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 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.
