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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...

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’s new legal drama, Delilah, has retained no fewer than 14 series regulars and recurring players.

From Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey, 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.

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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...