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Brewster Place (1990)

Brewster Place poster
Directed by
Helaine Head, Bill Duke, Ivan Dixon, Jan Eliasberg
Genre
drama television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in a struggling urban neighborhood, the series follows the lives and struggles of several black women. They deal with personal dreams, family conflicts, and the challenges of their environment as they support each other.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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