Orleans (TV series)

Orleans
Genre	Drama
Created by	Toni Graphia John Sacret Young
Written by	Linda Bergman Toni Graphia Jim Miller Pam Veasey John Sacret Young
Directed by	Steve Dubin Jan Egleson Fred Gerber Scott Paulin Pat Quinn John Sacret Young
Starring	Larry Hagman Michael Reilly Burke Vanessa Bell Calloway
Composer(s)	David Langley Hamilton
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	John Sacret Young
Producer(s)	Colleen McCormick
Running time	60 minutes (with commercials)
Production company(s)	Samoset Productions Paramount Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	January 7 – April 10, 1997

Orleans is an American drama series that aired on CBS from January 7, 1997 through April 10, 1997. It ran for 8 episodes. The series was said to be inspired by the experiences of creator/producer Toni Graphia, who was the daughter of a Louisiana judge.

The show was centered on the character of Judge Luther Charbonnet, portrayed by Larry Hagman. He was a judge seated in New Orleans and had a family that consisted of some wildly different characters. One of the sons was an assistant district attorney, another son was a police officer, and a daughter who ran a casino. An overall backstory to the series was that Judge Luther had another daughter who was missing or had been dead for years, and he had a search going on for information on her. Several "taboo" subjects were touched on this series, including interracial relationships (Judge Luther had a black girlfriend) and incest (the daughter had a relationship with her cousin).

The show was promoted heavily before it had aired, and originally had the old timeslot that Dallas did during its run. However, the ratings were not great, and it was quickly moved to Friday nights.

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