Samo Lives

Samo Lives is an upcoming American biographical film written and directed by Julius Onah. The film stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Danny Ramirez, Dane DeHaan, Kathryn Newton, Thomas Kretschmann, Lukas Gage, Chase Sui Wonders, Antony Starr and Jeffrey Wright.

Samo Lives
Directed by	Julius Onah
Written by	Peter Glanz Julius Onah
Produced by	John Baker Eric Ro Rob Feng Charles D. King James Lopez Julius Onah
Starring	Kelvin Harrison Jr. Danny Ramirez Dane DeHaan Kathryn Newton Thomas Kretschmann Lukas Gage Chase Sui Wonders Antony Starr Jeffrey Wright
Cinematography	Todd Martin
Production companies	Fifth Season Macro Film Studios Ossetra Films
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Jean-Michel Basquiat
• Danny Ramirez
• Dane DeHaan
• Kathryn Newton
• Thomas Kretschmann
• Lukas Gage
• Chase Sui Wonders
• Lucy Fry
• Yolonda Ross
• Priah Ferguson
• Philip Johnson Richardson
• Michael Angelo Covino
• Samiya Allen-Graham
• Charlene Amoia
• Antony Starr
• Jeffrey Wright

Production

In January 2022, it was announced that Endeavor Content had developed and financed the biopic film Samo Lives, with Kelvin Harrison Jr. portraying Jean-Michel Basquiat while Julius Onah was writing and directing the project after Harrison Jr. and Onah worked together on the critically acclaimed drama Luce (2019).^[1]

Filming began on September 15, in Jersey City, New Jersey.^[2][3] In October 2025, production had wrapped with 14 more actors having been added to the cast.^[4]