Denzel Washington, who has won two Academy Awards in his career for Glory and Training Day, takes on the role of Frank Lucas.

Denzel Washington earned widespread acclaim for his colorful supporting performance in director Ridley Scott's Gladiator II.

Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, now a feature film, is based on a notorious Florida reform school where boys were beaten and sexually abused. Originally broadcast July 16, 2019.