Sad news for “Greenleaf” fans.OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that the next season of its hit drama series βGreenleaf,β from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright (βLost,β βSix Feet Underβ), and executive producers Clement Virgo (βThe Book of Negroesβ) and Oprah Winfrey will be its fifth and final.

Β In season five, premiering in June 2020, the Greenleafs attempt to maintain a united front in the face ofΒ losing their church to Bob Whitmore and Harmony and Hope Ministries, but secrets past and present create what could be fatal fractures in the familyβs fragile foundation.Β
Last season, βGreenleafβ was the #1 original scripted series on ad-supported cable for African-American women and A.A. total viewers, and was also the #4 original scripted series on ad-supported cable for all women 25 – 54, leading OWN to be Tuesday nightβs #1 cable network among African-American women, A.A. households, and A.A. total viewers.
βGreenleafβ has garnered ten NAACP Image Award nominations, including wins for Outstanding Drama Series in 2020, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2019 and 2020 (Lynn Whitfield). The βGreenleafβ Soundtrack Volume Two was named Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album (Traditional or Contemporary) by the NAACP Image Awards in 2018. The series has also been recognized by the Alliance for Women in Mediaβs Gracie Allen Awards and by the Black Reel Awards for Television.
About Greenleaf Season Five
The Greenleafs attempt to maintain a united front in the face of losing their church to Bob Whitmore and Harmony and Hope Ministries, but secrets past and present create what could be fatal fractures in the familyβs fragile foundation. The Bishop continues working to mend his rift with Lady Mae while, day by day, Harmony and Hopeβs grip on Calvary tightens. Greenleaf stars Merle Dandridge (βThe Night Shiftβ) as Grace Greenleaf; Keith David (βCommunityβ) as Bishop James Greenleaf; Lynn Whitfield (βThe Josephine Baker Storyβ) as Lady Mae Greenleaf; Kim Hawthorne (βRakeβ) as Kerissa Greenleaf; Lamman Rucker (βMeet the Brownsβ) as Jacob Greenleaf; and Deborah Joy Winans (βWhitneyβ) as Charity Greenleaf-Satterjee.