| 1 | | | Jojo |
| | Michaela | | Jojo's sister. aka: Kayla. |
| | Leonie | | Jojo and Kayla's mother. aka: Loni; Ony. |
| | Big Joseph | | Michael's father. |
| | Michael | | Leonie's husband. |
| | Stag | | Pop's older brother. |
| | Jojo | | Michael and Leonie's son. |
| | Casper | | Neighborhood dog. |
| | Richard | | The youngest inmate in Parchman. aka: Richie. |
| 2 | | | Leonie |
| | Gloria | | Owner of a country bar. |
| | Misty | | Leonie's friend. |
| | Given | Blaise Stone | Leonie's brother. |
| | River | Red | Leonie's father. aka: Pop; Riv. |
| | Bishop | | Misty's boyfriend. |
| | Marie-Therese |
| A midwife. |
| | Rosalie | | One of Leonie's aunts. |
| | Vangie | | One of Leonie's aunts. |
| | Maggie | Ladner | Michael's mother. |
| 3 | | | Jojo |
| | Philomene | | River's wife. aka: Mam; Phillie. |
| | Kinnie | Wagner | Inmate in Parchman. Caretaker of the prison dogs. |
| | Hogjaw | | Inmate in Parchman. |
| | Fred | | Carlotta's husband. |
| 4 | | | Leonie |
| | Carlotta | | Misty's friend. |
| | Sonny | | Misty's ex-boyfriend. |
| 5 | | | Jojo |
| | Bubby Bubbles |
| Misty's fish. |
| | Al | | Michael's lawyer. |
| | Axe | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| | Red | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| | Shank | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| | Moon | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| 8 | | | Jojo |
| | Rhett | | Jojo's cousin. |
| 10 | | | Leonie |
| | Skeetah | | Leonie's neighbor. |
| | Eschelle | | Skeetah's sibling. |
| 11 | | | Jojo |
| | Caleb | | Jojo's acquaintance. |
| 13 | | | Jojo |
| | Blue | | Gunman. |
