Showing 31 - 45 of 123 articles tagged "Oprah Winfrey Network"

• Posted Saturday 1/30/21 at 4:20AM EST

  Appreciating Cicely Tyson: "No Black woman had ever performed this reliably with this much elegance and surety"

  "Tyson had a remarkable physical presence, someone sculpted as much as born," says Wesley Morris, in remembering the trailblazing actress...

• Posted Thursday 1/14/21 at 1:52PM EST

  OWN gives an early Season 6 renewal to Queen Sugar

  The Ava DuVernay drama's sixth season pickup comes ahead of its Season 5 premiere on Feb.

• Posted Tuesday 1/12/21 at 2:18PM EST

  Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots to end with Season 8

  The OWN soap opera, which was the cable network's first scripted original series, will end with the currently airing eighth...

• Posted Tuesday 12/22/20 at 1:24PM EST

  Discovery now owns a 95% stake in OWN after Oprah Winfrey opted for a $35 million-plus stake in Discovery

  Discovery's share in the Oprah Winfrey Network has gone from 73% to 95%, according to The Hollywood Reporter, after Winfrey...

• Posted Tuesday 12/08/20 at 1:31PM EST

  David Makes Man adds Tony Plana and Brittany S. Hall

  They're among 10 actors joining the OWN series in recurring roles in Season 2.

• Posted Thursday 12/03/20 at 2:18PM EST

  OWN acquires WGN America's Underground

  The two-season 2016-2017 critically acclaimed historical drama created by Lovecraft Country's Misha Green and Joe Pokaski debuts on OWN on...

• Posted Tuesday 11/10/20 at 6:36PM EST

  OWN announces three new Christmas movies starring Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry and more

  The cable network has announced three holiday movies one year after making its first foray into holiday films.

• Posted Monday 10/26/20 at 1:08PM EDT

  OWN renews Ava DuVernay's Cherish the Day for Season 2

  The renewal follows strong ratings for the first season of the drama series chronicling the stirring relationship of one couple,...

• Posted Tuesday 9/29/20 at 9:41AM EDT

  OWN unveils its election-themed first-ever animated series

  Watch the trailer for Sincerely, Camille, a six-part series offering social commentary that is relevant to this upcoming election.

• Posted Tuesday 9/22/20 at 10:23PM EDT

  OWN developing winery-set The Kings of Napa

  Claws showrunner Janine Sherman is behind the drama series about an aspirational African-American family, who've found success with their gorgeous...

• Posted Tuesday 9/22/20 at 1:21PM EDT

  Oprah Winfrey is hosting an OWN town hall to encourage Black women to vote

  OWN Your Vote: Our Lives Depend On It will take place on Thursday at 8 p.

• Posted Thursday 9/17/20 at 1:33PM EDT

  OWN orders relationship reality shows Put a Ring on It and Behind Every Man

  Social experiment reality show Put a Ring on It, from Will Packer, will feature long-time couples "discovering if they’re truly...

• Posted Tuesday 9/08/20 at 4:22PM EDT

  OWN nabs Tamron Hall reruns

  Starting next week, Oprah Winfrey Network will begin showing episodes of Tamron Hall's daytime talk show two days after they...

• Posted Saturday 9/05/20 at 4:00AM EDT

  Black Love's honest portrayal of Black lives seem even more urgent in Season 4

  "But in a year marked by pandemic and protests over racial injustice, the series also offers respite and nuance —...

• Posted Wednesday 8/26/20 at 1:27PM EDT

  OWN orders legal drama Delilah from Greenleaf creator, starring Maahra Hill in the title role

  Delilah stars Maahra Hill as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina in the legal...