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More people than ever are finding their way to The Chi via streaming.

The Showtime drama’s recent Season 7 opener drew two million cross-platform viewers, making it the most-streamed season premiere in the series’ history — up +2% versus last season.

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TVLine readers gave the episode an average grade of “B+”; read Kim Roots’ recap.

“With the seventh season of The Chi, [series creator] Lena Waithe raised the bar creatively and it shattered viewership records,...

It's time to head back to the South Side of Chicago now that The Chi season 7 is here! The drama series has been a hit since it first debuted in March 2018, and the series is now going seven seasons strong. The first episode of the season is here, though each week it has both a streaming and linear airing on two different days. So when can you watch new episodes?

How to watch The Chi season 7

The Chi season 7 premiered Friday, May 16, 2025 on Paramount+, as well as Sunday, May 18 on Showtime. Only the first episode made its debut, which means we can expect a weekly release with one installment. So you'll want to tune in on Fridays if you choose to watch the show online, or you have the option to tune in on Sundays at 9 p.m. Et. The seventh season is a total of 12 episodes. Check out the...

“The Chi” Season 6 is heading back to screens with Season 7 of the Chicago-based drama.

Lena Waithe’s hit coming-of-age story, which is centered on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who end up linked together by a coincidence and are “bonded by the need for connection and redemption,” officially makes its return on Friday, giving fans even more action as longtime characters take on new responsibilites in Season 7.

The series was created and executive produced by Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner, and the show is executive produced by co-showrunners Justin Hillian and Jewel Coronel, and rapper, actor and producer Common.

Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch.

When does “The Chi” Season 7 premiere?

“The Chi” Season 7 premieres on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, May 16 at 9 p.m. Est/Pst.

Are new episodes streaming?

Yes, new episodes will first premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime starting Friday,...

Showtime today revealed the official trailer and key art for season seven of The Chi. Season seven will premiere Friday, May 16, on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 18, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. Produced entirely in its namesake city, The Chi is produced by 20th Television.

Season six was record-breaking for The Chi, with the drama series delivering its most-watched season yet on streaming, surging nearly 25% over the previous season.

This season, with Alicia at the helm, the pivotal women of The Chi rise to reclaim their power. Yet, as loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked, it becomes clear that there’s only one crown,...

The Chi has revealed more noteworthy castings ahead of its Season 7 premiere.

Phylicia Rashad (This Is Us, Empire), Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game) and Karrueche Tran (Claws, The Bay) all have joined the Showtime drama in guest-starring roles.

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Today, Paramount+ with Showtime announced that The Chi season seven will premiere on Friday, May 16, on-demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan.

The seventh season will make its on-air debut on Sunday, May 18, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

In The Chi season seven, with Alicia at the helm, the pivotal women of The Chi rise to reclaim their power. Yet, as loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked, it becomes clear that there’s only one crown, and it will come at a heavy cost.

Season six was record-breaking for The Chi, with the drama series delivering its most-watched season yet on streaming, surging nearly 25% over season five.

Series regular Lynn Whitfield recently took home an NAACP Image Award win for her role in the show, with the series also nominated for a GLAAD Media Award.

Created and executive produced by Emmy winner...

The Chi has a comeback date.

The Paramount+ with Showtime drama from Lena Waithe will return for its seventh season on May 16. The series that follows a group of residents on the south side of Chicago hits the streamer before making its on-air debut May 18 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

The new season follows Alicia at the helm with the women of The Chi rising to reclaim their power. As loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked, it becomes clear that there’s only one crown and it will come at a heavy cost.

Season six was apparently one for the books for The Chi, as it delivered its most-watched season yet on streaming, reports Paramount+.

Created and executive produced by Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner, the series is executive produced by co-showrunners Justin Hillian and Jewel Coronel, and by Common (Selma).

The cast includes Jacob Latimore,...

It’s not the best streamer when it comes to Christmas movies, but there are some hidden gems.

Like many relatively new streaming services, Peacock doesn’t have nearly the library of holiday films as some of the larger, more established platforms. However, it is not completely bereft of quality options. While I wouldn’t recommend subscribing to the NBCUniversal streamer specifically for its Christmas offerings, if you already have a subscription there is small, but eclectically interesting, group of holiday movies you can stream to keep you merry and bright through the end of the year.

Both the original “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and the animated remake “The Grinch” are available on Peacock; they even have a Grinch-themed Yule Log channel that you can put on in the background if you want to make sure that your holiday parties have a little tinge of mischief in the air.

Toni actress Jill Marie Jones left Girlfriends due to her contract ending and wanting to pursue movie opportunities. Toni's departure was written off by sending her to New York City to be close to her son. Jill Marie Jones regrets not announcing her departure sooner, but her co-stars respected her decision.

It's a bit of a surprise when Toni (Jill Marie Jones) suddenly leaves Girlfriends, considering how important a character she was to the hit sitcom, but Jones has her reasons. Girlfriends ran for 8 seasons before it ended in February 2008. In that time, the series followed the lives of four friends, Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross), Maya (Golden Brooks), Lynn (Persia White), and Toni (Jones).

Toni is Joan's oldest friend, with the two growing up together, and she considers herself the popular and "cute" one of the group. Though this can sometimes be read as shallow, she's a loving and loyal friend.

Ahead of the highly anticipated season six premiere, Paramount+ with Showtime today announced that it has already given the green light to The Chi Season 7. The first half of season six was record-breaking for The Chi, with the drama series delivering its most-watched season yet on streaming, surging nearly 25 percent over season five.

The second half of season six of The Chi returns on Friday, May 10, on-demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The seventh season will start production later this month in Chicago.

“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer,...

“The Chi” has been renewed for Season 7 at Paramount+ with Showtime.

The news comes ahead of the series’ return for the second half of its sixth season, which will debut on Paramount+ with Showtime on May 10 before its linear debut on Showtime on May 12 at 9 p.m.Et/Pt. Like the first half, the second will consist of eight episodes. The seventh season will begin production in Chicago later this month.

“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in ‘The Chi’ resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise...

As April turns to May, Paramount+'s catalog is blooming! Though the month has already kicked off with dozens of new library films, such as "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion," "Boogie Nights," and more, the streamer is set for a full month of major releases and premieres.

Many titles will only be available through the service’s Paramount+ with Showtime plan, which costs $6—$11.99 total—than the essential Paramount+ plan after a seven-day free trial and unlocks dozens of otherwise unavailable titles.

From long-awaited premiere of “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars” Season 9 to the Korean thriller series “Pyramid Game,” The Streamable’s experts have compiled the top picks for May— check out our picks and make your own from the full list of everything coming to Paramount+ this month!

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Paramount+ with Showtime today released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming second half of season six of The Chi series. The series will return on Friday, May 10, on streaming and on-demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

The Chi series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season. Produced entirely in its namesake city, the show is produced by 20th Television.

Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma), The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

The record-breaking season-six premiere, which...

Paramount+ with Showtime has released the trailer and key art for the upcoming second half of season six of The Chi, which will return May 10.

The series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season.

The season-six premiere, which ranks among the top Showtime premieres ever in streaming viewership, picked up with Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Kiesha’s (Birgundi Baker) blended union tested by his perilous partnership with Douda, (Curtiss Cook), who is dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on the shifting loyalty of his inner circle. Victor’s (Luke James) tangled past impacts his new role as city councilman. Newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) fear for son Emmett after he makes a desperate, life-threatening move. Rob (Iman Shumpert) and Tiff’s (Hannaha Hall) cannabis business and Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) apparel line take off,...

Exclusive: Showtime’s The Chi will feature four additional new actors in recurring guest star roles when Part 2 of Season 6 premieres on May 10. They are Kadeem Hardison (A Different World), Leon (Swarm), Brett Gray (I’m A Virgo) and Daniel J. Watts (Werewolf By Night).

Hardison plays Professor Gardner, a college literature professor; Leon plays Alonzo, a charming, street-savvy attorney with old ties to Alicia (guest star Lynn Whitfield); Gray plays Damien, a whip-smart young man who will impact Emmett’s (Jacob Latimore) life in more ways than one; Watts plays Pastor Ezekiel, a charismatic pastor of a megachurch.

Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

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The fifth episode of “True Detective: Night Country” will be available to stream early on Max beginning Feb. 9 at 9 p.m. Et/ 6 p.m. Pt, in order to avoid the Sunday night streamroller that is the Super Bowl. The show will still get its HBO linear premiere on Feb. 11 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, opposite the Big Game.

Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett and Fiona Shaw star in the series, with Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star Lablanc and John Hawkes rounding out the cast. Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna and Joel D. Montgrand are guest stars.

Issa López serves as showrunner, writer and director. Foster executive produces alongside Mari Jo Winkler, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak for Pastel. Chris Mundy, Alan Page Arriaga, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Fukunaga and Nic Pizzolatto also executive produce.

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Hulu has unveiled the trailer for the...

The early 2000s are a nostalgic time for television, whether audiences are watching shows like Friends or Gilmore Girls or sitting down for movies like Moulin Rouge! (2001) or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). The shows that appeared on cable and primetime changed the future of television.

Even with all the good television, there were certainly some problematic moments on television in the '90s and 2000s. While no show is perfect, that are some that continue to hold up, even among higher scrutiny.

Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)

Freaks and Geeks kicked off a decade of both incredible and, in some cases, unfortunately, short-lived television. Set in a suburb of Detroit in the early '80s, Freaks and Geeks is centered around the high school experiences of the Weir siblings, Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) and Sam (John Francis Daley). Lindsay is part of the "freaks," a group of rebellious slackers that includes...

Jill Marie Jones is officially coming to “The Chi,” TheWrap can reveal thanks to an exclusive clip. The “Girlfriends” star is set to play Bianca in a guest starring role.

The clip shows Bianca (Jones) curled up on a bar couch next to Douda (Curtiss Cook). Framed by romantic lighting, Bianca flirtatiously helps Douda weigh the pros and cons of the best person to take over his gang. After he finds a fault in all available options, Bianca says, “They can’t all be cold-blooded like you.”

“But that’s the job,” Douda replies before kissing her. Watch the full clip above.

In Jones’ guest starring role she will be playing a business owner “with a shady clientele and a haunted past,” according to Showtime. Jones’ debut episode will take place on Aug. 25 in the episode “ReUp.”

Best known for portraying Toni Childs in Mara Brock Akil’s beloved sitcom “Girlfriends,...

Girlfriends was a groundbreaking sitcom featuring a diverse, all-Black cast that touched on difficult topics other shows avoided, proving the demand for diverse programming. The show's cancellation was due to low ratings and high licensing costs in an unusual business environment, not a reflection of its quality or importance in TV history. The cast had a heartwarming reunion on Black-ish, showcasing their incredible chemistry and the lasting impact of Girlfriends on both its audience and the actors themselves.

After nearly a decade of breaking new ground on the air, the beloved sitcom Girlfriends was canceled suddenly in 2008. Debuting in 2000, the series follows a group of Black women who bond over the trials and tribulations of daily life as they navigate the worlds of work and romance. Girlfriends was the first show of its kind in TV history to feature an all-Black cast led by women. The show's tremendous success proved...

Kelsey Grammer reveals that he'd really like to bring Girlfriends back. Created by Mara Brock Akil, and with the main cast featuring Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, and Jill Marie Jones, Girlfriends spanned eight seasons and ran from 2000 to 2008. The sitcom focused on the four women as they dealt with the changing tides of their professional and personal lives, garnering praise for the performances of its leads and attracting a slew of memorable guest stars — including Grammer, who cameoed as himself.

In an interview with E! News, Grammer discussed his hopes to bring the sitcom back. The star of Frasier was an executive producer on Girlfriends, and he opened up about the fact that the 2000s show is often on his mind. Grammer praised the cast and said that, with streaming services always looking to revive familiar properties, he'd love it if Girlfriends got the same treatment. He noted this was especially true,...

Actress Denise Dowse, known for her roles in “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Insecure”, has died. She a was 64.

Denise’s sister, Tracey, shared the sad news in a post on Instagram, writing, “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform everyone that my sister, Denise Dowse has gone forward to meet our family in eternal life.”

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Tracy added, “Denise loved all of you. I know that she is watching over us with all the love she has.”

In recent days, Denise had been in a coma while she battle meningitis.

Last week, her sister confirmed her condition to Et, saying, “Yes, she is still in a coma. We are hopeful that she will come out of this soon.”

In a post to Denise’s Instagram page this week, Tracey released a statement on Denise’s coma...

Network: OWN

Episodes: Eight (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: March 9, 2021 -- April 27, 2021

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, Ozioma Akagha, Candace B. Harris, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins.

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From Greenleaf creator and executive producer Craig Wright, and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Charles Randolph-Wright, the Delilah TV show revolves around a single mother and lawyer.

Delilah Connolly (Hill) is a headstrong and highly principled lawyer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She does her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends, and faith strong. At the same time, Delilah seeks justice for those...

Exclusive: Next month’s Micheaux Film Festival in LA will honor Bron co-founder and President Brenda Gilbert with the Oscar Micheaux Trailblazer of Excellence Award and filmmaker and Spike Lee collaborator Ernest Dickerson with the Michael Ajakwe Pioneer of Influence Award.

The festival, which spotlights Bipoc creators, will run July 11-17 at the Regal Cinemas Live LA, Downtown.

This year’s festival will include Ernest Dickerson’s Double Play and a career Q&a with the filmmaker; Birdwatching, starring Amanda Seyfried; Artistic, starring former NFL star Marshawn Lynch; Ghost Girl with Jamie Neuman; Run Nixon starring Lil Fizz; and Launch at Paradise starring Catherine Curtin. As we previously revealed, the event’s actor ambassadors will be Sharon Lawrence and Anthony Anderson.

Gilbert is the co-founder and president of Vancouver-based film powerhouse Bron Studios, which has executive-produced and co-financed 30 Oscar nominated movies. Titles include The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel, Judas and the Black Messiah,...

Can Delilah's and Tamara's friendship survive the first season of the Delilah TV show on OWN? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Delilah is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Delilah here. Status Update Below.

An OWN drama series, the Delilah TV show stars Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, Ozioma Akagha, Candace B. Harris, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins. Delilah Connolly (Hill) is a headstrong and highly principled lawyer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could...

The Greenleaf TV series was a very successful show for the OWN cable channel. Now, that show's creator, Craig Wright, has created a new series called Delilah. Will it also be a big hit in the ratings? Will Delilah be cancelled or renewed for season two on OWN? Stay tuned. Status Update Below.

A drama series, the Delilah TV show stars Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, Ozioma Akagha, Candace B. Harris, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins. In the story, Delilah Connolly (Hill) is a headstrong and highly principled lawyer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her top priority. Now, she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the...

Court has been dismissed and so has Delilah Connolly. OWN has cancelled the Deliah TV series so we won't be seeing a second season.

A drama series created by Craig Wright, the Delilah TV show stars Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, Ozioma Akagha, Candace B. Harris, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins. Delilah Connolly (Hill) is a headstrong and highly principled lawyer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her top priority. Now, she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised. In addition to raising her two kids, Maia (Jacobs) and Marcus (Rankins), Delilah also...

Charming The Hearts Of Men, starring Kelsey Grammer, Anna Friel, Sean Astin, and Diane Ladd is directed and written by S.E. DeRose. This romantic drama hits theaters across the country on August 13th.

Here’s the trailer:

Charming The Hearts Of Men is a romantic drama set during the politically charged early 60s where a sophisticated woman returns to her Southern home town and discovers her options are limited yet discrimination is plentiful. With the help of a Congressional ally, she inspires historic legislation which allows opportunities and protections never before afforded to women.

Charming The Hearts Of Men stars Kelsey Grammer, Anna Friel, Sean Astin, Aml Ameen, Diane Ladd, Jill Marie Jones, Tina IIvev, Courtney Gaines, Starletta DuPois, Pauline Dyer, Curtis Hamilton, Henry Sanders, Justice Leak and Tom Schanley.

The post Check Out the Trailer for the Romantic Drama Charming The Hearts Of Men Starring Kelsey Grammer and Anna...

Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to Charming the Hearts of Men, an indie dramedy written and directed by S.E. DeRose. Kelsey Grammer, Anna Friel, Sean Astin, Aml Ameen and Dianne Ladd star in the pic, which will get a day-and-date theatrical and on-demand release August 13, 2021.

In the plot, described as a fictional account inspired by true events and set in the politically charged 1960s, Grammer plays a Southern congressman who meets Grace (Friel), who has returned home due to the sudden death of her father and finds life as she knew it has changed. She is thrust into the uncomfortable realization that she and the marginalized women she encounters are part of a society in which they have little hope and virtually no power without a male provider. Grace sets out only to save her own way of life, but with the help of the congressman...

Exclusive: The third annual Micheaux Film Festival, which spotlights Bipoc creators and diversity, is set to be the first film festival back in LA theaters since the start of the pandemic.

The hybrid event, supported by The Oprah Winfrey Network, Sony Pictures Entertainment and IMDb, will run virtually between April 26-29 and then as a physical festival between April 30 – May 2 at the AMC 15 Century City.

More than 180 films are slated to play at the event, which this year will honor veteran actor and filmmaker Robert Townsend, known for features Hollywood Shuffle and Meteor Man as well as series The Parent ‘Hood, with The Oscar Micheaux Trailblazer of Excellence Award, which will be presented by descendants of the pioneering Black filmmaker Micheaux.

There will be a physical red carpet and the awards ceremony will take place in-person. Panavision will be awarding $75K in grant funds to winners of certain categories.

In the 25 years since she became the first Black lesbian to direct a feature film, the acclaimed “The Watermelon Woman,” Cheryl Dunye has lent her perspective to dozens of stories stretching across various genres on-screen. The NAACP Image Award-nominated director recently put her signature stamp on “Lovecraft Country’s” episode “Strange Case.” Now, she is lending her vision to OWN’s new series, “Delilah,” a legal drama centering Maahra Hill in the titular role as a lawyer trying to juggle her personal and professional lives.

Just as Delilah’s personal life begins to get more complicated she finds herself in the middle of a legal firestorm, facing off against her best friend, Tamara (Jill Marie Jones), for the first time in her career. Through her work on films like “Janine” and “Stranger Inside,” as well as her contributions to series like “All Rise,” “Dear White People,” and “Queen Sugar,” Dunye...

Vulture Watch

Will the underdog win? Has the Delilah TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on OWN? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Delilah, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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Airing on the OWN cable channel, the Delilah TV show stars Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, Ozioma Akagha, Candace B. Harris, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins. Delilah Connolly (Hill) is a headstrong and highly principled lawyer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so...

Close friendships are hard to find. Perhaps that’s why the established bond between besties Delilah (How to Get Away With Murder‘s Maahra Hill) and Tamara (Girlfriends‘ Jill Marie Jones) feels so believable in the Season 1 premiere of OWN’s new legal drama Delilah.

When Delilah’s ex-husband Gordon (Lyriq Bent) created drama and confusion at Maia’s violin recital, it was Tamara who ran interference so that the two wouldn’t argue in front of their kids. And all of those lunches and after-work dinners together really helped keep both attorneys grounded as they navigated the stresses of their day-to-day lives and careers.

To be clear, the OWN legal drama Delilah (Tuesdays, 9/8c) is not a Greenleaf spinoff. But, as executive producer Craig Wright says, the new series was born out of something he observed while making the soapy megachurch show he created.

“One of the things that I had really noticed during the five years of working on Greenleaf was that all the Black women I met, both involved in the process but also the fans, were all managing so many different parts of their lives and really holding it together for everybody,” Wright tells TVLine. “Black women are literally holding so many worlds together,...

In May of 2020, OWN announced its long-running drama “Greenleaf” would be coming to an end with its then-upcoming fifth season. Immediately, executive producer Craig Wright tells Variety, he and Oprah Winfrey began talking about what they wanted to do next.

“I said, just in passing, ‘If I could do anything, I would do a show about –‘ and I pitched her a show about a couple that were in the throes of dealing with grief after their child died. And the husband is locked in — he can’t connect with the wife in the wake of the daughter’s death — and she says, ‘You have to figure out something to do or we’re not going to make it.’ And he’s a writer and then what you would do is, you would enter into a TV show where you would see the life of a girl they lost, and it...

Days after “Greenleaf” wrapped its five-season run on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network gave a formal straight-to-series order to the drama series “Delilah” from the same creative team, made up of “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, Warner Bros. Television, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films. On track for a March premiere and counting playwrights and screenwriters Craig Wright and Charles Randolph-Wright, as well as Oprah Winfrey, among its other executive producers, “Delilah” stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle, so she could make raising her kids her No. 1 priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised.

During OWN’s Ctam Winter 2021 Press Tour on Wednesday, the series’ producers and stars promised a fresh, compelling...

After wrapping up five seasons of Greenleaf for OWN, creator Craig Wright said he and his creative team were ready to tackle a larger project.

“We just wanted to make something bigger and more broader and we wanted to ask more questions about where society’s headed, and how Black women and Black Americans are going to continue being a major part of the unfolding of American history,” he said.

During OWN’s Ctam panel on Wednesday, Wright joined Charles Randolph Wright, Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones an Devan Renea to tease the new OWN legal drama Delilah. Starring Hill in the titular role the new series follows Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her #1 priority. Now she takes on cases the...

In today’s TV news roundup, OWN premiered a trailer for its new legal drama “Delilah,” and Charter Communications announced that president and chief operating officer John Bickham will retire in 2022.

First Looks

OWN dropped a trailer for “Delilah,” which hails from Craig Wright. The new drama series, which is set to debut in March, follows its titular character (played by Maahra Hill) after she leaves a prestigious white-shoe law firm to raise her children. Now, she takes on oft-ignored cases, representing disenfranchised groups and going toe-to-toe with the powerful and privileged. But this time, she’s up against her best friend and fellow attorney Tamara (Jill Marie Jones) — and lives are at stake. Watch the trailer below.

Executive News

Fox News Media has tapped The Federalist publisher and co-founder Ben Domenech as a contributor, CEO Suzanne Scott announced. In the role, Domenech will provide political commentary across all Fox...

Delilah‘s titular legal eagle is fated to face off against an old friend in court, as seen in the trailer for OWN‘s new drama series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright.

On track for a March premiere and counting Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey among its other EPs, Delilah stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle, so she could make raising her kids her No. 1 priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head...

OWN has revealed additional casting for the cable channel's upcoming drama series, Delilah. In the show, Maahra Hill stars as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Others in the cast include Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, and Ozioma Akagha. The series debuts at some point in March.

Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins have now been cast as series regulars. Meanwhile, Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh, and Amanda Tavarez will have recurring roles. Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson have been added as directors.

Here's more information about the casting and the characters that the actors will be playing:

OWN’S New Drama “Delilah” From Acclaimed ‘Greenleaf’ Creator Craig Wright Announces Additional Cast And Directors...

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Casting

OWN announced Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, Braelyn Rankins, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez have joined its upcoming drama series “Delilah” in recurring roles. Additionally, OWN announced directors for the series will include Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle Roberson. The new series hails from Craig Wright and follows its titular character (played by Maahra Hill) after she leaves a prestigious law firm to raise her children. Now, she takes on oft-ignored cases, representing disenfranchised groups and going toe-to-toe with the powerful and privileged. But this time, she’s up against her best friend and fellow attorney Tamara (Jill Marie Jones).

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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has set additional cast for Delilah, its upcoming series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright. Lamonica Garrett and Lyriq Bent are among 14 cast in the series. Additionally Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson have been tapped as directors, joining previously announced Charles Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye.

The cast includes series regulars Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson and Braelyn Rankins, along with Garrett, Bent, Joseph Callender (Overcomer), Michel Curiel, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon (Black Boots), Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks (Outer Banks), Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez, who recur.

The series revolves around Delilah (Maahra Hill), who...

Girlfriends made its Upn premiere in 2000 and two decades and a pandemic later, the comedy series from Mara Brock Akil still holds up. Akil, Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, Jill Marie Jones and Reginald C. Hayes came together at PaleyFest New York to celebrate Girlfriends’ 20th anniversary and reflect on how Hollywood still has work to do.

“We are celebrated and I am joyful about the celebration, but I am not remised about the continued fight and how hard it is to occupy these spaces at the levels in which we are and continue to be in,” Akil said during the virtual conversation.

During the conversation, the Girlfriends cast and creator marveled at how the show’s Netflix pickup in July has caused a renaissance of discourse about the series’ group of friends and their relationships. With the streaming giant, Girlfriends joined “the democracy of television” and reached new generations of Black women,...

The Paley Center for Media has announced its lineup for the eighth annual (and virtual) PaleyFest NY, and it includes A Million Little Things (with at least one conspicuous absence) and other returning favorites, a recently wrapped (and warped) superhero show, and the cast of a classic sitcom.

All Q&As will screen at the Yahoo Entertainment site on the days/times below, though Citi Cardmembers and Paley Center Members can preview the panels now.

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The final season of the CW’s “Supernatural,” a special 20th anniversary panel for “Girlfriends,” Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys,” HBO’s “The Undoing” and Adult Swim’s “Rick & Morty” will be taking part in the 8th Annual PaleyFest NY event, the Paley Center for Media announced Tuesday.

These series, among others, will be featured on the Paley channel on Verizon Media’s Yahoo Entertainment. Some panels will be released on Friday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.m. Pt, with additional ones coming the following Monday and Tuesday at the same time. However, since Citi returns as a partner, Citi cardmembers will be able to view the programs ahead of the general public, starting today at 10 a.m. Et / 7 a.m. Pt. Paley Center members can also begin viewing the panels today.

“It’s been an honor to be included in PaleyFests in the past, and certainly this year is no exception.

Afrofuturism is an essential part of the science fiction experience. Check out these nine books that best captures this amazing genre.

“As Okorafor described during the 2020 Igbo Conference, Africanfuturism is specifically rooted in African history and culture — in other words, it does not center the West. Whether you are beginning your journey with Afrofuturism or looking for some deeper cuts to expand your knowledge, here are nine Afrofuturism books to add to your reading list!”

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Iconic Black sitcom Girlfriends recently arrived on Netflix. Take a look at how the show holds up after two decades.

“The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, told the story of four friends living and loving in Los Angeles: Joan Clayton (played by Tracee Ellis Ross), Maya Wilkes (played by Golden Brooks), Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White), and Toni Childs (played by Jill Marie Jones). The show was added to Netflix recently,...

OWN is getting back into business with the creator of Greenleaf.

The cabler announced today a straight-to-series order for the new original drama series Delilah, from Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.

Maahra Hill stars as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delilah's doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong, all the while ceaselessly seeking justice for those who need it most, in a time when the rich and powerful of Charlotte and beyond will do anything to stop her.

Also joining the cast are Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends) as Tamara Grayson, Delilah's confidante and best friend, Susan Heyward (Orange is the New Black), who portrays Demetria Barnes, Delilah's newly hired, fearless, and ambitious associate, and Ozioma Akagha (Marvel's Runaways), who plays Delilah's unfailingly sunny secretary,...

On the heels of Greenleaf ending its five-season run, OWN has given a straight-to-series order to Delilah, from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.

As previously reported, Wright also has a prospective Greenleaf spinoff in development at the cabler; read more on that here.

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OWN has given a straight-to-series order to the drama series “Delilah,” which hails from “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, Variety has learned.

The series will star Maahra Hill as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delilah’s doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong, all the while ceaselessly seeking justice for those who need it most, in a time when the rich and powerful of Charlotte and beyond will do anything to stop her. Also joining the cast are Jill Marie Jones as Tamara Grayson, Delilah’s confidante and best friend; Susan Heyward, who portrays Demetria Barnes, Delilah’s newly hired, fearless, and ambitious associate; and Ozioma Akagha, who plays Delilah’s unfailingly sunny secretary, Harper Conant.

“On the heels of the incredible success story of ‘Greenleaf,’ we are thrilled to continue our partnership...

Days after Greenleaf wrapped its five-season run on OWN, the network has given a formal straight-to-series order to drama Delilah from the same creative team, Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, Warner Bros. Television and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films. Maahra Hill is set for the title role in the series, executive produced by Charles Randolph-Wright (Greenleaf) and Winfrey. Also cast in the drama are Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends), Susan Heyward (Orange is the New Black) and Ozioma Akagha (Marvel’s Runaways).

Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye are set to direct the series; Dunye will direct the pilot episode. Delilah, produced by Warner Bros. Television and Harpo Films, will air on OWN in 2021. Its order had been in the works at OWN since before the pandemic.

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The series centers around Delilah Connolly (Hill), a headstrong, highly principled lawyer in Charlotte,...