Delilah (American TV series)

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Delilah
Genre Drama
Created by Craig Wright
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Running time40–43 min.
Production companies Harpo Films
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network Oprah Winfrey Network
ReleaseMarch 9 (2021-03-09) –
April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)

Delilah is an American television drama series, created by Craig Wright, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television. The series premiered on OWN on March 9, 2021 [1] [2] ran for eight episodes until April 27, and was canceled in early 2022.

Contents

Premise

The series follows Delilah Connolly (played by Maahra Hill), who left a white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her number one priority, and now began taking cases the big firms ignore, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.Title  [3] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [3] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Everything to Everybody" Cheryl Dunye Craig Wright March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)0.39 [4]
2"Toldja"Cheryl DunyeWayne ConleyMarch 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)0.32 [4]
3"Sometimes Apart" Charles Randolph-Wright Erica Michelle ButlerMarch 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)0.32 [5]
4"Andre" Crystle Roberson Ivy Mariel Pruss & Erica Michelle ButlerMarch 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)0.30 [6]
5"No Good Deed"Ayoka ChenziraNick Kilgore & Jordan Crump-KingApril 6, 2021 (2021-04-06)0.33 [7]
6"Bachata!"Charles Randolph-WrightIvy Mariel Pruss & Devan ReneaApril 13, 2021 (2021-04-13)0.32 [8]
7"Purple Empress"Ayoka ChenziraSteven FulcherApril 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)0.32 [9]
8"The Long Game"Charles Randolph-WrightIvy Mariel Pruss & Devan ReneaApril 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)0.28 [10]

Production

Development

On August 26, 2020, it was announced that OWN had given Delilah a series order and would be produced by the same creative team behind Greenleaf' of Craig Wright, Warner Bros. Television and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films. Charles Randolph-Wright, Craig Wright and Oprah Winfrey will serve as the shows executive producers. [11] Directors for the series include Randolph-Wright, Ayoka Chenzira, Crystle C. Roberson and Cheryl Dunye who will direct the pilot episode. [12]

The series was canceled after one season in early 2022, however it wasn't made public until series star Maahra Hill was cast in the NBC pilot The Irrational in May. [13]

Casting

On August 26, 2020, Maahra Hill was cast in a title role while Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward and Ozioma Akagha were cast as regulars. [11] [14] In January 2021, OWN announced that 14 actors including LaMonica Garrett and Lyriq Bent had joined the series in recurring and regular roles. [12]

Release

On February 3, 2021 OWN released the first trailer for the series. [15] [16]

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