Being Mary Jane (2013)
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 5 seasons, 52 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 52 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A successful TV news anchor balances her high pressure career with complicated personal relationships. She navigates family expectations, romance, and the demands of being a Black woman in media.
character-drivendramaticurbanaspirationaltenseglossybittersweetambitious
What happens
Being Mary Jane is an American drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union. The pilot aired on July 2, 2013, as an hour-long television film across a 90-minute timeslot, before resuming as a weekly series on January 7, 2014, on BET. The series follows the professional and personal life of successful TV news anchor Mary Jane Paul, who lives in Atlanta and New York City. Being Mary Jane received positive reviews from critics. It debut as BET's highest-rated series premiere with four million viewers. On January 6, 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on January 10, 2017. It was announced on October 11, 2017, that the series would end. A two-hour television film finale was planned to air in 2018 but never came to fruition. On December 7, 2018, BET announced that the finale had been pushed back to air on April 16, 2019. On April 1, 2019, it was announced that the TV film finale date was pushed back to April 23. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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