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OWN is developing the network's first animated comedy series The Mound from Munirah Safiyah Jones — who is no stranger to the animation space. Jones is the creator of OWN's NAACP Image Award-nominated animated short form series Sincerely, Camille and the viral hit Junt Land. The Mound is set in the 1980s in the Orange…

EXCLUSIVE: OWN has ordered to series The Kings of Napa, a drama about the power struggle between wealthy siblings in Napa Valley, from Claws executive producer/showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois, Warner Bros. Television and Harpo Films. Sherman Barrois, Michelle Listenbee Brown (Love Is__) and Oprah Winfrey executive…

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…

OWN will honor the memory of actress Cicely Tyson this weekend with two re-airings of Oprah's Master Class: Cicely Tyson, a 2014 conversation that sees her look back at her most valuable life lessons. The programs will air Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 PM ET/PT and Sunday, January 31 at 11:00 AM ET/PT on…

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has set additional cast for Delilah, its upcoming series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright. LaMonica Garrett (Arrow, Designated Survivor) and Lyriq Bent (Four Brothers, She’s Gotta Have It) are among 14 cast in the series. Additionally Ayoka Chenzira (Queen Sugar, Greenleaf) and Crystle C…

The Bordelons are back, and coming back again. A month before the fifth season of Queen Sugar is set to debut, OWN has renewed the Ava DuVernay-created drama for Season 6. "What a joy and an honor to continue the stories of Queen Sugar with our partners at OWN and Warner Bros.," said EP DuVernay today of the early…

OWN's long-running Tyler Perry drama The Haves and the Have Nots will ending its 196-episode run at the end of its current eighth season. The final batch of episodes will return in May following tonight’s midseason finale. The Haves and the Have Nots is the last Tyler Perry series on OWN under Perry’s deal, which…

As OWN ramps up for the second season of the Peabody Award-winning drama David Makes Man from Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney and Warner Bros. Television, 10 actors are set to appear in recurring roles. Tony Plana, Brittany S. Hall, Erica Luttrell, Zsané Jhé, Bobbi Baker, Patrice Arenas, Trinity Cidel, Brandi Huzzie…

EXCLUSIVE: Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross appeared in the final video for the “OWN Your Vote” campaign in which she urges Black voters to hit the polls on November 3 and she draws out ways to combat voter suppression. The video is the final one for the campaign which was launched by NowThis and OWN. Launched earlier…

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a second season of Ava DuVernay’s popular anthology drama series Cherish The Day. Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer (Marlon) have been tapped as executive producers and co-showrunners for season two. Production is slated to begin in 2021. The…

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is set to resume production in New Orleans on the remainder of the 10-episode season 5 of Queen Sugar, shut down in March due to COVID-19. Since filming came to a halt nearly seven months ago, creator Ava DuVernay decided to completely revamp the remainder of the season to reflect the very…

EXCLUSIVE: OWN is developing The Kings of Napa, a drama series from Claws executive producer showrunner Janine Sherman, Warner Bros. Television and Harpo Films. The project has been fast-tracked with a virtual writers room, run by Barrois, opening this week in compliance with physical distancing guidelines. The frothy…