Best friends LC and Roland are two young ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Ezekial Canon.
Acting
Isaiah Washington's slow-burn descent from earnest to monstrous.
Direction
Russ Parr knows this world intimately—every side-eye feels lived-in.
Writing
Dialogue that preaches while secretly exposing everyone's sins.
Director
Russ Parr
Isaiah Washington
L.C.
Elise Neal
Sister Roberts
Lamman Rucker
Roland
Robinne Lee
Shirley
Malinda Williams
Casandra
Bill Cobbs
Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Keith David
Brother Wilks
Louis Gossett Jr.
Bishop Redford
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Deaconess Carter
Clifton Powell
Deacon Roberts
D'Kia Anderson
Nish's Friend
Mike Jerome Putnam
Police Officer #1 Arresting Officer
Rick Chambers
News Anchor
Edward Edwards
Doctor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during a wave of 'Black church scandal' films, this predates real-world megachurch falls by nearly a decade. Parr was pulling from something in the water.
The title itself is a power move—'undershepherd' implies subordination to Christ, but LC spends the film treating it as a stepping stone to becoming the real shepherd. The language betrays him.
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