The Women of Brewster Place: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries. It is a gripping and loving group portrait of seven black women whose backs are literally against the wall; a wall whose crumbling brick facade has turned the address of Brewster Place into both a real and symbolic dead end. It is a street filled with tales of courage and anguish, a city block where compassionate energy is inevitably at war with implacable desolation.

Series details

• Title: The Women of Brewster Place
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1989-03-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28618
• IMDb ID: tt0098674
• TVDB ID: 288631

Cast and credited roles

• Oprah Winfrey — Mattie Michael

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-03-19; final listed air date 1989-03-19; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Women of Brewster Place 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.