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According to Christian Today, Oprah Winfrey will be producing a new television drama called “Greenleaf,” which is based on the lives of the family of a megachurch pastor in Memphis, Tennessee. The Hollywood Reporter claims Oprah will collaborate with Craig Wright, who produced “Tyrant,” and will be writing the scripts for the show’s 13 episodes.
Wright had this to say about the opportunity:
“To tell this potentially explosive story with Oprah, a partner who has as much respect and affection for the church as I do, whose entire body of work is infused with what I would call a faith-based humanism, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a blessing, even.”
The show will focus on the lives of the members of the Greenleaf family whose head is in charge of the Memphis megachurch and its predominantly African-American members. Even though they’re looked at as the community’s pillars of religious righteousness, but they still battle with greed, adultery, sibling rivalry, conflicting values, and many other sins.
Winfrey had nothing but positive things to say about her new project:
“When I first read the script, I instantly felt an affinity for the characters and loved Craig’s creative vision for a fictional drama on an epic scale. This show is going to be a fun ride and will hopefully have viewers on the edge of their pews week after week.”
The series is described as a “multi-generational matrix of deception that involves the church’s founding family and extends to its congregation, prominent members of the Memphis community and beyond. Yet, amid the mayhem and deception, the power of something greater persists, calling everyone to conscience for their sins.”
It will be the Oprah Winfrey Network’s (OWN) second original scripted series that is not written by Tyler Perry, who is the brains behind four other OWN shows.
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