Soul Food: The Series
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| Created by | George Tillman, Jr. |
| Developed by | Felicia D. Henderson |
| Starring |
Rockmond Dunbar Darrin Dewitt Henson Boris Kodjoe Aaron Meeks Nicole Ari Parker Malinda Williams Vanessa A. Williams |
| Narrated by | Aaron Meeks |
| Theme music composer | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds & Al Green |
| Opening theme | "The Way Love Goes" Performed by: Al Green (Season 1) Al Green & Sy Smith (Seasons 2–5) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 74 (list of episodes) |
| Production company(s) | Water Walk Productions (2002–04) (seasons 3-5) Edmonds Entertainment (2000–04) State Street Pictures (2000–04) Fox Television Studios (2000–02) (seasons 1-2) 20th Century Fox Television (2002–04) (seasons 3-5) Paramount Network Television (all episodes) |
| Distributor |
20th Television (USA) CBS Television Distribution (DVDs and non-USA) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | June 28, 2000 – May 26, 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Soul Food (1997 film) |
Soul Food is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly black cast in the history of North American prime-time television.
Soul Food follows the triumphs, struggles, and rivalries of the Josephs, a tight-knit African American family living in Chicago, Illinois. The series picks up six months after the events in the 1997 film, as the family tries to hold together after the death of the Joseph sisters' mother Josephine (Irma P. Hall, reprising her role in flashback sequences), usually referred to as Mama, Mother Joe, or Big Mama.
During the run of the series, only Irma P. Hall returned from the original film to appear in the series as her original character, albeit in flashback scenes as a guest star.
Tyra Ferrell - Frances Lester
Soul Food was one of the first long-running and successful dramatic series on television to feature a predominantly African-American cast. Short-lived series such as Under One Roof and City of Angels featured predominantly black casts but never gained recognition due to lack of ratings and viewership. The show tackled topics of politics, homosexuality, racial discrimination, and certain forms of abuse (drug, domestic, and sexual). Because it aired on Showtime, there was use of mild profanity and partial nudity. Certain episodes even served as launching pads for up-and-coming new musical artists. Many known performers such as Gerald Levert, Montell Jordan, India.Arie, Sunshine Anderson and Common have made appearances as well.
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