O’Dessa features a strong cast to tell its creative, multi-genre story. The Hulu movie has a post-apocalyptic setting as it follows the тιтular character, O’Dessa. She is a farm girl whose quest for a family heirloom takes her to a city where she falls in love, only to find herself having to fight to save her beloved. In addition to being a post-apocalyptic drama, O’Dessa is a rock opera with original music written by Geremy Jasper and Jason Binnick. Jasper is also the movie’s director and writer.

Reviews for O’Dessa have come out following the movie’s debut at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival. While reviews for O’Dessa are mixed, one strength consistently highlighted by most critics is the movie’s cast, which features actors whose well-known movies and television series include Stranger Things, The Last of Us, and the Scary Movie franchise. There are several familiar faces in the supporting cast as well, who help bring the ambitious story to life.

Sadie Sink

Date of Birth: April 16, 2002

• Active since 2013

Actor: Sadie Sink was born in Brenham, Texas. Her first significant role was as Lana in a season 1 episode of FX’s critically acclaimed spy drama series The Americans. Over the next few years, she appeared in episodes of the CBS police procedural Blue Bloods and the Netflix comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Sink’s breakout role was playing Max Mayfield in season 2 of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, and she is still a main cast member in Stranger Things season 5. She has also starred alongside Brendan Fraser in The Whale and in multiple Fear Street sequels.

Character: Sink plays the eponymous protagonist in O’Dessa. Along with bringing her acting experience to the role, Sink also brings her extensive musical talent, as the part requires her to perform the many original songs written for her character. O’Dessa is a heroic and determined individual, fighting for her family, her true love, and in the hopes of creating a better society.

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Date of Birth: July 23, 1994

• Active since 2013

Actor: Kelvin Harrison Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. After beginning his career with smaller parts in 12 Years a Slave and Ender’s Game, Harrison’s breakout role came as Travis in the 2017 horror movie It Comes at Night. Since then, he has starred in Monsters and Men, Godfather of Harlem, Chevalier, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Elvis. In 2024, Harrison voiced Taka in Mufasa: The Lion King and played Martin Luther King Jr. in season 4 of the anthology series Genius.

Character: In O’Dessa, Harrison plays Euri Dervish. O’Dessa meets Euri when she leaves her farm beind and heads to the city. Euri and O’Dessa fall in love, but it does not take long for Euri to be in danger, which requires O’Dessa to be the one to save him from a perilous fate at the hands of the antagonists.

Regina Hall

Date of Birth: December 12, 1970

• Active since 1997

Actor: Regina Hall was born in Washington, D.C. Hall’s breakout role was as Brenda Meeks in the comedy franchise Scary Movie. She first played the role of Brenda in the original Scary Movie, released in 2000, and reprised the role multiple times, with the most recent being Scary Movie 4. In season 4 of Ally McBeal, Hall made her series debut as the recurring character Corretta Lipp and became a series regular in season 5. Hall played Candace Hall in the Think Like a Man movies and received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Lisa Conroy in Support the Girls.

Character: Hall plays Neon Dion in O’Dessa. She is a crime boss in the city where O’Dessa meets Euri. As such, Neon Dion is one of the antagonists in the post-apocalyptic world that O’Dessa and Euri face and is one of the characters they must overcome if they hope to be together.

Murray Bartlett

Date of Birth: March 20, 1971

• Active since 1987

Actor: Murray Bartlett was born in Sydney, Australia. Barlett gained wider recognition after starring as Armond in The White Lotus season 1, which led to him winning an Emmy Award. His stardom continued to expand after playing Frank in the critically acclaimed “Long, Long Time” episode in The Last of Us season 1. Barlett also starred in the A24 horror movie Opus, the Hulu series Welcome to Chippendales, and has been cast in season 2 of the Nicole Kidman-led show Nine Perfect Strangers.

Character: Bartlett plays Plutonovich in O’Dessa. Plutonovich is a tyrant in this post-apocalyptic world and kidnaps anyone who questions his authoritarian rule. He is a performative character and keeps the mᴀsses occupied by watching him on a variety of reality television shows. However, his power and influence are challenged by O’Dessa, which makes her a target of his villainy.

O’Dessa’s Supporting Cast Of Characters

Mark Boone Jr. as Father Walt: Mark Boone Jr., who plays Father Walt, is widely known for playing Bobby Munson in Sons of Anarchy. Other prominent roles include the corrupt Detective Flᴀss in the Christopher Nolan movie Batman Begins and as Ranzar Malk, an old acquaintance of Din Djarin, in season 1, episode 6 of the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

Pokey LaFarge as Vergil: Pokey LaFarge, who plays Vergil, is primarily known for his music. He and his band appeared in the 2013 movie The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. His television debut was as Hank Snow in the miniseries Sun Records, whose cast also included Chad Michael Murray and Jennifer Holland. LaFarge also appeared in the Tom Holland-led movie The Devil All the Time.