The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 14, 2022
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A fascinating story that could stand to delve a touch deeper but tells what it needs to. The entire cast, aside from Byrne, are outstanding.
| genre | Drama | History |
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| synopsis | An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s. |
| lead actors | Rose Byrne | Renée Elise Goldsberry | Oprah Winfrey | Ninja N. Devoe | Lisa Arrindell | Earl Poitier | L. Warren Young | Patrick R. Walker | Jane Rumbaua | Sylvia Grace Crim | Tian Richards | Kate Bond | Jazzy Ellis | Jock McKissic | Kyanna Simone Simpson | Tinashe Kajese | Kayla Anderson | Karen Wheeling Reynolds | Todd Lee | Jordan Eli Arellano | Mary Shaw | Tatom Pender | Christopher Robert Escobar | Clint Edwards | De'Marco Arrington | Jaylon Gordon | Tashaun Stanfill-Perry | Matthew Bernard | Sage Mayer | Elizabeth Hackler | David Shae | Jaedon Godley | Tyvonna Jones | Raphael Dante' Carr Jr. | Miguel Angel Marrero | Courtney B. Vance | Reed Birney | Alpha Trivette | Terrence V. Walker | Sean Freeland | Reg E. Cathey | Gabriel Ebert |
| director | George C. Wolfe |