Ron Cephas Jones plays Octavia Spencers(Poppy)father, although he is 13 years her senior.
Although originally advertised as a Limited Series the show has been picked up for a second season.
Except for stock footage this series was not filmed in Oakland or San Francisco but in Los Angeles.
Both actors playing Warren Cave (Aaron Paul & Hunter Doohan) have acted in projects where Bryan Cranston is either a literal or figurative father figure. Aaron in Breaking Bad (figurative) and Hunter in Your Honor (literal)
Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul previously worked together in the film Smashed (2012).