Waithe begins by introducing the ensemble’s disparate story lines. There’s the career-driven twentysomething who returns from the north side to his home turf to find everything amiss, the lazy stoner who shirks adult responsibilities, the middle-school student who auditions for the school’s musical just to impress a girl. All of them are contentedly following their routines. Brandon (Jason Mitchell), the aforementioned workaholic, is an aspiring chef angling for a promotion at a north-side seafood joint. The highlight of his day is finding a baby shark inside the digestive system of a fish.
