The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Plot Summary

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

Top Cast

Andra Day Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund Harry Anslinger

Leslie Jordan Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Lawrence Miss Freddy