I'll Fly Away: Season 1

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NBC | PBS | Season Premiere Date: October 7, 1991

Starring: Bill Cobbs, Sam Waterston, Jeremy London

Summary: Set in a fictional small town in the segregated South in the late 1950s, I'll Fly Away -- executive produced by David Chase, who would later create The Sopranos -- centers on a white lawyer (Sam Waterston) who has three children and an African-American housekeeper (Regina Taylor). This critically acclaimed but low-rated drama aired forSet in a fictional small town in the segregated South in the late 1950s, I'll Fly Away -- executive produced by David Chase, who would later create The Sopranos -- centers on a white lawyer (Sam Waterston) who has three children and an African-American housekeeper (Regina Taylor). This critically acclaimed but low-rated drama aired for parts of two seasons on NBC in the early 1990s, winning two Emmys (with 23 nominations), two Golden Globes, and a Peabody Award in the process. It was so well regarded that reruns (and one new episode) began airing on PBS after NBC canceled the program.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. The Slightest Distance
Air Date: May 15, 1992
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S1:E21. A Dangerous Comfort
Air Date: May 15, 1992
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S1:E20. Not Buried
Air Date: May 1, 1992

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Ken Tucker

Jun 9, 2013

[A] beautifully crafted, tough-minded hour ... I'll Fly Away has already lived up to its hype as the season's strongest new drama. Read full review

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Marvin Kitman

Jul 12, 2013

"I'll Fly Away" is a drama of substance, a big subject, a show about real people with great acting, great writing and strong emotion. [7 Oct 1991]

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John Engstrom

Jul 19, 2013

A stunning, wonderful show. Here is network TV at its best, as it's almost never done. [7 Oct 1991]

Matt Roush

Jul 19, 2013

This is a very special, terribly fragile, series. [7 Oct 1991]

Richard Zoglin

Jul 2, 2013

The echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Member of the Wedding are hard to miss, and the show's two-hour pilot moves as slowly as, well, molasses in January. Yet producers Joshua Brand and John Falsey (St. Elsewhere, Northern Exposure) have created a drama of rich texture, few tricks and much truth. Read full review

David Hiltbrand

Jun 25, 2013

It's painful to criticize a show that has intelligence and depth, but there's no getting around the fact that overarching earnestness and a subtle but troubling air of fatalism combine to make this a dolorous hour. Read full review

Tom Shales

Jul 19, 2013

This isn't about killing a mockingbird. This is about boring one to death. [7 Oct 1991]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 7, 1991
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 1992
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 7, 1991
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  S1:E22. The Slightest Distance
  Air Date: May 15, 1992
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  S1:E21. A Dangerous Comfort
  Air Date: May 15, 1992
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  S1:E20. Not Buried
  Air Date: May 1, 1992
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  S1:E19. The Kindness Of Strangers
  Air Date: April 24, 1992
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  S1:E18. Toy Soldiers
  Air Date: April 10, 1992
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  S1:E17. Slow Dark Coming
  Air Date: April 3, 1992
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  S1:E16. The Way Things Are
  Air Date: March 27, 1992
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  S1:E15. Cool Winter Blues
  Air Date: March 20, 1992
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  S1:E14. Hard Lessons
  Air Date: March 13, 1992
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  S1:E13. Master Magician
  Air Date: March 6, 1992
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  S1:E12. On The Road
  Air Date: February 28, 1992
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  S1:E11. Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore
  Air Date: January 7, 1992
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  S1:E10. Desire
  Air Date: December 17, 1991
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  S1:E9. Some Desperate Glory
  Air Date: December 10, 1991
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  S1:E8. Coming Home
  Air Date: November 26, 1991
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  S1:E7. Parallel Lives
  Air Date: November 19, 1991
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  S1:E6. Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons
  Air Date: November 5, 1991
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  S1:E5. All God's Children
  Air Date: October 29, 1991
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  S1:E4. Amazing Grace
  Air Date: October 22, 1991
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  S1:E3. Rules Of The Game
  Air Date: October 15, 1991
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  S1:E2. The Hat
  Air Date: October 8, 1991
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  S1:E1. (pilot)
  Air Date: October 7, 1991