Steven Williams as Russell A. "Linc" Lincoln, the owner of Linc's Bar & Grill. Pam Grier as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop; Joe Inscoe as Harlan Hubbard IV, Chief of Staff for the Republican Senator from Mississippi; Daphne Maxwell Reid as Eartha, a prostitute. The series aired on Showtime for two seasons from August 1998 to February 2000. It was briefly syndicated on Showtime's sister network BET.