De schrijfcarrière van Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison is tot stilstand gekomen omdat zijn werk niet als 'zwart genoeg' wordt beschouwd. Monk, een schrijver en professor Engels, schrijft onder een pseudoniem een satirische roman, met als doel de hypocrisie van de uitgeverswereld bloot te leggen. Het onmiddellijke succes van het boek dwingt hem om dieper verstrikt te raken in zijn veronderstelde identiteit en daagt zijn nauw verankerde wereldbeelden uit.
Nee, helaas is American Fiction nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Percival Everett | Novel |
| Camera | Cristina Dunlap | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ram Bergman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Bowes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rian Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lenny Payan | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Hilda Rasula | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michele Lewis | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Kyra Friedman Curcio | Set Decoration |
| Art | Maddy Young | Art Direction |
| Production | Hannah Offer | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jonathan Guggenheim | Production Design |
| Sound | Laura Karpman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Percival Everett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jennifer Euston | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rudy Mance | Costume Design |
| Sound | Mandell Winter | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Tommy Carroll | Special Effects Technician |
| Sound | Richard Weingart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alexandra Fehrman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Santino Tartaglia | Utility Sound |
| Production | S.J. Allocco | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Wesley Cannon | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Ulee | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Melissa Morris | Casting Associate |
| Directing | Emily Baeza | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Xavier Thompson | "A" Camera Operator |
| Art | Michael A. Myles | Set Dresser |
| Lighting | Daniel Hourihan | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monique Peoples Graham | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Ben LeClair | Producer |
| Production | Jermaine Johnson | Producer |
| Directing | Cord Jefferson | Director |
| Writing | Cord Jefferson | Writer |
| Production | Nikos Karamigios | Producer |
| Production | Cord Jefferson | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Giles Harding | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felicia Leatherwood | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Игорь Яшин | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Matt Yocum | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Taylor Armstrong | Main Title Designer |
| Art | Hashim Strange | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gianna Sparacino | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Sang Kim | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alex Levy | Music Editor |
| Art | Kayla Mitchell | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Ian Yeromenko | Foley Artist |
| Production | Stephen Hartman | Location Manager |
| Sound | Julie Glaze Houlihan | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | John Vincent Mason | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Julia Liu | "B" Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Alec Roy | Gaffer |
| Sound | Mehrnaz Mohabati | ADR Mixer |
| Directing | Frankie Ferrari | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Katherine Castro | "B" Camera Operator |
| Art | Shadya H. Ballug | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Adam Bellao | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Chris Analoro | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Pavel Nivevskiy | Foley Mixer |
| Camera | Claire Folger | Still Photographer |
| Art | Jamie Joseph | Set Dresser |
| Art | Kendall Pestana | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Mattie Hamer | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Production | Brett Duffy | Extras Casting |
| Production | Jill Sacco | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Jill Tufts | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Felix Giuffrida | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Anthony Farenwald | Grip |
| Camera | Walter Argo | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Sydney Sherrell | Assistant Location Manager |
| Camera | Clint Porte | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Zachary Heyman | Grip |
| Camera | Chris Hebert | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Audrey L. Stevens | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Production | Jeff Dionne | Assistant Location Manager |
| Camera | Tony Ventura | Key Grip |
| Production | Ian Davis | Location Assistant |
| Art | Andie Turner | Location Scout |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alana Frutkoff | Set Costumer |
| Production | David Becker | Location Coordinator |
| Art | Diz Dizio | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tyler Kinney | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Lily Raih | Property Master |
| Art | Finley Doyle | Graphic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Conner | Tailor |
| Art | John Burke | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Candace Masterson | Key Costumer |
| Production | Emilie Toth | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corine Shannon | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Augustus Augustus | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Art | Chris Sawtelle | Leadman |
| Art | Jake Swartz | Set Decorating Coordinator |
| Production | Julie Hansen | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Christopher Conkling | Production Accountant |
| Visual Effects | Giles Harding | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Jake Swartz | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Layla Calo-Baird | Set Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joshua Manning | On Set Dresser |
| Crew | William O'Brien | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Jasper Affonso | Visual Effects Editor |
| Camera | Jovan Tanasijevic | Drone Pilot |
| Visual Effects | Kapil More | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Louisa Hager | Thanks |
| Crew | Ryan P. Sheehan | Transportation Captain |
| Editing | Charmaine Cavan | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Dan Watson | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Xavier Thompson | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Lisa Lobel | Local Casting |
| Crew | Chuck Giarratano | Executive Visual Effects Producer |
| Directing | Mimi Gillies | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Christian Lainez | Boom Operator |
| Production | Ashley Lambert | ADR Voice Casting |
| Visual Effects | Gokul Mahajan | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Rosalien van der Bom | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Kiran Matta | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Teddy Phu-Thanh-Danh | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Selena Evans-Miller | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Hayley Denny | Thanks |
| Crew | Wilson Clifford Jefferson, Jr. | Thanks |
| Visual Effects | Vadlakonda Satish | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Karla Marie Christensen | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Art | Jill Crawford | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nichelle Young | Hair Department Head |
| Visual Effects | Prasanna Kodapadi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Pranay Lathia | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Production | Bruce Wayne Gillies | Line Producer |
| Crew | Leslie LeClair | Thanks |
| Visual Effects | Ian Fellows | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lighting | Justin Garcia | Gaffer |
| Production | Shayne Hartigan | Extras Casting |
| Crew | Dante Haughton | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Cameron Prata | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Julia Roveto | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Mimi Gillies | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Cutter Ray Palacios | Set Medic |
| Production | Elizabeth Ayoob | Casting Associate |
| Directing | Harry McEnerny | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Greg Arch | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sasha Wright | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Morgan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Jim Otero | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Scott Kamp | Set Production Assistant |
| Camera | Lev Abrahamian | Key Grip |
| Directing | Rachel Rodgers | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Coco Dunaway | Key Costumer |
| Production | Haley Hebert | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Ismah Khan | Set Production Assistant |
| Directing | Catherine Jelski | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Greg Arch | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Haley Vigil | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Galaxy San Juan | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Treven Bedwell | Property Master |
| Sound | Jared Detsikas | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kelly Doran | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Tiffany Wu | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Carlton Hudson | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Michael Crumley | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frederick Sanders | Makeup Artist |
