Teyonah Parris Cast as Lead in Peacock's Before I Let Go

Teyonah Parris has been cast as the female lead in Before I Let Go, a new series for Peacock, the streaming service owned by NBCUniversal. Deadline reported the casting on 12 November 2026.

Parris will play Yasmen Wade, described as a successful mom and restaurateur. Danielle Brooks has joined the cast as Hendrix Barry, Yasmen's best friend. Brooks is a series regular, which means a main cast member who appears throughout the season. Hendrix is described as a successful entrepreneur, someone who runs their own business.

The show is based on the novel by Kennedy Ryan. Ryan and Malcolm D. Lee created the series for television, and the two of them co-wrote the pilot, the first episode. Lee is also directing.

Attica Locke and Tembi Locke write for the series and serve as showrunners. A showrunner is the writer-producer who oversees the scripts, the cast and the day-to-day making of a show. Universal Global Television and Universal Television are the studios behind it.

Before I Let Go is still listed as an upcoming series. No premiere date or episode count has been announced.

For viewers, the news is a first look at who will carry the story. For the people behind the camera, a casting announcement is an early sign that a production is moving. Writers, directors and crew are usually hired in the months before cameras roll, so the names attached now tell you how far along the project has come.

Brooks and Parris have both been cast in roles that centre on friendship and family life. The show has not yet released any footage or trailers.