The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Adrien Brody
as Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright
as Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union
as Geneva Wade
Columbus Short
as Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer
as Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui
as Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker
as Howlin' Wolf
Tammy Blanchard
as Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian
as Alan Freed
Norman Reedus
as Chess Engineer
Yasiin Bey
as Chuck Berry
Beyoncé
as Etta James
