Note: Includes spoilers for OWN’s
Greenleaf
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Based on praise from various friends and colleagues, the lovely Mrs. Reed and I recently began watching
Greenleaf, a series on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) that ran from 2016 to 2020. Wikipedia describes the show as follows:
Greenleaf follows the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family with scandalous secrets and lies, their palatial family mansion compound, and their sprawling Memphis megachurch with predominantly African-American members.
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The series’ lead characters are Bishop James Greenleaf … and Lady Mae Greenleaf …, who are the patriarch and matriarch of the Greenleaf family, and Grace Greenleaf …, their estranged daughter who has returned home after 20 years following the mysterious death of her sister, Faith. Deep down, this family cares for and loves each other, but secrets, lies, adultery, sibling rivalry and other issues swarm the family as they try to keep themselves together. There are a variety of people who try to run the family out of their beloved church but they lay it all on the line to keep each other tight and close like any family.