Saints & Sinners (2016 TV series)

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Saints & Sinners
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Genre Soap opera[1]
Created by Ty Scott
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Composer(s) Kenneth Lampl
Adam Lindquist
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) Ty Scott
Ri-Karlo Handy
Elizabeth Kealoha
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s) Swirl Films
Release
Original network Bounce TV
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Original release March 6, 2016 –
present
External links
Official website

Saints & Sinners is an American prime time television soap opera.[1]Starring Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell and Gloria Reuben, the series will follow the conflicts among the members of baptist church in small-town Georgia. The series is premiered on the African-American-oriented television network Bounce TV on March 6, 2016, as the network's first original drama.

Saints & Sinners has received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and become breakthrough series for Bounce TV, and their most-watched program ever since it launched.[2] The first episode earned 1.3 million viewers, and in second week it drew 1.5 million viewers.[3][4] On April 13, 2016 the show has been renewed for a second season.[5]

Production

On May 7, 2015, Bounce TV announced that it had ordered a new original drama, Saints & Sinners, from independent production company Swirl Films to premiere in 2016. The series serves as the first original drama commissioned by the African-American-oriented digital television network, whose previous originals were sitcoms.[6][7][8] Saints & Sinners also has same African-American church storyline like Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Greenleaf, which also being produced in Atlanta at the same time.[9]

The eight-episode first season began filming in Atlanta, Georgia in January 2016. On January 12, 2016, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Gloria Reuben, Clifton Powell, Richard Lawson, Keith Robinson, Christian Keyes, Jasmine Burke, J. D. Williams, and Afemo Omilami were announced as main cast members of the series .[8][10] The pilot was directed by filmmaker Jerry Lamothe. Principal photography ended February 25, 2016.[11]

In an effort to promote the series, Bounce TV will allow affiliates who carry the network on a digital subchannel to air an encore of the series premiere on their main channels.[12]

Cast and characters

Regular cast

Recurring cast

  • Afemo Omilami as Det. Noah St. Charles
  • Dawn Halfkenny as Angela
  • Kendrick Cross as Ben Truman
  • Chris Gann as Travis Ford
  • Sarafina King Rachel
  • Maria Howell as Lt. Hawkins
  • Tony Vaughn as Vernon
  • Richard Lawson as Pastor Evan Johnson
  • Summer Parker as Savannah

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date[13] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Power Is Our Religion" Jerry Lamothe T.S. Grant March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) 1.30[14]
The prodigal son returns to Greater Hope Baptist Church, dodging fallout of an Insider Trading investigation, only to find the hometown of his past has been swallowed up by greed, lust and deceit.
2 "The Hustle Is The Hustle" Jerry Lamothe J. Bishop March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13) 1.50[3]
Past wounds are reopened as a murder investigation resurrects details of another tragedy that shook the town of Cypress decades earlier.
3 "Even The Devil Was An Angel" Jerry Lamothe Katrina M. Andrews March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20) 1.30[15]
Ulterior motives come into focus as ruthless ambition and secret alliances continue to blur the lines between saint and sinner.
4 "We're In This Together" Darren Grant Jazmen Darnell Brown March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27) 1.30
Old debts come due, but money trumps all at Greater Hope. Desire, jealousy and the pursuit of power collide at Greater Hope.
5 "Pain" Darren Grant Norman Anderson April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03) 1.50
As the investigation heats up, time runs out to settle a dead man's debt. A brutal attack puts Levi face-to-face with devious players from Pastor Johnson's past.
6 "Needy Not Greedy" Darren Grant Norman Anderson April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10) 1.20
Levi must step over the line to protect the innocent, while the detectives close in on their prime suspect.
7 "Don't Go" Darren Grant Algernon Thackery April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) 1.25
Police scramble to follow new leads and discover a key that may unlock the dark and lethal secrets to this murder mystery.
8 "Revelations" Darren Grant T.S. Grant April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24) 1.40[16]
In the shocking series finale, sinful power plays and wicked double-crosses take center stage as the Pastor's killer is finally revealed.

References

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External links

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