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Greenleaf
Genre	Drama Mystery
Created by	Craig Wright
Starring	Merle Dandridge Kim Hawthorne Desiree Ross Lamman Rucker Tye White Lynn Whitfield Deborah Joy Winans Keith David Lovie Simone Greg Alan Williams Rick Trick
State of origin	United States
Original language	English language
No. of seasons	five
No. of episodes	60 (listing of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Oprah Winfrey Craig Wright Clement Virgo
Producer	Gerrit Van der Meer
Production locations	Atlanta, Georgia
Running time	42 minutes
Product companies	Pine City Harpo Films Lionsgate Television set
Release
Original network	Oprah Winfrey Network
Motion-picture show format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21) – August xi, 2020 (2020-08-eleven)
External links
Official website

Greenleaf is an American weekly prime time Lather Opera/mystery television set series created by Craig Wright, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Television receiver. Cloudless Virgo also serves as an executive producer and managing director. It stars Keith David, Lynn Whitfield, and Merle Dandridge. Greenleaf premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network on June 21, 2016.^[i]

On November 23, 2018, OWN renewed the serial for a 4th season.^[ii] The fourth season premiered on September iii, 2019. On Nov 15, 2019, OWN confirmed the renewal of a fifth and terminal season of the series, which premiered on June 23, 2020.^[3] A spinoff of Greenleaf is in works on OWN, and volition focus on Whitfield's graphic symbol and her new role every bit senior pastor.^[4]

Premise [edit]

Greenleaf follows the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family with scandalous secrets and lies, their deluxe family mansion compound, and their sprawling Memphis megachurch with predominantly African-American members. The series' atomic number 82 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 dwelling after 20 years following the mysterious death of her sister, Faith. Deep down, this family cares for and loves each other, just secrets, lies, adultery, sibling rivalry and other issues swarm the family unit equally they try to go along themselves together. There are a multifariousness of people who try to run the family unit out of their beloved church but they lay it all on the line to keep each other tight and close similar any family.

Production [edit]

Development [edit]

On July xxx, 2015, Ain announced that it had ordered Greenleaf—a new drama following an African-American megachurch run past the eponymous family in Memphis, Tennessee.^{[5] [6] [seven]} Both Greenleaf and another series announced that twelvemonth, Queen Sugar, were the outset scripted series acquired by Own that were not produced by Tyler Perry.^[8] The series was created by Lost and Six Feet Nether author Craig Wright and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey with Wright and Lionsgate Idiot box, with 13 episodes for the starting time season set for production after in 2015.^[vi] On September 9, 2015, The Volume of Negroes writer and director Cloudless Virgo joined the series every bit executive producer and director of the pilot episode.^[9]

Filming of the offset season began in Oct, 2022 in Atlanta,^[10] and ended on March 24, 2016.^[eleven] On January 21, 2016, information technology was announced that series will debut with a two-night premiere at 10 p.1000. Tuesday, May 24, 2022 and 10 p.k. Wednesday, May 25, and volition regularly air on Wednesdays at x p.yard.^[12] Later premiere was moved to June 21, 2022 and June 22, 2016.^[13] The earth premiere of Greenleaf was during the Tribeca Moving picture Festival in April, before its goggle box debut in June, of 2016.^{[xiv] [15] [sixteen]}

In 2020, it was announced that Craig Wright is writing a spinoff for series.^[17] The series volition focus on Lady Mae's new part equally pastor of a church.^[eighteen]

Casting [edit]

Casting advertising began in August 2015. On August 24, 2015, it was announced that Lynn Whitfield, Merle Dandridge and Desiree Ross are the first actors cast in serial.^[19] Emmy Award winner Whitfield volition star equally Lady Mae Greenleaf, Bishop Greenleaf'south wife, steely and power and coin hungry matriarch of the family unit, while Dandridge play her estranged girl who returns to habitation with her teenage daughter (played by Ross).^[nineteen] 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.^[20] On September iv, 2022 Tye White has been cast as son-in-law of the Bishop.^[21] On September 9, 2015, Lamman Rucker, Kim Hawthorne and Deborah Joy Winans have landed the final 3 regular roles.^[22] Rucker plays eldest son, Jacob, while Hawthorne stars as his controlling wife, Kerissa. Winans plays Clemency, the youngest daughter of the Bishop.^[23]

On September 24, 2015, information technology was announced that series' executive producer Oprah Winfrey joined Greenleaf in a recurring role as Mavis McCready, the sis of Lady Mae Greenleaf.^{[24] [25]} Whitfield and Winfrey previous co-starred in the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place. On November 20, 2022 Anna Diop was bandage as a teacher who is engaged to Greenleaf Estate'due south manager.^[26] Three days later, information technology was announced that Terri J. Vaughn will recur as chief housekeeper at Greenleaf mansion.^[27]

For the 2nd flavor, Lovie Simone and GregAlan Williams were promoted to series regulars later appearing every bit recurring in almost all episodes in first flavour.^[28]

Cast and characters [edit]

Primary bandage [edit]

• Keith David as Bishop James Greenleaf, the charismatic and potent leader of Calvary Fellowship Earth Ministries and Greenleaf family patriarch.
• Lynn Whitfield as "Get-go Lady" Daisy Mae Greenleaf, née McCready, Bishop Greenleaf'south married woman, Start Lady of Calvary Fellowship and family dame.
• Merle Dandridge equally Pastor Grace "Gigi" Greenleaf, Mae and Bishop's eldest child. She returns home 20 years afterward escaping from the family. Her mother and siblings consistently deplore her "desertion". She proudly serves equally Executive Pastor of Ministry building at Calvary Fellowship under Bishop and First Lady Greenleaf Leadership.
• Desiree Ross as Sophia Greenleaf, Grace's teenage daughter, who shares her mother'south charms and whose deep religious organized religion is challenged.
• Lamman Rucker as Pastor Jacob Greenleaf, the 2d-born child and only son of the Bishop. He resents Grace for abandoning the family and leaving him to take her place in the ministry, burdensome his dream of a career in professional person baseball. He previously and proudly served as Acquaintance Pastor of Discipleship, and now serves equally Senior Pastor of Triumph Fellowship Church building.
• Kim Hawthorne as Kerissa Greenleaf, Jacob's ambitious and controlling married woman and headmistress of Excellence Academy.
• Deborah Joy Winans as Charity Greenleaf, the youngest Greenleaf child and too Minister of Music at Calvary Fellowship. Being the youngest, she is furious at being left out of family situations. Like Jacob, she resents Grace for leaving the family, forcing Charity to stay bound to her family'southward church.
• Tye White as Kevin Satterlee, Charity'southward husband and managing director of Outreach at Calvary Fellowship (seasons one–3)
• Gregory Alan Williams as Robert "Mac" McCready, Lady Mae'south blood brother. (recurring season 1; principal season 2).
• Lovie Simone every bit Zora Greenleaf, Kerissa and Jacob'southward rebellious teenage daughter. (recurring season 1; main seasons 2–five)
• Rick Fox equally Darius Nash, a announcer for the Tennessee Statesman. (recurring seasons 2 & 5; main season 3)

Recurring cast [edit]

• Oprah Winfrey as Mavis McCready, Lady Mae and Mac's sister and a shut confidant of Grace; once a nightclub owner. Mavis and Mae are estranged.
• Cortez McCauley every bit Winkie Greenleaf, Jacob and Kerissa's son and Zora'southward younger brother
• Terri J. Vaughn as Melisse, chief housekeeper at Greenleaf mansion. (Season 1)
• Benjamin Patterson as Noah Kendall, Greenleaf Manor'south director, church security chief and Gigi'southward ex-boyfriend and childhood sweetheart and A.J.'s father whom he shares with Grace (Seasons 1, four–5)
• Anna Diop as Isabel, a teacher engaged to Greenleaf Estate's manager, Noah Kendall (Season ane)
• Pecker Cobbs every bit Henry McCready, father of Lady Mae, Mavis, and Mac (Seasons 1–2)
• Michael Rodrick equally Ray Fisher, Sophia'southward father from Arizona.
• Kristin Erickson every bit Alexa Campbell, the Bishop's Secretary. (Season ane and 5)
• Terri Abney as Faith Greenleaf, Mae and Bishop's tardily girl and third-born child, who dies before start episode.
• Gary Weeks as Adrian Miller
• Jen Harper every bit Deacon Connie Sykes, Lady Mae's arch-frenemy and longtime member of the Deacon Board with a love/hate human relationship toward the Bishop
• Roxzane T. Mims as Darlene, the 2d secretarial assistant whose daughter Vida was one of Mac's rape victims.
• Njema Williams as Pastor Thomas Sneed
• Parnell Damone Marcano as Carlton Cruise, Calvary's choir managing director.
• Karan Kendrick every bit Wanda, Charity's confidante and banana in the Ministry of Music.(Seasons one-ii)
• Avis-Marie Barnes as Misty Williams, a deacon board fellow member who frequently disagrees with Bishop along with her hubby, Fred
• L. Warren Immature equally Fred Williams, a deacon board fellow member who often disagrees with Bishop forth with his wife, Misty.
• Carlacia Grant as Danielle Turner, a teenage girl who was one of Mac's rape victims.
• Deji LaRay as David Nelson, a cop who seeks spiritual help at Calvary in the wake of a police-brutality protest confronting him. He is killed in Season 1 by the brother of the teen he had shot down.
• Xavier Charles every bit Morris Davis
• Zachary S. Williams as William
• Kedrick Dark-brown as Breezy
• Nidhi Ghildayal as Rajendra Sawh
• Chevonne Hughes as Karine Jackson
• Jason Dirden equally Basie Skanks, a pastor of Greenleaf'due south rival church Triumph who is a thorn in the side of the Bishop^[29]
• Roshon Fegan as Isaiah Hambrick, Zora's ex-boyfriend, a rise young Christian singing bad boy from Triumph that is abusive to Zora both verbally and physically, and is a thorn in the side of Sophia ^{[29] [30]}
• Sean Dominic as Martin Jabari Johnson, a record producer hired by Charity to produce Calvary's new album and Charity'southward quondam dearest interest.^{[29] [30]}
• William H. Bryant equally Aaron Jeffries, a lawyer hired by Cavalry.
• Tim Reid as Lionel Jeffries, Aaron'south father and the Bishop'southward friend, who one time shared an intimate past with Lady Mae.
• Antonio J. Bell as Roberto Calloway, Sophia's boyfriend who shares the aforementioned religious belief as her and deeply cares for her
• Asia'h Epperson as Tasha Skanks, wife of Basie Skanks and rival of Kerissa and Lady Mae.
• LeToya Luckett as Rochelle Cross/Rochelle James, a member of the Calvary congregation.
• Patti LaBelle equally Maxine Patterson, a famous Christian motivational speaker and the CEO of a global Christian self-help empire. She is also an old friend of Lady Mae's from college.(season three).
• Swain Bridges as Bob Whitmore, preacher and owner of megachurch franchise Harmony & Hope. (Seasons 3-5)
• Richard Gant every bit Percy Lee, the Bishop's old friend from college. He is the possessor of a funeral home. (season 3)
• Jacob Gibson as A.J. Delajae, Grace's long-lost son, whom she shares with Noah (Seasons 4–v)
• Sean Blakemore as Phillip "Phil" DeMars, the co-president of Harmony & Promise and Charity'southward dearest interest (Seasons 4–5; guest Flavour iii)
• Valerie Jane Parker as Judee Witmore, Bob's girl, music minister and the new outset lady of Harmony & Hope (Seasons iv–5)
• Jennifer Sears as Tara James, Rochelle'south sister, who unlike Rochelle is not ruthless (Season 5)

Episodes [edit]

Ahead of its television premiere, on April 21, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 15, 2017. Season ii returned with new episodes on a two-nighttime premiere start on August xv, 2017. On August 7, 2017, the series was renewed for a third flavour, which premiered in a 2-night premiere on August 28 and August 29, 2022 and ran until November 21, 2018. On September xix, 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth flavor. On May 3, 2020, OWN announced that a fifth and final flavour, which premiered on June 23, 2020.

A one-hr special titled Greenleaf: Goin' Upwards Yonder premiered on June 16, 2020.^[31] A post-finale special titled Greenleaf: The Homegoing Celebration premiered on August 11, 2020.^[32]

Reception [edit]

The start flavour of Greenleaf received mainly positive reviews from critics,^[33] who particularly praised the acting performances of the series' lead extra, Merle Dandridge, as well as Lynn Whitfield and Keith David.^[34] On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of Greenleaf has an approval rating of 79%, based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of vi.9/ten.^[35] The site'southward critical consensus reads, "Immersed in a unique megachurch setting, Greenleaf is a juicy family soap bolstered by a provocative spirituality."^[35] Metacritic gave season one of the evidence a score of 68 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."^[33]

Maureen Ryan, television set critic for Diversity stated "Dandridge is naturalistic in her portrayal of a practical, cautious woman re-examining her family unit history and her own choices and mistakes, while Whitfield has the imperious aura of a grand soap opera diva in the tradition of Joan Collins."^[34] Daniel Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review "effectively residuum the melodrama, vast ensemble and church details and contribute a level of technical proficiency that goes far beyond what the Tyler Perry Factory brings to The Haves and the Have Nots, OWN's big scripted hit."^[36] The Boston Globe 's Matthew Gilbert compared Greenleaf with primetime soaps like Revenge and the similarly black-cast Empire.^[37]

Greenleaf has received positive reviews from critics, with most praising Dandridge, Whitfield and David'south performances.^{[33] [35]} The series premiere drew 3.04 million viewers, making information technology the No. ane series debut in OWN history.^{[38] [39]} On April 21, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season ahead of its telly premiere.^{[40] [41]} The second season premiered on March 15, 2017. On August seven, 2017, the serial was renewed for a third season.^[42] The third flavor premiered in a ii-episode special on August 28 and August 29, 2018. On September xix, 2018, the series was renewed for a 4th season.^[43]

Accolades [edit]

International circulate [edit]

The series is broadcast past Netflix worldwide outside the Us and Canada.^[48]

Soundtrack [edit]

The gospel songs recorded past the cast were released on iTunes, equally an album entitled Greenleaf (Gospel Companion Soundtrack, Vol. ane).^[49]

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External links [edit]

• Greenleaf at IMDb
• Greenleaf at Oprah Winfrey Network

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