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Cherish the Day (2020)

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Genre
drama
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows one couple across key days in their relationship, with each episode focusing on a single important day in their lives together. The first season spans five years and the second season covers a few months.

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What happens

Cherish the Day is an American romantic drama anthology television series created and produced by Ava DuVernay. 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. 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. On October 26, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. It was announced in July 2021 that Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons would star in the second season. Season 2 premiered on October 4, 2022. Several appearances of Omar J. Dorsey and Timon Kyle Durrett playing Hollywood and Davis, respectively revealed that the show takes place within the same universe as Queen Sugar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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