If Loving You Is Wrong
If Loving You Is Wrong is an American prime time television soap opera created, executive produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. The series premiered on September 9, 2014 and ended on June 16, 2020. It focuses on the lives and relationships of a group of five husbands and wives who live on the same street (Castillo Lane) in the fictional community of Maxine. The show stars Amanda Clayton, Edwina Findley, Heather Hemmens, Zulay Henao, and April Parker Jones as the five female leads Alex, Kelly, Marcie, Esperanza and Natalie on "their quest to find  love in the midst of managing very complex lives." Overview. "If Loving You Is Wrong" is loosely based on Perry's 2014 film "The Single Moms Club". Actress Zulay Henao reprised her movie role of Esperanza, although her character and storyline was rewritten for the TV series. It was officially ordered straight-to-series on January 9, 2014. It premiered on September 9, 2014, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and the first half of the first season finale aired on November 4, 2014. The series premiere was the highest-rated in OWN history, setting a new record over "The  Haves and the Have Nots". The second half of the first season aired on March 24, 2015. On February 27, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season with 22 more episodes. The second season premiered on September 22, 2015. The second half premiered on March 15, 2016. OWN renewed the series for a third season. The third season of the series premiered on September 13, 2016. On January 7, 2020, OWN announced the series' return for the fifth season, stating that it's "coming soon". On February 5, 2020, OWN announced that season five will be the final  season, which premiered on March 31, 2020. The series finale aired on June 16, 2020. On June 25, 2020, OWN announced a cast reunion special titled "Oh So Right", which premiered on June 30, 2020.