# Delilah (American TV series)

Delilah is an American television drama series, created by Craig Wright, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television. The series premiered on OWN on March 9, 2021 ran for eight episodes until April 27, and was canceled in early 2022.

## Premise

The series follows Delilah Connolly (played by Maahra Hill), who left a white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her number one priority, and now began taking cases the big firms ignore, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Maahra Hill as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina
* Jill Marie Jones as Tamara Roberts, Delilah's confidante and best friend
* Susan Heyward as Demetria Barnes, Delilah's newly hired, fearless, and ambitious associate
* Ozioma Akagha as Harper Obioha, Delilah's secretary
* Kelly Jacobs as Maia Leighton, Delilah's teenage daughter
* Braelyn Rankins as Marcus Leighton, Delilah's son
* Khalil Johnson as Dion Connolly, Delilah's nephew

### Recurring

* LaMonica Garrett as Casey, Tamara's love interest who is Deputy Mayor of Charlotte
* Lyriq Bent as Gordon Leighton, Delilah's ex-husband
* Joseph Callender as Andre
* Michel Curiel as Jamal, Casey's single best friend
* Nigel Gibbs as Wes Connolly, Delilah's father and Chief of Police of Charlotte. He has an estranged relationship with his children that he is hoping to repair.
* Leonard Harmon as Nate Connolly, Delilah's warm-hearted younger brother and Army veteran who has been living in the Veteran Affairs Rehab Center after an injury abroad left him paralyzed and using a wheelchair
* Candace B. Harris as Christine Connolly, Nate's estranged wife and Dion's mother
* Gray Hawks as Win, Tamara's boss
* Joe Holt as Mace, a private investigator, and one of Delilah's good friends
* Saycon Sengbloh as Leah Davis, Delilah's friend from college
* Amanda Tavarez as Katya, Gordon's girlfriend

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Everything to Everybody" | Cheryl Dunye | Craig Wright | March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09) | 0.39 |
| 2 | "Toldja" | Cheryl Dunye | Wayne Conley | March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09) | 0.32 |
| 3 | "Sometimes Apart" | Charles Randolph-Wright | Erica Michelle Butler | March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16) | 0.32 |
| 4 | "Andre" | Crystle Roberson | Ivy Mariel Pruss & Erica Michelle Butler | March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23) | 0.30 |
| 5 | "No Good Deed" | Ayoka Chenzira | Nick Kilgore & Jordan Crump-King | April 6, 2021 (2021-04-06) | 0.33 |
| 6 | "Bachata!" | Charles Randolph-Wright | Ivy Mariel Pruss & Devan Renea | April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) | 0.32 |
| 7 | "Purple Empress" | Ayoka Chenzira | Steven Fulcher | April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20) | 0.32 |
| 8 | "The Long Game" | Charles Randolph-Wright | Ivy Mariel Pruss & Devan Renea | April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27) | 0.28 |

## Production
### Development

On August 26, 2020, it was announced that OWN had given Delilah a series order and would be produced by the same creative team behind Greenleaf' of Craig Wright, Warner Bros. Television and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films. Charles Randolph-Wright, Craig Wright and Oprah Winfrey will serve as the shows executive producers. Directors for the series include Randolph-Wright, Ayoka Chenzira, Crystle C. Roberson and Cheryl Dunye who will direct the pilot episode.
The series was canceled after one season in early 2022, however it wasn't made public until series star Maahra Hill was cast in the NBC pilot The Irrational in May.

### Casting

On August 26, 2020, Maahra Hill was cast in a title role while Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward and Ozioma Akagha were cast as regulars. In January 2021, OWN announced that 14 actors including LaMonica Garrett and Lyriq Bent had joined the series in recurring and regular roles.

## Release

On February 3, 2021 OWN released the first trailer for the series.