nine Emmy Awards, four DGA Awards and two Peabody Awards.&nbsp;He served two terms as the president of DGA from 2017 to 2021.&nbsp;

Damson Idris plays “Franklin Saint,” a young street entrepreneur on a quest for&nbsp;power. He was born and raised on the streets of South Central but educated in an upper&nbsp;class neighborhood in the Valley. Over the course of five seasons Franklin worked hard to grow his empire and to raise his station in life through whatever means necessary. In this sixth and final season he’ll fight to hold on to what he’s built, and if necessary, burn the rest to the ground.

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Carter Hudson plays “Teddy McDonald,” a CIA operative who set up and runs an off-the-books assignment in Los Angeles to help fund the fight against communism in South America by selling cocaine in the states. After being removed from his official position with the CIA Teddy is now working as a contractor, desperate to get back inside the walls at Langley and win the war upon which he’s staked his entire future.

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Sergio Peris-Mencheta plays “Gustavo ‘El Oso’ Zapata,” a Mexican wrestler&nbsp;turned enforcer in search of his American dream. An outsider since birth, he has struggled his whole life to find somewhere to belong. He now finds himself an invaluable asset to the CIA’s covert operation, finding new routes to bring cocaine into the United States and helping handle distribution. In season six Gustavo’s focus will shift solely to his family’s safety, and looking for a way out for all of them.

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Michael Hyatt plays “Cissy Saint,” Franklin's mother. Pragmatic and hard working, Cissy primarily raised Franklin on her own. Her love for her son has been unwavering, even as his choices have conflicted with her own values. Cissy continues to search for the truth about her husband’s disappearance, even willing to work with the KGB if it means getting answers and outing the CIA for the damage they’ve wrought on her community.

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Amin Joseph plays “Jerome Saint,” Cissy's brother and Franklin's uncle. Initially hesitant to get into the rock game, Louie needed Jerome more than ever as she made moves to compete with Franklin’s operation, and Jerome has found himself more and more entrenched in this very dangerous game. In season six, Jerome is faced with the unthinkable as he goes to war with his own blood.

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Angela Lewis plays Franklin's “Aunt Louie,” who had long been Franklin’s right hand helping him run his operation. Louie has a strong business mind of her own, and when the opportunity presented itself to fully break from Franklin’s operation and put herself in control of her future, Louie wasn’t afraid to push forward.

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Isaiah John plays “Leon Simmons,” Franklin’s life-long friend, he’s been there through it all.&nbsp;After a tragic shooting altered his path, Leon began searching for purpose and answers. Growing weary of the the state of his community and the business he’s part of, in season six, Leon will try to help stop the devastation happening in his community while also exploring his African roots with Wanda.

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Devyn Tyler plays “Veronique” in FX’s&nbsp;Snowfall. A lawyer helping to expand Franklin’s real estate investments which, in season six, are hanging by a thread. She’s smart and ambitious, her drive doesn’t define her even as she works to escape her own checkered past. Veronique and Franklin have big dreams for their future, including the future of the child that they’re expecting together, which has Veronique planning to thrive at all costs.

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Gail Bean plays “Wanda Bell,” a former member of Franklin’s crew who went toe-to-toe battling addiction, having her life seemingly destroyed by crack cocaine and surviving on the tough streets of South L.A. Wanda’s worked hard to rebuild her life, and in season six, she’s not about to let that go. With Leon at her side, Wanda will continue to change what she can, and leave behind what she can not.

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Alejandro Edda plays “Ruben,” and joined the cast last season. Ruben is a Cuban national with Russian heritage, working for the KGB and living in Los Angeles. He is using Cissy and Franklin to try and expose Teddy’s operation and weaken America in the eyes of the world.

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Schlamme has won a total of nine Emmy Awards®, three Directors Guild of America Awards and two Peabody Awards.

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