Showing 31 - 45 of 127 articles tagged "Oprah Winfrey Network"

• Posted Wednesday 3/10/21 at 5:55AM EST

  How Delilah changed course due to George Floyd's killing

  Originally, creator Craig Wright's pitch was for a show about “a story about police and the death of a young...

• Posted Saturday 3/06/21 at 3:49AM EST

  This Is Us and Queen Sugar tell a tale of two different pandemics, showing the racial disparities of COVID-19

  On This Is Us, creator Dan Fogelman has incorporated the pandemic in a way that feels forced.

• Posted Wednesday 2/17/21 at 4:30AM EST

  Ava DuVernay felt a responsibility to make Queen Sugar Season 5 "a time capsule of this time for Black Americans"

  DuVernay had six of 14 episodes to go when the coronavirus shutdown happened last year.

• Posted Monday 2/08/21 at 6:30PM EST

  OWN host Laura Berman's 16-year-old son dies after a drug overdose

  The sex educator, researcher, therapist and host of OWN's In the Bedroom announced the news on Instagram.

• Posted Saturday 1/30/21 at 4:20AM EST

  Appreciating Cicely Tyson: "No Black woman had ever performed this reliably with this much elegance and surety"

  "Tyson had a remarkable physical presence, someone sculpted as much as born," says Wesley Morris, in remembering the trailblazing actress...

• Posted Thursday 1/14/21 at 1:52PM EST

  OWN gives an early Season 6 renewal to Queen Sugar

  The Ava DuVernay drama's sixth season pickup comes ahead of its Season 5 premiere on Feb.

• Posted Tuesday 1/12/21 at 2:18PM EST

  Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots to end with Season 8

  The OWN soap opera, which was the cable network's first scripted original series, will end with the currently airing eighth...

• Posted Tuesday 12/22/20 at 1:24PM EST

  Discovery now owns a 95% stake in OWN after Oprah Winfrey opted for a $35 million-plus stake in Discovery

  Discovery's share in the Oprah Winfrey Network has gone from 73% to 95%, according to The Hollywood Reporter, after Winfrey...

• Posted Tuesday 12/08/20 at 1:31PM EST

  David Makes Man adds Tony Plana and Brittany S. Hall

  They're among 10 actors joining the OWN series in recurring roles in Season 2.

• Posted Thursday 12/03/20 at 2:18PM EST

  OWN acquires WGN America's Underground

  The two-season 2016-2017 critically acclaimed historical drama created by Lovecraft Country's Misha Green and Joe Pokaski debuts on OWN on...

• Posted Tuesday 11/10/20 at 6:36PM EST

  OWN announces three new Christmas movies starring Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry and more

  The cable network has announced three holiday movies one year after making its first foray into holiday films.

• Posted Monday 10/26/20 at 1:08PM EDT

  OWN renews Ava DuVernay's Cherish the Day for Season 2

  The renewal follows strong ratings for the first season of the drama series chronicling the stirring relationship of one couple,...

• Posted Tuesday 9/29/20 at 9:41AM EDT

  OWN unveils its election-themed first-ever animated series

  Watch the trailer for Sincerely, Camille, a six-part series offering social commentary that is relevant to this upcoming election.

• Posted Tuesday 9/22/20 at 10:23PM EDT

  OWN developing winery-set The Kings of Napa

  Claws showrunner Janine Sherman is behind the drama series about an aspirational African-American family, who've found success with their gorgeous...

• Posted Tuesday 9/22/20 at 1:21PM EDT

  Oprah Winfrey is hosting an OWN town hall to encourage Black women to vote

  OWN Your Vote: Our Lives Depend On It will take place on Thursday at 8 p.