OWN’s Award-winning Series “Greenleaf” Will End After Season Five

Sad news for “Greenleaf” fans.OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that the next season of its hit drama series β€œGreenleaf,” from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright (β€œLost,” β€œSix Feet Under”), and executive producers Clement Virgo (β€œThe Book of Negroes”) and Oprah Winfrey will be its fifth and final.

Cast of Greenleaf

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 family’s fragile foundation.Β 

Last season, β€œGreenleaf” 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 night’s #1 cable network among African-American women, A.A. households, and A.A. total viewers. 

β€œGreenleaf” 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 β€œGreenleaf” 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 Media’s 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 family’s fragile foundation. The Bishop continues working to mend his rift with Lady Mae while, day by day, Harmony and Hope’s grip on Calvary tightens. Greenleaf stars Merle Dandridge (β€œThe Night Shift”) as Grace Greenleaf; Keith David (β€œCommunity”) as Bishop James Greenleaf; Lynn Whitfield (β€œThe Josephine Baker Story”) as Lady Mae Greenleaf; Kim Hawthorne (β€œRake”) as Kerissa Greenleaf; Lamman Rucker (β€œMeet the Browns”) as Jacob Greenleaf; and Deborah Joy Winans (β€œWhitney”) as Charity Greenleaf-Satterjee.

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