- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: May 1, 1990
Summary:
Based on Gloria Naylor's novel The Women of Brewster Place and spun off from a 1989 miniseries, this short-lived ABC drama is set in the year 1967 and follows the lives of a group of residents of an urban tenement, including a beautician-turned-restaurateur played by Oprah Winfrey. Eleven episodes were filmed, but only six aired before the series was canceled due to low ratings.
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| Network: | ABC |
|---|---|
| Genre(s): | Drama |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Oprah Winfrey | Mattie Michael |
| John Beasley | Mr. Willie |
| Olivia Cole | Miss Sophie |
| Rachael Crawford | Kiswana Browne (1990) |
| Jason Weaver | Matthew Thomas |
| John Cothran Jr. | Ralph Thomas |
| Brenda Pressley | Etta Mae Johnson |
| John Speredakos | Michey Adriana |
| Kelly Neal | Abshu Kamau |
| Oscar Brown Jr. | Jessie |
| Steven Crump | Miles Thomas |
| DeLeon Richards | Margaret Thomas |