Which Ride or Die actor played Poppy Parnell in Truth Be Told?

Octavia Spencer played Poppy Parnell in Truth Be Told.

Poppy is the central character in Apple TV+'s crime drama, an Oakland investigative journalist who hosts a successful true-crime podcast. The series begins when she reopens the murder case that made her famous after new evidence raises doubts about Warren Cave's conviction.

Truth Be Told premiered in 2019 and ran for three seasons, ending in 2023. Spencer also served as an executive producer, making the role especially closely associated with her. The character's name is sometimes shortened to Poppy Scoville or expanded to Poppy Scoville-Parnell as the series reveals more about her family history.

A common mix-up is confusing the show's fictional podcaster with real-life true-crime hosts who inspired parts of the genre. The other listed options are actors from other projects, but none played Poppy Parnell.