Truth Be Told Unto the Sweet Bird's Throat (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Truth Be Told

Unto the Sweet Bird's Throat (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poppy focuses her next podcast on the neglected issue of missing Black girls in Oakland as she tries to locate a friend's teen daughter.

Showrunner

Maisha Closson

Director

Mikkel Nørgaard

Writers

Maisha Closson (written by) | Nichelle D. Tramble (developed by) (as Nichelle Tramble Spellman) | Kathleen Barber (based on the book 'Are You Sleeping' by) | Darla Lansu (story editor) (as Darla Lansu Campbell)

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 20, 2023

Release date

Jan 20, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 5 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
38 cast members

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Mekhi Phifer Markus Killebrew Markus Killebrew See fewer	ER (1994)
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Merle Dandridge Zarina Killebrew Zarina Killebrew See fewer	Half-Life 2 (2004)
Katherine LaNasa Noa Havilland Noa Havilland See fewer	The Campaign (2012)
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Tami Roman Lillian Scoville Lillian Scoville See fewer	Truth Be Told (2019)
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Ricardo Chavira Vince Vince See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
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Kelly Hawthorne Rachel McKegney Rachel McKegney See fewer	Thor (2011)
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