Miss Virginia stars Emmy® winner Uzo Aduba as a struggling single mother who is losing her fifteen-year-old son to the rough streets of Washington, DC. Unwilling to see him drop out and deal drugs, she places him in a private school. But when she can’t afford tuition, she launches a movement to change the system and fights to create a scholarship program for her at-risk son and children like him. Matthew Modine plays Congressman Clifford Williams, a politician who becomes Virginia’s unlikely ally in her fight for the district’s poorest children. Niles Fitch plays Virginia’s gifted but troubled son.

Matthew Modine is an Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee for his outstanding work in the miniseries And the Band Played On. He rose to prominence through his role as US Marine Corp Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. His other film roles include the title character in Alan Parker’s Birdy, the high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, Drake Goodman in Pacific Heights and Dr. Ralph Wyman in Short Cuts. On television, Modine portrayed Dr. Martin Brenner in Stranger Things, the oversexed Sullivan Groff on Weeds and Ivan Turing in Proof.

Niles Fitch is best known for his role as young Randall in the hit series This is Us. He made his television debut with a guest appearance in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, followed by a recurring role in Season 7 of Army Wives. His film credits include St. Vincent and Roman J. Israel Esq.