Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us), Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Jack Ryan), Yara Shahidi (Grown-ish) and Pose star MJ Rodriguez have joined the star-packed cast of HBO's special Between the World and Me. Actors Kendrick Sampson (Insecure) and Michelle Wilson have also joined the adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, along with Pose writer, director and executive producer Janet Mock, composer Marc Bamuthi Joseph and jazz artist Jason Moran.