{"id":13659,"date":"2020-08-27T10:38:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/gives-delilah-straight-series-order\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T11:23:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:23:37","slug":"own-gives-delilah-straight-to-series-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/own-gives-delilah-straight-to-series-order\/","title":{"rendered":"OWN Gives Delilah Straight-to-Series Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered straight-to-series the new original drama\u00a0<em>Delilah<\/em>, from <em>Greenleaf<\/em> creator Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.<\/p>\n<p>In the series, Maahra Hill stars as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer who is doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong while seeking justice for those who need it most. Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward and Ozioma Akagha also star in the series, which will be directed by Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye, among others.<\/p>\n<p><em>Delilah<\/em> is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Harpo Films and will air on OWN in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Perry, president of OWN, said: \u201cOn the heels of the incredible success story of <em>Greenleaf<\/em>, we are thrilled to continue our partnership with Craig on this compelling new drama. Our viewers are going to deeply relate to this story that focuses on a powerful woman committed to her family and her community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Craig Wright said: \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to work for Ms. Winfrey and OWN and to serve the network\u2019s devoted fans. <em>Delilah<\/em> continues the work we started on <em>Greenleaf<\/em>, namely, bringing untold stories and fresh perspectives to our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered straight-to-series the new original drama Delilah, from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":13660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[4044,190,194],"class_list":["post-13659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-delilah","tag-oprah-winfrey","tag-own","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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