| Pro | Riley | Wilson | A news reporter. Protagonist. AKA: Leroya Wilson. |
| | Justin | Dwyer | A 14-year-old boy who was shot by a Philadelphia police officer. |
| 1 | Jenny | Murphy | Riley's best friend. AKA: Jen. |
| | Candace | Dyson | The first black weeknight anchor at Kyx. |
| | Cookie | | Jenny's mother-in-law. |
| | Gigi | Wilson | Riley's grandmother. |
| | Cole | Bryant | Jenny and Riley's former classmate. |
| | Kevin | Murphy | Jenny's husband. |
| | Louise | | Jenny's mother. |
| | Kayvon | Freeman | A detective. Kevin's colleague. |
| | Scotty | | Riley's boss. The news director. |
| 2 | Matt | Murphy | Kevin's brother. |
| | Fred | | Kevin and Jenny's dog. |
| | Travis | Cameron | The police officer who shot the kid. |
| | Ramirez | | Kevin's former partner. |
| | Felicia | | Ramirez's wife. |
| | Rick | | A robber. |
| 3 | Maureen | Wyatt | Jenny's cleaner. |
| | Mrs. | Jackowski | Jenny's neighbor. |
| | Ms. | Landis | Jenny's former neighbor. |
| | Gabrielle | | Riley's close friend. AKA: Gaby. |
| | Shaun | Wilson | Riley's brother. |
| | Sandra | Wilson | Riley's mother. |
| | Ms. | Nettle | Shaun's neighbor. |
| | Staci | | Shaun's girlfriend. |
| | Tamara | Dwyer | Tamara's mother. |
| | Derek | | Shaun's friend. |
| | Deja | | Justin's cousin. |
| | Wes | | Tamara's brother. Deja's father. |
| | Quinn | Taylor | A news reporter. |
| 4 | Julio | Sanchez | One of Matt's lawyers. |
| | Sabrina | Cowell | The District attorney. |
| | Brice | Hughes | Kevin's lawyer. |
| | Annabel | Myers | Matt's wife. AKA: Annie. |
| | Archie | | Matt and Annie's son. |
| 5 | Ryan | DiNucci | The 7th grade boy who left a note in Riley's locker. |
| | Mabel | | Gigi's aunt. |
| | Jimmy | | Mabel's son. Gigi's cousin. |
| | Roger | Wilcox | Father of Jimmy's girlfriend. |
| | Donny | | Mabel's husband. |
| | Mrs. | Trager | A professor at Philly public school district. |
| | Rashanda | Montgomery | Mother of the mentally ill girl who was shot by the police. |
| | Darrell | | Tamara's husband. |
| 6 | Dr. | Washington | Kevin's psychiatrist. |
| | Father | Mike | The priest who christened Kevin. |
| | Rita | | Jenny's nurse. |
| | Maddy | | The baby. |
| | Dr. | Wu | Jenny's doctor. |
| 7 | Malil | | One of Justin's cousins. |
| | Bart | | A cameraman. |
| | Amina | | The DA's chief of staff. |
| 8 | Charlie | | Jen's son. |
| | Leroy | | Riley's grandfather. Gigi's husband. |
| | Bobby | | Mrs. J's grandson. |
| 9 | Tiffany | | The clerk. |
| | Willie | | The man that Riley met. |
| | Rod | | Riley's uncle. |
| | Dr. | Lexington | Riley's doctor. |
| 11 | Kate | | Gaby's co-worker. |
| | Lakeisha | | Gaby's other co-worker |
| | Pete | | Riley's cop friend. |
| | Alex | | Riley's co-reporter at Joplin. |
| | Nathan | Green | The black man who created the reciper for Jack Daniels. |
| | Steve | | Corey's father. |
| | Catharine | | Corey's mother. |
| 12 | Judy | | The girl who calls Riley. |
| | Dr. | Atunde | The Ob-gyn resident on duty. |
| | Chase | | Jenny's baby. |
| 13 | Sid | | The janitor. |
| | Jerome | Gardner | The Dwyer's new spokesperson. |
| 14 | Eva | | Jen's fave NICU nurse. |
