When it comes to Shonda Rhimes’ success, there is no “Grey” area.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” creator redefined the network TV landscape before moving on to Netflix in an unprecedented first-look deal for the streamer. There, Rhimes has produced the record-breaking “Bridgerton” and created viral true crime sensation “Inventing Anna,” all while paving the way for other Black female showrunners, according to SXSW virtual panel “Female Showrunners Breaking the Mold.”
At the event, select OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and The CW filmmakers discussed the “Shonda effect” on modern television, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Produced by Warner Bros Television and Ava DuVernay’s Array, the “Breaking the Mold” panel included Dee Harris-Lawrence (“All Rise”), Jill Blankenship (“Naomi”), Shaz Bennett (“Queen Sugar”), Janine Sherman Barrois (“The Kings of Napa”), and Teri Schaffer and Raynelle Swilling (“Cherish the Day”). TVLine editor Mekeisha Madden Toby moderated the virtual panel.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” creator redefined the network TV landscape before moving on to Netflix in an unprecedented first-look deal for the streamer. There, Rhimes has produced the record-breaking “Bridgerton” and created viral true crime sensation “Inventing Anna,” all while paving the way for other Black female showrunners, according to SXSW virtual panel “Female Showrunners Breaking the Mold.”
At the event, select OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and The CW filmmakers discussed the “Shonda effect” on modern television, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Produced by Warner Bros Television and Ava DuVernay’s Array, the “Breaking the Mold” panel included Dee Harris-Lawrence (“All Rise”), Jill Blankenship (“Naomi”), Shaz Bennett (“Queen Sugar”), Janine Sherman Barrois (“The Kings of Napa”), and Teri Schaffer and Raynelle Swilling (“Cherish the Day”). TVLine editor Mekeisha Madden Toby moderated the virtual panel.
- 3/22/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
OWN announced Richard Roundtree and Terri J. Vaughn have joined the second season of romantic anthology drama, “Cherish The Day.”
Roundtree and Vaughn will be joining the cast in recurring roles. Roundtree is set to occur as Mandeville “Mv” St. James, a proud, loving, wry-humored former judge and widowed father of Sunday, played by Joy Bryant. Vaughn will recur as Anastasia, Ellis’ (Henry Simmons) soon-to-be ex-wife and the mother of their children.
“Cherish The Day” is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day.
The first season of “Cherish The Day” starred Xosha Roquemmore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, and debuted in Feb. 2020. During its seven-week first season, the series ranked No. 1 in its time period across all cable networks with Black women, households and total viewers.
While being led by Ava DuVernay, “Cherish The Day” achieved full gender parity with...
Roundtree and Vaughn will be joining the cast in recurring roles. Roundtree is set to occur as Mandeville “Mv” St. James, a proud, loving, wry-humored former judge and widowed father of Sunday, played by Joy Bryant. Vaughn will recur as Anastasia, Ellis’ (Henry Simmons) soon-to-be ex-wife and the mother of their children.
“Cherish The Day” is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day.
The first season of “Cherish The Day” starred Xosha Roquemmore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, and debuted in Feb. 2020. During its seven-week first season, the series ranked No. 1 in its time period across all cable networks with Black women, households and total viewers.
While being led by Ava DuVernay, “Cherish The Day” achieved full gender parity with...
- 8/5/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Richard Roundtree (Family Reunion) and Terri J. Vaughn (The Steve Harvey Show) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Henry Simmons and Joy Bryant in season 2 of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s and Ava DuVernay’s anthology drama series Cherish the Day. Additionally, Angel Kristi Williams (Really Love), Sheldon Candis (Baltimore Boys) and Merawi Gerima (Residue) will direct episodes this season.
Cherish the Day, from DuVernay, Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television, is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told — the love story of Ellis Moran (Simmons) and Sunday St. James (Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegetarian celebrity chef on the cusp of fame.
Cherish the Day, from DuVernay, Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television, is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told — the love story of Ellis Moran (Simmons) and Sunday St. James (Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegetarian celebrity chef on the cusp of fame.
- 8/5/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We have learned that Henry Simmons and Joy Bryant are set to star in season 2 of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s and Ava DuVernay’s anthology drama series Cherish the Day.
Production on the Array Filmworks, Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television production will begin this month in New Orleans with the new season set to air in 2022.
Cherish the Day chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told — the love story of Ellis (Henry Simmons) and Sunday (Joy Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegan celebrity chef on the cusp of fame.
Production on the Array Filmworks, Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television production will begin this month in New Orleans with the new season set to air in 2022.
Cherish the Day chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told — the love story of Ellis (Henry Simmons) and Sunday (Joy Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegan celebrity chef on the cusp of fame.
- 7/7/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons will star in the second season of Ava DuVernay’s anthology series, “Cherish the Day.”
Production of the OWN drama series will begin in July, with Season 2 expected to debut next year. It will tell the love story of Ellis (Simmons) and Sunday (Bryant), who fell in love in high school and find themselves reunited in New Orleans. In the years that have passed, Ellis has transformed from a basketball player to a single father of two kids, while Sunday is a vegan celebrity chef on the precipice of fame. Each episode of the season-long narrative take place over the course of a single day in order to unveil the significance of both extraordinary and everyday moments to the functioning of a relationship. “Cherish the Day” is produced for OWN by Array Filmworks and Harpo Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. DuVernay, Paul Garnes,...
Production of the OWN drama series will begin in July, with Season 2 expected to debut next year. It will tell the love story of Ellis (Simmons) and Sunday (Bryant), who fell in love in high school and find themselves reunited in New Orleans. In the years that have passed, Ellis has transformed from a basketball player to a single father of two kids, while Sunday is a vegan celebrity chef on the precipice of fame. Each episode of the season-long narrative take place over the course of a single day in order to unveil the significance of both extraordinary and everyday moments to the functioning of a relationship. “Cherish the Day” is produced for OWN by Array Filmworks and Harpo Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. DuVernay, Paul Garnes,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
D-Nice, the disc jockey, rapper and producer whose Homeschool at Club Quarantine on Instagram Live was one of the biggest entertainment events of the Covid-19 pandemic, was named Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night.
Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams, who is credited with rallying Georgia voters who helped defeat Donald Trump and elect two Democratic senators, won the first Social Justice Impact award at the same ceremony, while Eddie Murphy received the Hall of Fame Award.
Saturday’s event capped a week of virtual awards presentations with a live special airing on BET and simulcast on across ViacomCBS Networks.
Other winners on the final night included “Bad Boys for Life,” which won for best motion picture over a field of nominees that also included “One Night in Miami” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis, who received acting awards for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; Davis again,...
Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams, who is credited with rallying Georgia voters who helped defeat Donald Trump and elect two Democratic senators, won the first Social Justice Impact award at the same ceremony, while Eddie Murphy received the Hall of Fame Award.
Saturday’s event capped a week of virtual awards presentations with a live special airing on BET and simulcast on across ViacomCBS Networks.
Other winners on the final night included “Bad Boys for Life,” which won for best motion picture over a field of nominees that also included “One Night in Miami” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis, who received acting awards for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; Davis again,...
- 3/28/2021
- by Brian Welk and Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Jamie Foxx, Marsai Martin and Steve Harvey were among the repeat winners honored during Wednesday’s virtual NAACP Image Awards ceremony, continuing their run of Image award wins.
Martin won the outstanding performance by a youth award for the third year in a row for “Black-ish.” This is the fourth time the 16-year-old star has been honored in this category (she also won in 2017), and her sixth nomination.
In 2020, Martin won a total of four Image awards, including the supporting actress in a comedy series prize for “Black-ish” and the supporting actress and breakthrough performance in a motion picture prizes for “Little.”
Foxx picked up his sixth NAACP Image award for his voiceover performance in “Soul.” Last year, the Oscar-winner picked up the supporting actor Image award for his performance in “Just Mercy,” which also won the outstanding motion picture prize and best actor (Michael B. Jordan). Foxx’s first...
Martin won the outstanding performance by a youth award for the third year in a row for “Black-ish.” This is the fourth time the 16-year-old star has been honored in this category (she also won in 2017), and her sixth nomination.
In 2020, Martin won a total of four Image awards, including the supporting actress in a comedy series prize for “Black-ish” and the supporting actress and breakthrough performance in a motion picture prizes for “Little.”
Foxx picked up his sixth NAACP Image award for his voiceover performance in “Soul.” Last year, the Oscar-winner picked up the supporting actor Image award for his performance in “Just Mercy,” which also won the outstanding motion picture prize and best actor (Michael B. Jordan). Foxx’s first...
- 3/25/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The NAACP Image Awards continued on Wednesday, and Pixar’s “Soul,” “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah and Steve Harvey’s “Celebrity Family Feud” were among the latest winners.
The NAACP is rolling out its winners for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards all week, revealing a slate of winners across various categories each night leading up until the televised awards show on Saturday, March 27.
The rollout of winners started Monday and recognized Black artists in literature and documentaries, while on Tuesday the NAACP honored Black artists in television, film and short form categories. Today’s crop looks at variety categories, including talk shows and animated films and series.
Winning the NAACP Image Award for outstanding animated motion picture was “Soul.” Jamie Foxx also won a prize for his voiceover work as the film’s lead.
Meanwhile, “Celebrity Family Feud” won two Image awards, including for best reality competition or game...
The NAACP is rolling out its winners for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards all week, revealing a slate of winners across various categories each night leading up until the televised awards show on Saturday, March 27.
The rollout of winners started Monday and recognized Black artists in literature and documentaries, while on Tuesday the NAACP honored Black artists in television, film and short form categories. Today’s crop looks at variety categories, including talk shows and animated films and series.
Winning the NAACP Image Award for outstanding animated motion picture was “Soul.” Jamie Foxx also won a prize for his voiceover work as the film’s lead.
Meanwhile, “Celebrity Family Feud” won two Image awards, including for best reality competition or game...
- 3/25/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Ava DuVernay’s anthology series “Cherish the Day” has been renewed for a second season by Oprah Winfrey Network, the cable channel said Monday.
Per OWN, “Cherish the Day” chronicles the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. Season 2 will feature a brand-new couple’s love story, with an all-new cast. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel us to hold true to the ones we love, from the extraordinary to the everyday.
Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer, who were co-executive producers on Season 1, have been named executive producers and co-showrunners for Season 2, which will begin production next year.
“Cherish the Day” Season 1, which starred Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, premiered in February. The show was No. 1 in its time slot across all of cable television with African American women, households and total viewers.
According to OWN,...
Per OWN, “Cherish the Day” chronicles the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. Season 2 will feature a brand-new couple’s love story, with an all-new cast. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel us to hold true to the ones we love, from the extraordinary to the everyday.
Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer, who were co-executive producers on Season 1, have been named executive producers and co-showrunners for Season 2, which will begin production next year.
“Cherish the Day” Season 1, which starred Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, premiered in February. The show was No. 1 in its time slot across all of cable television with African American women, households and total viewers.
According to OWN,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a second season of Ava DuVernay’s popular anthology drama series Cherish The Day. Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer (Marlon) have been tapped as executive producers and co-showrunners for season two. Production is slated to begin in 2021.
The renewal follows strong ratings for the first season of Cherish The Day. Starring Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, the series, on average during its seven-week season, ranked #1 in its time period across all of cable with African American women, households and total viewers
Cherish the Day, from DuVernay, Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television, chronicles the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. Season two will feature a new couple’s love story, with an all-new cast. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel us to hold true to the ones we love,...
The renewal follows strong ratings for the first season of Cherish The Day. Starring Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, the series, on average during its seven-week season, ranked #1 in its time period across all of cable with African American women, households and total viewers
Cherish the Day, from DuVernay, Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television, chronicles the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. Season two will feature a new couple’s love story, with an all-new cast. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel us to hold true to the ones we love,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ava DuVernay’s “Cherish the Day” will be back for more love and exploration.
The anthology series has been renewed for a second season at OWN, with season 1 co-EPs Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer taking over as showrunners from Tanya Hamilton. News of the renewal comes around seven months after the first season wrapped its eight-episode run, and as DuVernay’s other OWN series “Queen Sugar” continues production on season 5.
Each season of “Cherish the Day” chronicles the relationship of one couple, and each episode spans a single day in their lives together. Season 2 will feature a brand-new couple’s love story, with a new cast. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel us to hold true to the ones we love, from the extraordinary to the everyday. Production on the second season will take place sometime in 2021.
The first season told the story...
The anthology series has been renewed for a second season at OWN, with season 1 co-EPs Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer taking over as showrunners from Tanya Hamilton. News of the renewal comes around seven months after the first season wrapped its eight-episode run, and as DuVernay’s other OWN series “Queen Sugar” continues production on season 5.
Each season of “Cherish the Day” chronicles the relationship of one couple, and each episode spans a single day in their lives together. Season 2 will feature a brand-new couple’s love story, with a new cast. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel us to hold true to the ones we love, from the extraordinary to the everyday. Production on the second season will take place sometime in 2021.
The first season told the story...
- 10/26/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
OWN has given a second season to Ava DuVernay anthology Cherish the Day. The series, which tells the story of one couple over several key dates during the span of their relationship, debuted its first season in February.
Keeping with the series’ intended format, the sophomore run will focus on a completely different story and feature an entirely new cast. Another change will be the showrunners. Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer will now serve as executive producers and co-showrunners when season two begins production in 2021.
“Our Cherish the Day audience embraced and applauded the evolution of a ...
Keeping with the series’ intended format, the sophomore run will focus on a completely different story and feature an entirely new cast. Another change will be the showrunners. Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer will now serve as executive producers and co-showrunners when season two begins production in 2021.
“Our Cherish the Day audience embraced and applauded the evolution of a ...
- 10/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
OWN has given a second season to Ava DuVernay anthology Cherish the Day. The series, which tells the story of one couple over several key dates during the span of their relationship, debuted its first season in February.
Keeping with the series’ intended format, the sophomore run will focus on a completely different story and feature an entirely new cast. Another change will be the showrunners. Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer will now serve as executive producers and co-showrunners when season two begins production in 2021.
“Our Cherish the Day audience embraced and applauded the evolution of a ...
Keeping with the series’ intended format, the sophomore run will focus on a completely different story and feature an entirely new cast. Another change will be the showrunners. Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer will now serve as executive producers and co-showrunners when season two begins production in 2021.
“Our Cherish the Day audience embraced and applauded the evolution of a ...
- 10/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Olurotimi Akinosho — aka Rotimi — will star opposite Erica Ash in the indie romantic comedy “Singleholic,” based on the novel of the same name by Katharine Bing.
Bryan Barber is attached to direct the movie, which follows Ash, who wakes up on the morning of her 35th birthday and decides she wants to settle down and get married, so she goes on a series of hilarious dates. Rotimi plays Ash’s main love interest.
Katharine Birbalsingh adapted the screenplay and Milan Selassie is producing the film, which is currently in production in Mauritius, East Africa. Cassian Elwes is overseeing sales. The film also stars Stephen Bishop, Tyson Beckford, and Vanessa A. Williams.
Rotimi just wrapped production as a lead in the digital series “A Luv Tale,” which he also serves as an executive producer on.
Most recently, he guest starred on “Law & Order: Svu” on NBC. Rotimi is best known for...
Bryan Barber is attached to direct the movie, which follows Ash, who wakes up on the morning of her 35th birthday and decides she wants to settle down and get married, so she goes on a series of hilarious dates. Rotimi plays Ash’s main love interest.
Katharine Birbalsingh adapted the screenplay and Milan Selassie is producing the film, which is currently in production in Mauritius, East Africa. Cassian Elwes is overseeing sales. The film also stars Stephen Bishop, Tyson Beckford, and Vanessa A. Williams.
Rotimi just wrapped production as a lead in the digital series “A Luv Tale,” which he also serves as an executive producer on.
Most recently, he guest starred on “Law & Order: Svu” on NBC. Rotimi is best known for...
- 5/29/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
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