Black Cake: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Black Cake (2023): Drama. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
In the late 1960s, a runaway bride named Covey disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica and is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband's murder. Fifty years later in California, Eleanor Bennett, a widow in her 60s, loses her battle with cancer, leaving her two estranged children a flash drive that holds previously untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America. These stories, narrated by Eleanor, shock her children and challenge everything they thought they knew about their family's origin.
Series details
- Title: Black Cake
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama
- Premiere date: 2023-11-01
- Final broadcast date listed: 2023-12-06
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 57 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 5.7/10
- TVMaze ID: 60525
- IMDb ID: tt15475330
- TVDB ID: 421526
Cast and credited roles
- Adrienne Warren — Benny Bennett
- Chipo Chung — Eleanor Bennett
- Ashley Thomas — Byron Bennett
- Glynn Turman — Charles Mitch
- Mia Isaac — Coventina 'Covey' Brown
- Lashay Anderson — Bunny Pringle
- Faith Alabi — Pearl Thomas
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2023-11-01; final listed air date 2023-12-06; episode order: 8.
Source and licence
Adapted from Black Cake on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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