Cherish the Day | |
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Genre |
Romantic drama Anthology |
Created by | Ava DuVernay |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Executive producers |
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Running time | 40–43 min. |
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Original release | |
Network | OWN |
Release | February 11, 2020 November 22, 2022 | –
Cherish the Day is an American romantic drama anthology television series created and produced by Ava DuVernay. [1] The series chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day marking a significant moment. The first season took place over the course of five years. The second one expanded over a few months.
The series premiered on February 11, 2020, on Oprah Winfrey Network. [2] [3] Season one starred Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, and the title references the Sade song " Cherish the Day". Stars Cicely Tyson and Richard Roundtree died on January 28, 2021, and October 24, 2023, at the ages of 96 and 81, respectively; this was their final television appearance. [4] [5]
On October 26, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. [6] It was announced in July 2021 that Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons would star in the second season. [7] Season 2 premiered on October 4, 2022. [8] Several appearances of Omar J. Dorsey playing Hollywood revealed that the show takes place within the same universe as Queen Sugar.
Season | Title | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | Gently & Evan | 8 | February 11, 2020 | March 24, 2020 | |
2 | Sunday & Ellis | 8 | October 4, 2022 | November 22, 2022 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Genesis" | Tanya Hamilton | Ava DuVernay | February 11, 2020 | 0.75 [12] |
2 | 2 | "Synthesis" | Tanya Hamilton | Wayne Stamps | February 12, 2020 | 0.26 [13] |
3 | 3 | "Oasis" | Deborah Kampmeier | Chloé Hung | February 18, 2020 | 0.77 [14] |
4 | 4 | "Basis" | Deborah Kampmeier | Tanya Hamilton | February 25, 2020 | 0.83 [15] |
5 | 5 | "Analysis" | Blitz Bazawule | Sylvia L. Jones | March 3, 2020 | 0.77 [16] |
6 | 6 | "Nemesis" | Blitz Bazawule | Teri Schaffer | March 10, 2020 | 0.68 [17] |
7 | 7 | "Synopsis" | Aurora Guerrero | Sylvia L. Jones | March 17, 2020 | 0.47 [18] |
8 | 8 | "Catharsis" | Aurora Guerrero | Raynelle Swilling | March 24, 2020 | 0.44 [19] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S viewers (millions) |
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9 | 1 | "Rain Has Drops" | Angel Kristi Williams | Teri Schaffer & Raynelle Swilling | October 4, 2022 | 0.25 [21] |
10 | 2 | "Sun Has Shine" | Sheldon Candis | Sylvia L. Jones | October 11, 2022 | 0.22 [22] |
11 | 3 | "Moon Has Beams" | Angel Kristi Williams | Lolis Eric Elie & Lina Patel | October 18, 2022 | 0.24 [23] |
12 | 4 | "That Make You Mine" | Sheldon Candis | Lolis Eric Elie | October 25, 2022 | N/A |
13 | 5 | "Rivers Have Banks" | Angel Kristi Williams | Lina Patel | November 1, 2022 | 0.24 [24] |
14 | 6 | "Sands for Shores" | Merawi Gerima | Sylvia L. Jones & Josiah Johnson | November 8, 2022 | 0.25 [25] |
15 | 7 | "Hearts Have Heartbeats" | Tchaiko Omawale | Josiah Johnson | November 15, 2022 | N/A |
16 | 8 | "That Make Me Yours" | Angel Kristi Williams | Teri Schaffer & Raynelle Swilling | November 22, 2022 | N/A |