Brewster Place | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor |
Written by | Maya Angelou Paul W. Cooper Earl Hamner, Jr. Dianne Houston Don Sipes |
Directed by | Ivan Dixon Jan Eliasberg Bill Duke Helaine Head |
Starring | Oprah Winfrey Brenda Pressley Olivia Cole Rachael Crawford Kelly Neal John Cothran Jr. Oscar Brown Jr. John Speredakos Jason Weaver |
Theme music composer | David Shire |
Opening theme | Performed by Take 6 |
Composer | David Shire |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 (2 unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Earl Hamner, Jr. Don Sipes Oprah Winfrey |
Producers | Reuben Cannon Stan Kallis |
Editors | Dann Cahn Quinnie Martin, Jr. Joe Morrisey |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Amanda Productions The Don Sipes Organization Harpo Productions Hearst Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | May 1 July 11, 1990 | –
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Brewster Place is an American drama series which aired on ABC in May 1990. The series was a spinoff of the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, which was based upon Gloria Naylor's novel of the same name. The series starred talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who also served as co-executive producer.