Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jurnee Smollett-BellEve Batiste | Eve Batiste |
 Meagan GoodCisely Batiste | Cisely Batiste |
 Samuel L. JacksonLouis Batiste | Louis Batiste |
 Lynn WhitfieldRoz Batiste | Roz Batiste |
 Debbi MorganMozelle Batiste Delacroix | Mozelle Batiste Delacroix |
 Jake SmollettPoe Batiste | Poe Batiste |
 Ethel AylerGran Mère | Gran Mère |
 Diahann CarrollElzora | Elzora |
 Vondie Curtis-HallJulian Grayraven | Julian Grayraven |
 Roger Guenveur SmithLenny Mereaux | Lenny Mereaux |
 Lisa Nicole CarsonMatty Mereaux | Matty Mereaux |
 Branford MarsalisHarry | Harry |
| AAfonda ColbertHenrietta | Henrietta |
| LLola DalferesLynette | Lynette |
 Marcus Lyle BrownHosea | Hosea |
| AAlverta Perkins DuniganPaige | Paige |
 Ron FlaggeVendor | Vendor |
| SSharon K. LondonHilary | Hilary |
 Carol SuttonMadame Renard | Madame Renard |
 Victoria RowellStevie Hobbs | Stevie Hobbs |
| OOneal A. IsaacBus Driver | Bus Driver |
| JJulian DalcourBartender | Bartender |
 Leonard L. ThomasMaynard | Maynard |
 Allen ToussaintProprietor | Proprietor |
| BBillie NealGhost of Original Eve | Ghost of Original Eve |
 Tamara TunieNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |