OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a second season of romantic anthology series Cherish the Day from filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
The network made the announcement on Monday. The drama premiered in February 2020, and ranked as No. 1 in its time period across all of cable with African American women.
“Our Cherish the Day audience embraced and applauded the evolution of a Black couple building a life together in our first season, and we can’t wait to bring another story of love and connection to the small screen,” DuVernay said in a statement.
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Each season of the series chronicles the relationship of one couple, with one episode following a single day in their lives.
The first season starred Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller as two complete opposites, from different socioeconomic backgrounds and different parts of town, who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. The season spanned five years of their lives together.
Cicely Tyson, Michael Beach, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Kellee Stewart also starred in the series.
Season 2 will feature a new love story and an all-new cast. In another change, season 1 co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer have been named executive producers and co-showrunners for season 2. Production is slated to begin in 2021.
“Ava and her immensely talented team of creators are telling dynamic and moving love stories depicting the many facets of marriage and relationships that resonate deeply with our audience,” said OWN President Tina Perry. “We are so excited for season two and a new beautiful Black love story.”
The series is produced for OWN by Array Filmworks and Harpo Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. DuVernay, Paul Garnes, and Oprah Winfrey serve as executive producers.
During a Q&A attended by Urban Hollywood 411 earlier this year, DuVernay said the goal of the series is to bring the many sides of Black love to television audiences.
“We’ve seen non-Black love in every way,” the filmmaker told reporters assembled at her production studio in Los Angeles. “Our goal is to bring Black love in all of its iterations.”
The series achieved full gender parity with a production crew of more than 50 percent women, an initiative DuVernay will continue in season 2.
Monday’s announcement marks DuVernay’s second series renewed at OWN, including the long-running drama Queen Sugar, which was previously picked up for a fifth season and is currently in production.
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