Nemesis is an American crime drama television series released on Netflix, co-created by Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole. It premiered on May 14, 2026.[1]
Premise
A police detective and a criminal mastermind play cat-and-mouse in Los Angeles.[2]
Cast
Main
Matthew Law as Isaiah Stiles, an LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division Lieutenant
Y'lan Noel as Coltrane Wilder, a career criminal
Gabrielle Dennis as Dr. Candice Stiles, Isaiah's wife and a therapist
Cleopatra Coleman as Ebony Wilder, Coltrane's wife and accomplice
Sophina Brown as Charlie, Ebony's half-sister
Ariana Guerra as Detective Yvette Cruz, Isaiah's LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division partner
Cedric Joe as Noah Stiles, Isaiah and Candace's teenaged son
Tre Hale as Darren 'Stro' Stroman, a member of Coltrane's crew
Michael Potts as Captain James Sealey, the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Divison Commanding Officer.
Jonnie Park as Chris Choi, the getaway driver of Coltrane's crew
Domenick Lombardozzi as Detective Dave Cerullo, LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division member
Jeff Pierre as Malik Jacobs
Recurring
Shane Johnson as Harvey
Stephanie Sigman as Detective Nicolette 'Nic' Harper, a mole and corrupt officer working in LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division
Quincy Isaiah as Gideon 'Deon' Davis
Jay Reeves as Jamel Brinkley
Moe Irvin as Amos 'Nightmare' Stiles, Isaiah's father
Mike O'Malley as Detective Rick Viggiano, a mole and corrupt officer working in LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Divison
Khalilah Joi as Ella Wilder
Siua Ikale'o as Ika Manakani
Mark Feuerstein as Sam Morrow
Episodes
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
1
"A Long Time Coming"
Mario Van Peebles
Courtney A. Kemp & Tani Marole
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
2
"Breaking Protocol"
Mario Van Peebles
Gabriela Uribe
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
3
"Tête-À-Tête"
Millicent Shelton
Monica Mitchell
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
4
"It Was A Good Day"
Millicent Shelton
Mike Flynn
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
5
"Business. Never Personal."
Rob Hardy
Tani Marole
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
6
"The Die Is Cast"
Rob Hardy
Matt K. Turner
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
7
"Repercussions"
Ruben Garcia
Nkechi
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
8
"Zugzwang"
Ruben Garcia
Courtney A. Kemp
May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14)
Production
The series was co-created by Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole, and was announced by Netflix in March 2025. Kemp is showrunner and executive producer for End of Episode. The series has the first two episodes directed by Mario Van Peebles, who is also an executive producer alongside Marole, Chris Selak and Philipp Barnett.[3]
The cast is led by Matthew Law and Y'lan Noel, and also includes Cleopatra Coleman, Tre Hale, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jonnie Park and Ariana Guerra.[4] The series also has Gabrielle Dennis, Michael Potts in series regular roles, and Shane Johnson, Stephanie Sigman, Quincy Isaiah, Jay Reeves, Moe Irvin, Mike O'Malley, Khalilah Joi and Siua Ikale'o in recurring roles.[5][6] In April, Sophina Brown, Jeff Pierre and Cedric Joe joined the cast in series regular roles.[7] In June 2025, Mark Feuerstein joined the cast in a recurring role.[8]
Release
The series was released on Netflix on May 14, 2026.[1]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes holds a 90% approval rating based on 10 critic reviews.[9]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 72 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]
