<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.hbo.com/the-night-of/ </Td> </Tr> <P> The Night Of is an American eight - part crime drama television miniseries based on Criminal Justice, a 2008--09 British television series . The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian and directed by Zaillian and James Marsh . Broadcast on HBO, The Night Of premiered on July 10, 2016 to critical acclaim . The first episode premiered on June 24, 2016, via HBO on - demand . </P> <Ul> <Li> John Turturro as John Stone, a lawyer who represents Nasir Khan </Li> <Li> Riz Ahmed as Nasir "Naz" Khan, a Pakistani American college student accused of murdering a girl on the Upper West Side of New York City </Li> <Li> Michael K. Williams as Freddy Knight, an influential prisoner at Rikers Island </Li> <Li> Bill Camp as Dennis Box, a detective working on Nasir's case </Li> <Li> Jeannie Berlin as Helen Weiss, a district attorney working on Nasir's case </Li> <Li> Peyman Moaadi as Salim Khan, Nasir's father </Li> <Li> Poorna Jagannathan as Safar Khan, Nasir's mother </Li> <Li> Glenne Headly as Alison Crowe, a lawyer who represents Nasir Khan </Li> <Li> Amara Karan as Chandra Kapoor, Alison's employee </Li> <Li> Ashley Thomas as Calvin Hart, a prisoner at Rikers Island </Li> <Li> Paul Sparks as Don Taylor, Andrea's stepfather </Li> <Li> Sofia Black - D'Elia as Andrea Cornish, the victim </Li> <Li> Afton Williamson as Wiggins, a police officer working at the 21st precinct </Li> <Li> Ben Shenkman as Klein, a sergeant working at 21st precinct </Li> <Li> Chip Zien as Katz, a pathologist </Li> <Li> Paulo Costanzo as Ray Halle, a CPA </Li> <Li> Ned Eisenberg as Lawrence Felder, a judge </Li> <Li> Sticky Fingaz as a prisoner at Rikers Island </Li> <Li> Glenn Fleshler as Judge Roth </Li> <Li> Mohammad Bakri as Tariq, a taxi driver and Salim's colleague </Li> <Li> Nabil Elouahabi as Yusuf, a taxi driver and Salim's colleague </Li> </Ul> <Li> John Turturro as John Stone, a lawyer who represents Nasir Khan </Li>

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