Rucker plays eldest son, Jacob, while Hawthorne stars as his controlling wife, Kerissa. On September 9, 2015, Lamman Rucker, Kim Hawthorne and Deborah Joy Winans have landed the last three regular roles. On SeptemTye White has been cast as son-in-law of the Bishop. On September 3, 2015, Keith David was cast in the leading role of Bishop James Greenleaf, the family patriarch and leader of Calvary Fellowship World Ministries. Emmy Award winner Whitfield will star as Lady Mae Greenleaf, Bishop Greenleaf's wife, steely and power and money hungry matriarch of the family, while Dandridge play her estranged daughter who returns to home with her teenage daughter (played by Ross). On August 24, 2015, it was announced that Lynn Whitfield, Merle Dandridge and Desiree Ross are the first actors cast in series. Casting Ĭasting advertising began in August 2015.
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The series will focus on Lady Mae’s new role as pastor of a church. In 2020, it was announced that Craig Wright is writing a spinoff for series. The world premiere of Greenleaf was during the Tribeca Film Festival in April, before its television debut in June, of 2016. Later premiere was moved to Jand June 22, 2016. Wednesday, May 25, and will regularly air on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. On January 21, 2016, it was announced that series will debut with a two-night premiere at 10 p.m. įilming of the first season began in October, 2015 in Atlanta, and ended on March 24, 2016. On September 9, 2015, The Book of Negroes writer and director Clement Virgo joined the series as executive producer and director of the pilot episode. The series was created by Lost and Six Feet Under writer Craig Wright and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey with Wright and Lionsgate Television, with 13 episodes for the first season set for production later in 2015. Both Greenleaf and another series announced that year, Queen Sugar, were the first scripted series acquired by OWN that were not produced by Tyler Perry. On July 30, 2015, OWN announced that it had ordered Greenleaf-a new drama following an African-American megachurch run by the eponymous family in Memphis, Tennessee. There are a variety of people who try to run the family out of their beloved church but they lay it all on the line to keep each other tight and close like any family. Deep down, this family cares for and loves each other, but secrets, lies, adultery, sibling rivalry and other issues swarm the family as they try to keep themselves together. The series' lead characters are Bishop James Greenleaf (David) and Lady Mae Greenleaf (Whitfield), who are the patriarch and matriarch of the Greenleaf family, and Grace Greenleaf (Dandridge), their estranged daughter who has returned home after 20 years following the mysterious death of her sister, Faith. Greenleaf follows the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family with scandalous secrets and lies, their palatial family mansion compound, and their sprawling Memphis megachurch with predominantly African-American members. A spinoff of Greenleaf is in works on OWN, and will focus on Whitfield's character and her new role as senior pastor. On November 15, 2019, OWN confirmed the renewal of a fifth and final season of the series, which premiered on June 23, 2020. The fourth season premiered on September 3, 2019. On November 23, 2018, OWN renewed the series for a fourth season. Greenleaf premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network on June 21, 2016. It stars Keith David, Lynn Whitfield, and Merle Dandridge. Clement Virgo also serves as an executive producer and director. Greenleaf is an American weekly prime time Soap Opera/ mystery television series created by Craig Wright, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Television.
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