DRAMA BLACKS SERIES
by encooppo | created - 22 Aug 2020 | updated - 22 Aug 2020 | PublicA list of top crime, drama romance series stared by black actors
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1. Power (2014–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York nightclub owner who has it all; dreaming big, catering to the city's elite, and living a double life as a drug kingpin.
Stars: Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton, Joseph Sikora
Votes: 52,675
2. Empire (2015–2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Music
A hip-hop mogul must choose a successor among his three sons who are battling for control over his multi-million dollar company, while his ex-wife schemes to reclaim what is hers.
Stars: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Y. Gray
Votes: 41,312
3. Dear White People (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
Stars: Logan Browning, Brandon P Bell, DeRon Horton, Antoinette Robertson
Votes: 26,592
4. Being Mary Jane (2013–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
The life of a young Black woman, her work, her family and the popular talk show which she hosts.
Stars: Gabrielle Union, Lisa Vidal, Raven Goodwin, Margaret Avery
Votes: 4,301
5. Queen Sugar (2016–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Follows the life of three siblings, one of whom moves from Los Angeles to Louisiana to claim a shared inheritance from their recently departed father: an 800-acre sugarcane farm.
Stars: Rutina Wesley, Kofi Siriboe, Omar J. Dorsey, Nicholas L. Ashe
Votes: 5,634
6. Atlanta (2016–2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Earn and his cousin, Alfred, try to make their way in the world through Atlanta's rap scene. Along the way they come face-to-face with social and economic issues touching on race, relationships, poverty, status and parenthood.
Stars: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz
Votes: 88,519
7. Greenleaf (2016–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, dark secrets, and lies.
Stars: Merle Dandridge, Kim Hawthorne, Desiree Ross, Lamman Rucker
Votes: 6,029
8. If Loving You Is Wrong (2014–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the lives and relationships of a group of five husbands and wives who live on the same street in the fictional community of Maxine.
Stars: Edwina Findley, Heather Hemmens, April Parker Jones, Aiden Turner
Votes: 1,505
9. Sistas (2019– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of single black females from different walks of life who bond over their one common thread: why am I single?
Stars: Kj Smith, Ebony Obsidian, Mignon, Novi Brown
Votes: 2,347
10. The Oval (2019– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Newly-elected U.S. President Hunter Franklin and his family move into the White House.
Stars: Ed Quinn, Kron Moore, Brad Benedict, Ptosha Storey
Votes: 1,899
11. Insecure (2016–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
Stars: Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell
Votes: 22,516
12. Games People Play (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Three ambitious women navigate the highly competitive world of professional sports.
Stars: Karen Obilom, Sarunas J. Jackson, Jackie Long, Kendall Kyndall
Votes: 584
13. Hit the Floor (2013–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Ahsha Hayes enters the wild world of professional basketball when she tries out for the elite L.A. Devil Girls dance team against the wishes of her mother Sloane, a former dancer herself.
Stars: Katherine Bailess, McKinley Freeman, Jonathan 'Lil J' McDaniel, Carly Anderson
Votes: 2,790
14. A House Divided (2019–2023)
TV-14 | 32 min | Drama
The wealthy Sanders family deals with the loss of their matriarch while uncovering and facing a variety of secrets and scandals.
Stars: Demetria McKinney, Paula Jai Parker, Brad James, Dominique DuVernay
Votes: 329
15. Monogamy (2018– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama
Four couples from all over the country travel to Los Angeles to undergo a new type of treatment called Swap Therapy to repair their broken marriages.
Stars: Jill Marie Jones, Vanessa Simmons, Darius McCrary, Caryn Ward
Votes: 505
16. Cherish the Day (2020– )
Drama, Romance
A day in the life of a couple in love.
Stars: Alano Miller, Joy Bryant, Xosha Roquemore, Henry Simmons
Votes: 503
17. Ambitions (2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
A woman moves to a new city and starts going head-to-head with the town's most powerful and deceitful players.
Stars: Brian White, Robin Givens, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans
Votes: 831
18. The Family Business (2018– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
By day, the Duncans are an upstanding family who run a thriving exotic car dealership in New York. By night, they live a dangerous secret life. When they come under siege the Duncans will have to stick together or die separately.
Stars: Valarie Pettiford, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Sean Ringgold, Tami Roman
Votes: 1,755
19. The Quad (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
As President of Georgia A&M, a Historically Black University, Dr. Eva Fletcher must juggle the responsibilities of the financially-struggling institution with family ties and ambitious students.
Stars: Anika Noni Rose, Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Michelle DeFraites, Jake Allyn
Votes: 660
20. In Contempt (2018)
42 min | Drama
Working for a legal aid office in New York City, Gwen Sullivan fights for clients who can't afford to choose their own attorney.
Stars: Erica Ash, Christian Keyes, Megan Hutchings, Mouna Traoré
Votes: 488
21. Star (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A trio of women form a musical group in Atlanta.
Stars: Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady, Ryan Destiny, Amiyah Scott
Votes: 5,118
22. The Haves and the Have Nots (2013–2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Centers on the rich Cryer and Harrington families (the haves) and the poor Young family (the have nots) whose lives intertwine when Hanna Young starts working for the Cryers.
Stars: Tika Sumpter, Crystal Fox, John Schneider, Angela Robinson
Votes: 3,680
23. The Chi (2018– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
From Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
Stars: Jason Mitchell, Jacob Latimore, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Alex R. Hibbert
Votes: 7,916
24. Twenties (2020–2021)
TV-14 | Comedy
Hattie, Marie, and Nia are all navigating life in their twenties in L.A. Juggling budding careers and uncertain love lives, the three take on the daunting tasks ahead of them one step at a time, and with each other.
Stars: Jojo T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham, Jevon McFerrin
Votes: 1,070
25. Boomerang (2019–2020)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on the 1992 American romantic comedy film, this new series will follow the lives of Jacqueline Boyer's son and Marcus and Angela Graham's daughter as they try to step out of their parents' shadows and make a legacy of their own.
Stars: Tetona Jackson, Tequan Richmond, Leland B. Martin, Lala Milan
Votes: 430
26. American Soul (2019–2020)
TV-14 | 39 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show, which rose to prominence in the 1970s.
Stars: Sinqua Walls, Katlyn Nichol, Christopher Jefferson, Iantha Richardson
Votes: 627
27. P-Valley (2020– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of strip-club dancers working down in the Dirty Delta.
Stars: Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Brandee Evans
Votes: 11,326
28. I May Destroy You (2020)
TV-MA | 351 min | Drama
The question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.
Stars: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Wight
Votes: 26,100
29. High Fidelity (2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A fan of music, pop culture, and Top Five lists runs a local record store in her hometown. An adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel "High Fidelity."
Stars: Zoë Kravitz, Jake Lacy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, David H. Holmes
Votes: 16,153
30. Euphoria (2019– )
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama
A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.
Stars: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow
Votes: 242,708
31. Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Based on Celeste Ng's 2017 bestseller, "Little Fires Everywhere" follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lexi Underwood
Votes: 55,042
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