Zachary Quinto as Harry Apostolou, Hector's cousin, a rare-auto dealer and the deliverer of the titular slap.Thomas Sadoski as Gary Weschler, father of Hugo, the slappee.Melissa George as Rosie Weschler, mother of Hugo, the slappee.Dylan Schombing as Hugo Weschler, the receiver of the titular slap.Uma Thurman as Anouk Latham, Hector's childhood friend and a television executive producer.

Khalid Alzouma as Adam Apostolou, older brother of Melissa.Ashley Aufderheide as Melissa Apostolou, daughter of Hector and Aisha.Thandie Newton as Aisha Apostolou, Hector's wife and a clinic director.Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Apostolou, a 40-year-old assistant deputy commissioner.Each episode tells the story from the perspective of a different character. Though Rosie's diagnosis is later undermined when Hugo mentions how much he misses seeing Harry, the case slowly makes its way to court. Hugo's mother, Rosie, insists on criminal charges, claiming that Harry's slap has caused Hugo PTSD. The miniseries revolves around the aftermath of a birthday party for a middle-aged city employee where Harry Apostolou slaps someone else's misbehaving child, Hugo, after he attempts to hit another child with a bat and kicks Harry in the leg. Jon Robin Baitz wrote the teleplay and Lisa Cholodenko directed the pilot episode. Each episode tells the events of the aftermath of a birthday party from the perspective of a different character.

It is an adaptation of the Australian series of the same name, which was based on Christos Tsiolkas' 2008 novel of the same name. The Slap is an American drama television miniseries, which aired on NBC from February 12 to April 2, 2015.

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