If you’re a fan of Walter Dean Myers’ work and his YA novel titled MONSTER, be sure to watch Director Anthony Mandler’s feature film debut as he brings this story to life when MONSTER releases globally on Netflix on May 7, 2021.
The film stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Ehle, Rakim Mayers, Nasir’ Nas’ Jones, Tim Blake Nelson, John David Washington.
MONSTER (L-R): JEFFREY WRIGHT as MR. HARMON, JENNIFER HUDSON as MRS. HARMON. CR: NETFLIX © 2021. 
MONSTER: KEVIN HARRISON JR. as STEVE HARMON. Cr. NETFLIX © 2021 
MONSTER: JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON as RICHARD ‘BOBO’ EVANS. Cr: ANNA KOORIS/NETFLIX © 2021 . 
MONSTER (L-R): KEVIN HARRISON JR. as STEVE HARMON, NASIR ‘NAS’ JONES as RAYMOND ‘SUNSET’ GREEN. Cr. DAVID DEVLIN/NETFLIX © 2021
MONSTER tells the story of Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.), a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.
