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[09/14/22 - 09:57 AM]
OWN Debuts New Season of Ava DuVernay's Anthology Series, "Cherish the Day," Tuesday, October 4
The first season of "Cherish the Day" ranked #1 in its time period across all of cable with Black women, households, and total viewers.

[08/27/21 - 11:42 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 27
Updates include: "Kevin Can F**k Himself" scores second season at AMC; The CW's "Charmed" makes change in showrunners; and Daniel Webber cast in Epix's "Billy the Kid."

[08/05/21 - 09:33 AM]
Richard Roundtree and Terri J. Vaughn to Recur in Season Two of OWN's Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day" From Creator Ava DuVernay, Array Filmworks, and Warner Bros. Television
Additionally, Sheldon Candis, Angel Kristi Williams, and Merawi Gerima will direct episodes this season.

[07/07/21 - 12:25 PM]
Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons to Star in Season Two of OWN Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day" from Award-Winning Creator Ava DuVernay, ARRAY Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television
Production will begin this month in New Orleans, with the new season expected to debut in 2022.

[10/26/20 - 10:40 AM]
OWN Announces Second Season Renewal of Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day," from Award-Winning Creator Ava DuVernay
Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer have been named executive producers and co-showrunners for season two.

[01/16/20 - 08:41 AM]
Video: OWN Sets Premiere Date and Unveils Official Trailer for New Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day" from Award-Winning Creator Ava DuVernay
"Cherish the Day" is set for a two-night premiere on Tuesday, February 11 at 10:00/9:00c and Wednesday, February 12 at 8:00/7:00c.

[12/18/19 - 11:12 AM]
Video: OWN Reveals First-Look Teaser Trailer for New Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day" from Award-Winning Creator Ava DuVernay
Chapter one of "Cherish the Day" chronicles the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day.

[12/03/19 - 10:34 AM]
OWN Announces Additional Cast and Directorial Line-Up for Award-Winning Creator Ava DuVernay's New Original Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day"
Directors Blitz Bazawule, Aurora Guerrero and Deborah Kampmeier join previously announced director Tanya Hamilton.

[11/04/19 - 10:19 AM]
OWN's New Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day" Created and Executive Produced By Ava DuVernay Achieves Full Gender Parity in Debut Year with Over 50% Female Production Crew
Women were hired across directing, writing, production design, camera, set design, casting, key craft service, costume, hair, makeup, editing, medical, set decoration, sound, grip, electric, transportation, accounting, locations and stunts.

[08/13/19 - 10:01 AM]
OWN Announces Oscar and Emmy-Winning Legend Cicely Tyson to Join Cast of Ava DuVernay's New Anthology Romance Series "Cherish the Day" as Series Regular
Emmy-winner Tyson joins previously announced leads Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller who play Gently James and Evan Fisher in the new romantic anthology.

[07/25/19 - 02:23 PM]
OWN Announces the Lead Couple of Ava DuVernay's New Anthology Romance Series "Cherish the Day"
Xosha Roquemore will star as Gently James and Alano Miller will star as Evan Fisher.

[03/20/19 - 10:09 AM]
OWN Announces Straight-to-Series Order for New Original Anthology Drama "Cherish the Day" Created by Ava DuVernay
Each season, the anthology series chronicles the stirring romance of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day.







CHERISH THE DAY (OWN)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/11/20 - ???
STATUS:
on hiatus or fate to be determined
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (8 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
completed airing its second season on 11/22/22; has yet to be renewed for a third season
DESCRIPTION:
(from OWN's web site, October 2022) “Cherish the Day” is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told — the love story of Ellis Moran (Henry Simmons) and Sunday St. James (Joy Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegetarian celebrity chef on the cusp of fame. Mandeville “MV” St. James (Richard Roundtree) is a proud, loving, wry-humored former judge and widowed father of Sunday, and Anastasia (Terri J. Vaughn) is Ellis’ soon-to-be ex-wife and the mother of their children.“Cherish the Day” stars Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons. Created and produced by Ava DuVernay, “Cherish the Day” is produced for OWN by ARRAY Filmworks and Harpo Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. DuVernay, Paul Garnes, Raynelle Swilling, Teri Schaffer, and Oprah Winfrey serve as executive producers. Swilling, who won the 2020 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) for “Cherish the Day,” and Schaffer are co-showrunners of season two.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Henry Simmons as Ellis
· Joy Bryant as Sunday
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Alano Miller as Evan Fisher
· Cicely Tyson as Miss Luma Lee Langston
· Xosha Roquemore as Gently James
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ava DuVernay as CRTR/EP
· Oprah Winfrey as EP
· Paul Garnes as EP
· Tanya Hamilton as EP/DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Harpo Films
· Warner Horizon Television