Saints & Sinners is an American prime time television soap opera. Starring Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Keith Robinson (actor) and Gloria Reuben, the series follows the conflicts among the members of a Baptist church in small-town Georgia. The series premiered on the African-American-oriented television network Bounce TV on March 6, 2016, as the network's first original drama.
Saints & Sinners has received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and became a breakthrough series for Bounce TV, and their most-watched program ever since it launched. The first episode earned 1.3 million viewers, and in second week it drew 1.5 million viewers. On April 13, 2016 the show was renewed for a second season that premiered on March 5, 2017.
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Production
On May 7, 2015, Bounce TV announced that it had ordered a new original drama, Saints & Sinners, from independent production company Swirl Films to premiere in 2016. The series serves as the first original drama commissioned by the African-American-oriented digital television network, whose previous originals were sitcoms. Saints & Sinners also has same African-American church storyline like Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Greenleaf, which also being produced in Atlanta at the same time.
The eight-episode first season began filming in Atlanta, Georgia in January 2016. On January 12, 2016, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Gloria Reuben, Clifton Powell, Richard Lawson, Keith Robinson, Christian Keyes, Jasmine Burke, J. D. Williams, and Afemo Omilami were announced as main cast members of the series . The pilot was directed by filmmaker Jerry Lamothe. Principal photography ended February 25, 2016. To promote the series, Bounce TV allowed affiliates who carry the network on a digital subchannel to air an encore of the series premiere on their main channels.
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Cast and characters
Regular cast
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Lady Ella Johnson
- Gloria Reuben as the Mayor Pamela Clayborne
- Christian Keyes as Levi Sterling
- Jasmine Burke as Dr. Christie Johnson
- Clifton Powell as Rex Fisher
- Keith Robinson as Miles Calloway
- J. D. Williams as Jabari Morris
- David Banner as Pastor Greene
- Tray Chaney as Kendrick Murphy
- Demetria McKinney as Tamara Austin/Tamara Austin Callaway
- Lisa Arrindell as Rebecca Jourdan
- Emilio Rivera as Officer Francisco Cooper
- Afemo Omilami as Detective Noah St. Charles
- Donna Biscoe as Lady Leona Byrd
Recurring cast
- Dawn Halfkenny as Angela
- Jonny Hazen as Vice Det. Mario Rodriguez
- Kendrick Cross as Ben Truman
- Chris Gann as Travis Ford
- Sarafina King Rachel
- Maria Howell as Lt. Hawkins
- Tony Vaughn as Vernon
- Richard Lawson as Pastor Evan Johnson
- Summer Parker as Savannah Sterling
- Jeff Rose as Chief Herman Douglas
- Neil Carter as Maxwell Wallace
- Karlie Redd as Paige Morris
- Chelle Ramos as Detective Josephine Alvarez
- Jevon "Vawn" Sims as T.K.
- Mara Hall as Caledonia Kendall
- L. Warren Young as Zeke
- Dorothy Steel as Mother Harris
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2 (2017)
Season 3 (2018)
References
External links
- Official website
- Saints & Sinners on IMDb
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