Soul Food: The Series

Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly Black cast in the history of North American prime-time television. Soul Food follows the triumphs, struggles, and rivalries of the Josephs, a tight-knit... African American family living in Chicago, Illinois. The series picks up six months after the events in the film, as the family tries to hold together after the death of the Joseph sisters' mother Josephine , usually referred to as Mama, Mother Joe, or Big Mama. Soul Food was ground-breaking for its time. It was one of the first long-running and successful dramatic series on television to feature a predominantly African-American cast.
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